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On Rafale deal, Congress asks Modi govt why only 36 jets were bought when 126 were needed

Party's national spokesperson Priyanka Chautrvedi said even though this deal couldn't materialise during UPA govt's tenure, transparency was still maintained. 

All India Students’ Association wants CCTV cameras in DU, not in JNU

According to the manifesto released by AISA and AAP’s student wing for DUSU polls, CCTV cameras are essential to control ‘hooliganism in the varsity’.

BJP may lose 30-40 seats in 2019, but NDA will return to power: Union minister Ramdas Athawale

He added that he was ready to mediate between Patidar leader Hardik Patel and BJP in Gujarat to resolve the issue of reservation.

‘Teflon’ Modi plus national security—BJP’s strategy to counter Congress on Rafale

The BJP is fairly confident the Rafale allegations won’t stick, given Modi’s own credibility as well as questions about the validity of the Congress’s charges.

The former Punjab chief minister who fought terror and loved tea

On his death anniversary, two decades since his assassination, here's a look at Beant Singh, the man who ended militancy’s choke-hold on Punjab.

Kashmir shut down after separatists protest Supreme Court’s hearing on Article 35A

Supreme Court will hear on the validity of Article 35A which bars people, from outside the state, from acquiring any immovable property in the state.

With no hope of alliance with Congress, AAP prepares to fight Delhi Lok Sabha seats alone

After Atishi Marlena, four more constituency in-charges are likely to be declared candidates, while the search has begun for the other two seats.

Rahul Gandhi says demonetisation intended to help Modi’s crony capitalist friends

The note ban was not a mistake but a deliberate, well-thought-out attack on the people by the PM, the Congress president said.

New governor is ‘our man’ — Jammu & Kashmir BJP president caught boasting in video

In the video clip, Ravinder Raina can be seen mocking outgoing governor N.N. Vohra, said he was always thrusting his point of view.

48 former IAS officers urge Modi to speak up on the arrest of 5 activists

The retired officials have called the sudden arrests of five activists as the “most brazen display of coercive authority by the state yet”.    New Delhi: Forty-eight...

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.