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Pune police arrested 5 activists in June. What happened to them

The five activists — Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson and Shoma Sen — refused bail and are in judicial custody.

Alagiri says he is ready to accept Stalin as his leader in DMK

Alagiri was sacked by his father, Karunanidhi, at the height of his fight with Stalin over establishing supremacy in the party in 2014.

Some arrested Left-wing activists are Naxal mentors: Telangana BJP

BJP spokesperson in Telangana, Krishna Saagar Rao said that the activists have been wearing masks of intellectuals and professionals for decades.

After kheer remark, BJP’s Bihar ally queers pitch further by meeting NCP leaders

Union minister Upendra Kushwaha's recent actions are giving the BJP a headache and fuelling speculation that he may quit the NDA ahead of 2019. 

BJP has two strategies for NRC: Moderation from ministers, belligerence from party

Opposition has accused the BJP of doublespeak, saying the ruling party is using the NRC exercise in Assam as a political tool.

Yogi Adityanath says opposition’s efforts to unite in UP is like Chipko movement

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister added that the Samajwadi Party will never accept Rahul Gandhi as prime minister.

There’s a cloud hanging over the Badals, and this report is the reason why

The report held Dera Sacha Sauda men responsible for the 2015 desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab. It has also put the Badals in the dock.

Professors, poet, lawyers: The 10 ‘Maoists’ arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence

Clashes between Dalits and upper-caste Marathas this January had left one dead in Bhima-Koregaon, Maharashtra.

Arun Jaitley says Congress is peddling untruth on Rafale deal

Finance minister in a Facebook blog posed 15 questions to Gandhi and said he is seriously compromising national security.

He’s making a list of ‘Urban Naxals’, but who is Vivek Agnihotri?

Agnihotri has lately gained attention for his ‘anti-Maoist’ ideology, and for propagating an idea that there is ‘institutionalised terrorism’ in Indian society.

On Camera

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.