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Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of resorting to ‘politics of killing’

Continuing her tirade against BJP, Mamata said that she will defeat the saffron party in the 2019 general elections.

BJP spokesperson puts up hoardings calling Rajiv Gandhi the ‘father of mob lynching’

Tajinder Bagga says this is his response to Rahul Gandhi’s London statement, alleges Rajiv Gandhi set the mob on Sikhs in 1984

To secure own turf, Modi holds three-day meetings with BJP workers in Varanasi

Party sources say it's not about winning the seat but the victory margin, which should remain as significant as 2014 when Modi beat Kejriwal.

Meetings with hero fishermen on agenda as Rahul Gandhi starts two-day Kerala trip

The Congress president will also interact with survivors at relief camps in the flood-ravaged state.

This ‘kheer’ cooking in Bihar may leave a bad taste in the BJP’s mouth

A recent statement by union minister and BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha is being seen as a hint of a possible political realignment in Bihar.

Eye on 2019, Modi-Shah to discuss party’s poll strategy with CMs of BJP-ruled states

Tuesday's meeting assumes significance given some opposition parties are attempting to forge a grand alliance to take on the ruling BJP.

The challenge for Stalin will be to win elections, not his ‘lonely’ brother

Five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi's death three weeks ago brought elder son Alagiri out in open revolt against his younger brother.

DMK leader MK Stalin elevated to party president, secretary Durai Murugan becomes treasurer

Stalin's elevation comes about three weeks after the death of his father and party president M. Karunanidhi on 7 August. 

AAP makes MP nominee Atishi drop Marlena from her name because it ‘sounds Christian’

The party doesn't want to give the BJP a handle to queer the pitch for it in East Delhi, from where Atishi, who is actually a Punjabi Rajput, will contest in 2019.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh names four Congress leaders who took part in 1984 riots

CM says he heard the names of H.K.L. Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar, Arjun Das and Dharam Das Shastri from scores of riot victims when he had rushed to Delhi.

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.