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Amit Shah to visit Bihar after 3 years as Nitish Kumar reaches out to Lalu Prasad

BJP chief Amit Shah will go to Bihar on 11 July; seat-sharing talks with ally JD(U) on agenda New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah...

No NRC draft on 30 June as Assam govt moves Supreme Court for extension

Any delay that extends the process till the 2019 poll season is expected to help the BJP’s campaign by giving the party a poll...

To be relevant in 2019, Congress must rewind to 1996-2004

Congress should try to get back to its 135 seat share in 1996-2004 rather than aim for the 206 of 2009.

More cracks in mahagatbandhan, Bengal Congress doesn’t want tie-up with Mamata

State unit leaders want party to ally with Left front, accuse Trinamool Congress of trying to break Congress in the state.

Naxals, remote jungle, wild allegations: The murky stories linked to Jharkhand ‘gang rape’

Police suspect Pathalgarhi movement supporters, said to be linked to Naxals. Activists say police cooking up theory to malign movement for autonomy.

SC won’t take action against ED officer probing Aircel-Maxis deal, says it’s up to Centre

Says government should examine “continued role” of the officer, but observes no 2G investigator should be “under a cloud”.

BJP divided over dialogue with ‘extra-constitutional’ Hurriyat

Some senior BJP leaders say interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma should not talk to separatists, days after Ram Madhav stressed on dialogue with them.

Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim

The policy applies to travellers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen which are Muslim-majority countries.

Yes, Indira’s Emergency was a shame, Mr Jaitley, but invoking Adolf Hitler is facetious

A parallel between the genocide under Hitler and the Emergency diminishes the suffering experienced by victims of World War II.

Pierced with screw drivers, scraped with sickles: How a Muslim trader was lynched in UP

Autopsy report shows Qasim sustained 18 grievous injuries— his ribs were fractured, there were deep cuts on his shoulders, knees and head. 

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Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.