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BJP wins Palghar prestige battle, but there’s more to worry than celebrate

Shiv Sena’s loss to BJP in Palghar is likely to further strain the already choppy relations between the warring allies.

Kairana loss a reminder that BJP needs to find new narrative in Uttar Pradesh before 2019

Opposition victory punches holes in BJP’s grand Hindutva umbrella plan on which it rode to power in 2014, raises questions on leadership and charisma of Yogi Adityanath.

BJP looks set to retain Palghar Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena questions malfunctioning VVPAT machines, says this 'not a BJP victory...It is the victory of the Election Commission'.

Cong wins Ampati, becomes single largest party in Meghalaya Assembly

Now Congress has 21 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly, one more than the NPP, which is leading the coalition government with the support of the regional parties and the BJP.

Maha bypoll: BJP leads in Palghar, Shiv Sena trails

The Lok Sabha byelection was necessitated by the death of incumbent Chintaman Wanaga.

Maharashtra Mantralaya makeover: A project that just doesn’t end

Six years after a portion of the Mantralaya was gutted in a blaze, the makeover remains, at best, a job half done, show documents obtained by ThePrint.

CM Kumaraswamy asks farmers to submit loan details, buys time to decide on waiver

Kumaraswamy says he will make an announcement on farm loan waiver in 15 days after consulting Congress and experts.

Congress divided over former President Pranab Mukherjee accepting RSS invite

While senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram disapproves the idea, Abhishek Singhvi says no harm in doing that.

BJP donations rose from Rs 76 crore to Rs 532 crore in a year, a 593% jump

The surge in BJP donations are in 2016-17, show ADR and New Election Watch reports. The figure is over 10 times the declared amount by the Congress, which is second on the list

Morally wrong to negotiate with militants, says Meghalaya home minister James K. Sangma

Engagement possible with militants only if they give up violence & surrender, said Sangma at the sixth edition of Democracy Wall.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

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.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.