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It’s a jet-set June for Rahul Gandhi as he readies to travel from Japan to Jaipur

The Congress president's two-day trip to Japan is part of his bid to establish outreach with Indians in the east Asian country. His visit will involve meetings with senior government officials.

Former Pakistan chief justice Nasirul Mulk picked as caretaker prime minister

Justice Mulk, who served as the chief justice for 13 months between 2014-2015 was picked after much political wrangling between PML-N and the opposition. 

Suspended Odisha MP Baijayant Panda resigns from BJD

Panda said that he was deeply hurt to find out that many BJP leaders were restrained from attending the funeral service of his industrialist father. 

Haryana BJP turmoil: Union minister humiliates Khattar, says CM can’t deliver in 2019

Minister Rao Inderjit Singh was upset with M.L. Khattar for turning up late for an event that was celebrating four years of Modi government.

Maharashtra govt wants to fund madrassas, they say thanks, but no thanks

A state scheme offers madrassas money for teacher salaries and basic infrastructure if they introduce formal education in subjects such as science and maths alongside religious studies.

BJP has begun plotting how it can win over the seventh, and last, sister of the northeast

Sources in the party who are part of the team stationed in Mizoram say they had begun work in February to build the BJP’s presence from the ground-up.

Imran Khan eyes victory as Pakistan announces elections on July 25

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi led current government is expected to hand over power to a caretaker administration in the coming days.

UP: Voting for Kairana, Noorpur bypolls begins

Kairana parliamentary constituency, which has five assembly segments, is witnessing a united opposition taking on the BJP.

The nine-point formula that can help the opposition parties topple BJP in 2019

A representative leadership and small compromises in the larger interest can help regional parties come together against the BJP in the Lok Sabha election. And the Congress needs to be taken on board.

Controversial UPA-era governor says time has come to appoint non-politicians to the post

H.R. Bhardwaj was accused of helping destabilise Karnataka’s BJP government in 2010. He denies the allegations and blames problems in BJP for the crisis then.

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.