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Fortunately Congress has witnessed a split ahead of Gujarat polls, says CM Vijay Rupani

The Gujarat CM tells ThePrint's Pragya Kaushika is pretty confident of having handled Gujarat's administration well enough ahead of the upcoming polls in the state.

The Union Cabinet reshuffle could be in line with Kamaraj Plan

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP chief chalks out a major overhaul in the organisational structure

Upset Madhesis say India no longer backs their agenda

Many leaders feel India has dropped the issue of Madhesi rights in Nepal’s constitutional scheme and reverted its diplomatic focus on ‘appeasing Kathmandu’

Amit Shah’s new mantra — reduce dependence on allies like Shiv Sena

Amit Shah is working on strengthening the organisation in states where BJP has formed government with support from NDA partners

Model village scheme: 8 Union ministers among 100 MPs who met only 20% of target

Reports accessed by ThePrint show that ministers like Bandaru Duttatreya, J.P. Nadda, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Prakash Javadekar have performed poorly

PM Modi pulls up BJP MPs for not having govt apps on their phones

The apps were launched in order to connect with the masses and provide them information on various government welfare measures.

‘Wild beast’, ‘no concern for humanity’: What the court said while sentencing Ram Rahim

The court was scathing in its criticism of the godman while sentencing him to 20 years in jail.

Once apolitical, Ram Rahim made himself indispensable to political parties

Once apolitical, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became a political force as he began influencing elections to escape criminal cases.

Fun, frolic and suspense: Media has a field day in Rohtak

Initial excitement gave way to frustration as reporters waited for the judge to pronounce Ram Rahim’s punishment

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh seeks leniency, but gets 20 years in jail

The godman pleaded for mercy with folded hands before the court prior to being sentenced. After being sentenced to jail he complained of uneasiness.

On Camera

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.