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Sharad Pawar meets with Shinde to discuss Maratha quota issue, fortnight after all-party meet boycott

Meeting comes days after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil resumed his hunger strike over the 'sage-soyare' clause in the quota.

MP minister Nagar Singh Chouhan threatens to quit post after losing 2 portfolios to Congress defector

Nagar Singh Chouhan, a prominent Bhil tribal leader in BJP, lost 2 of his 3 portfolios to Ram Niwas Rawat. He accuses govt of neglecting a core BJP worker to placate a 'Congress leader'.

‘Case not made out’ for special category status for Bihar, says Centre

MoS Pankaj Chaudhary's clarification on this came on question by JD(U) MP asking if govt had any proposal to provide special status to Bihar to promote economic growth, industrialisation.

‘Tried to stifle PM’s voice’ — Modi slams Oppn ahead of Budget session, says rise above party lines

Budget will play a pivotal role in shaping the country's destiny, propelling towards achieving vision of a developed India by 2047, he adds.

Education minister has blamed everyone but himself for NEET-UG controversy — Rahul Gandhi in LS

Akhilesh Yadav also attacks education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam row, says students won't get justice as long as he holds the post.

RSS welcomes govt lifting ban on employees taking part in Sangh activities, Congress pans move

Congress leaders say purported order is 'against India's unity, integrity', while BJP has called original 1966 order 'unconstitutional'. RSS says this will 'strengthen democratic system'.

BJP ally seeks special status, Oppn raises Kanwar Yatra order, NEET row. Stormy budget session ahead

At all-party meet, BJD, YSRCP, RJD & BJP ally JD(U) sought special status for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & Bihar. SP heavily criticised Kanwar Yatra order. Budget session starts Monday.

My LS win proves govt’s ‘anti-national’ charge wrong — Amritpal’s plea challenging detention under NSA

Jailed Sikh separatist & Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal’s petition before HC lists multiple technical grounds assailing his preventive detention, which he has termed a 'political move'.

Rao Dan Singh to Panwar, how ED’s swung into action against Haryana Congress leaders ahead of polls

Congress has alleged that the BJP is trying to 'misuse' central agencies for political gains. The ruling party denies involvement.

Meghalaya CM Sangma rules out tie-up with BJP in future polls, says Centre must resolve Manipur crisis

On NPP losing both LS seats it contested, Conrad Sangma, in an interview with ThePrint, said his party's 'alignment' with certain other parties & anti-incumbency may have been factors.

On Camera

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.