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Mamata rushes to I-PAC chief’s home amid ED raids, cries vendetta. Agency says ‘she took away evidence’

CM went to I-PAC head Pratik Jain’s Kolkata house as news of raids at the residence & office emerged, said she collected her ‘party file’. I-PAC gives political consultancy services to TMC.

Congress demands EC, PM’s apology for ‘tragic’ SIR notice to Amartya Sen, TMC calls out ‘shameful farce’

Bengal CEO says notice was generated to flag a 'logical discrepancy', like for other discrepancy cases, and that the authorities visited his residence and completed the formalities

AIADMK-BJP welcome Anbumani as NDA moves to solidify Oppn front in poll-bound Tamil Nadu

PMK founder Ramadoss said it was wrong on AIADMK’s part to hold talks with his estranged son. Political analysts say if the father sides with DMK, PMK's Vanniyar vote base may split.

India’s only BJP-Congress alliance, now in Maharashtra. And it has both leaderships fuming

Another surprise in Akot municipal council, where the BJP joined hands with bitter ideological rival AIMIM to gain control of the urban local body.

The tactful politician & his social justice model. Inside Siddaramaiah’s record stint as Karnataka CM

Siddaramaiah has surpassed Devaraj Urs’ 2,790-day record as Karnataka CM. A look at his march through the state’s volatile politics & how he stands apart from Urs.

36 yrs on, how Australian man’s underwear led to LDF MLA’s disqualification ahead of Kerala polls

Janadhipathya Kerala Congress (JKC) MLA Antony Raju's conviction by a Kerala court has come as a blow to ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) govt.

Toxic water to Aravalli, 4 BJP CMs in the dock over a crisis each—public ire with flak from within party

Many within BJP are questioning their own govts, infighting being a major issue for the party in these states. Some leaders say the CMs are hobbled by their lack of autonomy.

‘Systemic issue’: Congress leader Gurdeep Sappal, family deleted from UP draft roll after SIR

Sappal & his family moved a year ago to Noida from UP’s Sahibabad constituency. He said EC has no system in place for voters who have relocated, forcing them to enrol as new voters.

Indore crisis laid bare gaps in MP BJP power structure. Local leaders: ‘officials don’t take our calls’

After Bhagirathpura crisis, local party leaders say they warned civic officials for months but were sidelined as Bhopal called the shots.

Once an IAF pilot, Suresh Kalmadi kept Congress flag flying in Pune. Then came the downfall

The seven-time MP and former Union minister dominated Pune politics till corruption charges linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games struck his career. He died Tuesday at 81.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.