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Whose survey is it anyway? Congress, BJP lock horns over report on Karnataka voters’ trust in EVMs

BJP says report ‘published by Government of Karnataka’ punctures Vote Chori conspiracy, & exposes gap between Congress’ rhetoric & reality. Congress claims survey was done by ECI.

‘Can get girls in Bihar for Rs 20-25k’: Uttarakhand women & child minister under fire over husband’s remarks

Embarrassment for the BJP, both in Uttarakhand and Bihar, over misogynist comments by husband of a BJP minister. Condemnation not just from the Congress and RJD, but also from within the BJP.

LDF faces heat over ‘Rs 50 lakh bribe offer’ for panchayat poll, Congress Kerala unit alleges horse-trading

Row comes days after LDF won Vadakkancherry panchayat election in Thrissur. Independent councillor purportedly admits to being offered the bribe to support LDF in leaked audio clip.

Cracks emerge in MP BJP over Indore deaths; Uma Bharti opens front, calls contamination ‘maha paap’

MP govt is facing flak over its response to the health crisis, especially after a video showed Minister Vijayvargiya's irritable reply to a journalist over a question on the deaths.

‘Direct action with no compromise’: Assam CM says will push out ‘foreigners’

Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Assam govt will push out illegal migrants once identified as such by Foreigners' tribunal. He added 2000 "foreigners" have been identified & pushed back.

Sabarimala gold plating row heats as LDF-UDF trade blows. On target: Sonia Gandhi, ex-CPI(M) minister

Latest tussle is after reports that Special Investigation Team will be questioning Congress MP Adoor Prakash on alleged links with prime accused in gold plating row.

Tamil Nadu polls around the corner, OPS & Dhinakaran signal openness to joining hands with Vijay’s TVK

Chennai: With just four months to go for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, political alignments outside DMK-led and AIADMK-led camps are beginning to...

In UP, SIR draft roll sets off alarm bells in BJP. Focus now on adding new voters in urban strongholds

Provisional data accessed by thePrint shows 18.7% of electorate could be struck off from rolls. Lucknow recorded highest voter deletions, followed by Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Meerut and Prayagraj.

Ankita Bhandari murder: Pressure mounts from within BJP as Uttarakhand ex-minister demands CBI probe

Former cabinet minister says 'crime occurred in sacred land of Mahadev, where safety of our daughters should be paramount'. Other BJP leaders also demand probe into hotel receptionist's murder.

‘Why not BJP?’: Meet Mumtaz Thaha, the party’s first Muslim woman councillor in Kerala

Mumtaz Thaha’s victory is significant for BJP, which has launched a minority outreach programme in the state to counter its image as an ‘anti-Muslim’ party.

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.