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Shettar back in BJP after 9 months in Congress, says 3rd term for Modi ‘imperative’

Accompanied by Yediyurappa & Vijayendra, Shettar met BJP chief Nadda in Delhi before rejoining party to 'strengthen' it in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Flashpoint in Raj Bhavan-Left ties as Kerala governor wraps up policy speech in under 2 mins

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan read out only last para of 61-page policy address prepared by Pinarayi govt. Assembly session concluded for day following dramatic turn of events.

After poll loss & hiatus, Parth Pawar back in action, helping dad Ajit strengthen NCP base in Pune

Parth had unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Maval after Sharad Pawar bowed out to make way for his grand-nephew. He was Pawar family's 1st member to lose an election.

‘Like a goat’s beard’ — KK Shah to RN Ravi, decades-old saga of DMK’s dislike of governors

At a youth conference this month, DMK called for abolition of post of governor. The party’s dislike of the post transcends mere political differences & is rooted in its idea of federalism.

What made AAP CM Bhagwant Mann snub Congress over alliance for LS polls in Punjab

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann told media in Chandigarh Wednesday that AAP will win all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming election, and ruled out an alliance with Congress.

How Bihar parties are fighting it out to claim Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur’s legacy

While BJP goes all out against Lalu, CM Nitish Kumar takes swipe at PM Modi. Other parties also observe birth anniversary of socialist leader.

‘It will be 13-0 in favour of AAP’ — Punjab CM Mann after Mamata says no deal with Congress in Bengal

Before coming to power in Punjab Assembly with a majority in 2022, the AAP got 1 out of the 13 seats in the 2019 general elections.

Jolt to INDIA bloc as Mamata says no tie-up with Congress in Bengal for Lok Sabha polls

Bengal CM says she'll take call on her party’s stand at national level after polls, day after Rahul claimed seat-sharing talks on track with TMC. Congress says this will only benefit BJP.

Why Bharat Ratna is key to BJP’s ‘Karpoori-kamandal’ ploy to stump Nitish & INDIA in LS polls

New Delhi: The posthumous awarding of the Bharat Ratna to two-time Bihar chief minister and Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) icon Karpoori Thakur is being...

RSS, Advani & rise of Hindu Right — where Main Atal Hoon went wrong as Vajpayee’s biopic

Biopic directed by Ravi Jadhav does not come across as convincing to those who were witness to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s meteoric rise in pre-internet era.

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Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.