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INLD writes to US Justice Department, says party’s name being ‘misused’ to seek asylum 

Letter dated 10 June says people from Haryana using forged letters to claim they are party office-bearers facing persecution from BJP. 

CAG audit into renovation of Kejriwal’s residence: L-G office takes credit, AAP calls it drama

L-G's secretariat says Ministry of Home Affairs ordered CAG audit on the basis of its recommendation. AAP slams central govt for 'interfering in affairs od Delhi govt'.

Eye on 2024, Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, stronger BJP — why Mamata’s going all out for panchayat polls

West Bengal CM kickstarted campaign for 8 July polls from Cooch Behar, where she said her party now aims to ‘control the panchayats so no one can steal money’.

‘BRS, BJP are one’ — Telangana Congress says KCR’s party won’t be part of 2024 Opposition alliance

Announcement comes after Kharge, Rahul & Venugopal held discussions with party's Telangana unit. Chief Minister KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi had skipped Patna Oppn meeting.

‘Even Pakistan scrapped triple talaq’ — in poll-bound MP, Modi woos Pasmandas, makes a case for UCC

In MP to flag off Vande Bharat trains, PM said votebank politics spoiled lives of Pasmanda Muslims but they getting the benefits of central schemes, attacks Congress over 'scams'.

How KCR is making moves in Maharashtra — ‘kisan sarkar’ push, temple visit, NCP leader’s induction

Telangana CM addressed public meeting in Pandharpur during which he inducted NCP leader Bhagirath Bhalke into BRS, which has been trying to make inroads into Maharashtra.

Why BRS’s Maharashtra push is giving Congress & NCP nasty flashbacks to 2014, 2019

In 2014, AIMIM is said to have dented Congress’s vote bank in a few seats in Maharashtra, while in 2019, Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi is believed to have hurt Congress-NCP’s chances in some seats.

Madhya Pradesh BJP takes ‘panna’ from Gujarat book — ID cards for 38 lakh workers, page committees

The BJP in poll-bound MP hopes to replicate the successful Gujarat election formula and beat anti-incumbency by ‘empowering’ workers with ID cards, micromanaging voter lists.

‘Pushing anti-Sikh ideology of his Delhi boss’ — SGPC rejects Mann’s gurbani broadcast bill

SGPC’s general house passes resolution against Punjab govt's 'anti-Sikh' amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925, says will protest if it isn't revoked, and called it a bid to 'usurp SGPC'.

RSS mouthpiece compares Indira’s Emergency to Holocaust in ‘special Hitler-Gandhi’ edition

An editorial in 'Emergency special edition' of RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya alleges Congress party is 'not only far from non-violence but close to Nazism'.

On Camera

People of Goa continue to defy polarisation tactics. But it no longer feels easy

In a state Assembly where victory margins are often razor thin, no party can form a government without significant minority support.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

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.