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Siddaramaiah allocates another Rs 10 cr for Wayanad relief. BJP calls it Congress’s ‘political servitude’

Against the backdrop of Siddaramaiah's comments on the state’s financial challenges, Leader of Opposition, R. Ashoka, & Bengaluru BJP MP Tejasvi Surya led attacks on the Karnataka CM's 'squandering' of crores.

VCK goes solo in Puducherry, blames Congress for delaying seat-sharing formula

Prolonged seat-sharing negotiations yield no result, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan says uncertainty giving ‘mental stress’ to its leaders.

Gaurav Gogoi counters BJP’s infiltration poll plank. ‘Congress deported far more illegal Bangladeshis’

In interview with ThePrint, Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi talks about probe into singer Zubeen Garg’s death, alliance with Raijor Dal and AJP, and accusations levelled by Himanta Biswa Sarma.

UDF’s unlikely coalition for Kerala polls—CPI(M) rebels, communist splinters, local TMC heavyweight

Broad alliance cobbled together by Cong-led UDF underscores high stakes for party in next month’s polls, as it seeks to wrest back one of its strongest bastions.

Sibal calls for joint Oppn petition in SC over Modi govt’s ‘agency misuse, fundamental rights violation’

At launch of Sanjay Raut's memoir, key oppn leaders allege 'gross misuse' of investigative agencies & EC. 'Enforcement Directorate has turned into endorsement directorate,' Sibal says.

‘No error, it’s a warning’: Furore in Kerala over EC letter with BJP seal even as CEO suspends official

Letter, dated 19 March 2019, had guidelines on candidate disclosure rules, was sent to all parties in Kerala. EC said it was a ‘clerical error’ & that the letter had already been withdrawn.

Congress-DMK seal seat-sharing pact at 11th hour in Puducherry, no ticket for ex-CM Narayanasamy

DMK will contest in 14 constituencies, while Congress will take up 16 seats. DMK to share some of its seats with CPI & Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

‘Devil’s army’: Sharmila attacks Jagan’s YSCRP as property dispute gets messier after mother’s letter

In a notarised document Friday, Vijayamma stated that her late husband YSR’s wealth was never fairly apportioned to daughter Sharmila and her four grandchildren.

NDA’s seat-sharing for Tamil Nadu: 27 seats for BJP, 18 for PMK, 11 for AMMK and rest for AIADMK

AIADMK expected to get 170-odd seats after BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal meet with Palaniswami seals the deal.

Mahayuti allies Sena, NCP haul BJP over the coals for ‘manipulating’ Satara zilla parishad polls

Sena and NCP combine had won Satara zilla parishad polls, with 35 out of 65 seats. But BJP, with 27 seats, won the post of president with the support of an independent candidate.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.