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ED attaches Rs 7.4-cr worth properties belonging to firms ‘linked’ to former AAP minister Satyendar Jain

ED had initiated money laundering probe on basis of a CBI FIR which accused Jain of acquiring disproportionate assets during his time as a minister in Delhi.

Delhi Ramlila drops Poonam Pandey as Ravan’s wife over ‘people’s sentiments’ after VHP, BJP protest

Delhi BJP media head Praveen Shanker Kapoor, who had also raised the matter and written to the Ramlila committee, thanked organisers for respecting 'sentiments of the people'.

In BJP-led counterbid to ‘protect’ Sabarimala, Annamalai slams Pinarayi, Stalin for ‘focusing on politics’

After LDF govt's Global Ayyappa Conclave in Pampa, which pitched the temple as an inclusive space, another conference was held by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and BJP to 'protect' it.

To tackle ‘Vote Chori’, Congress trains ‘Vote Rakshaks’ in pilot project to monitor electoral rolls

The party has shortlisted five Lok Sabha seats where it lost by narrow margins. Vote Rakshaks there will detect & report irregularities like wrongful additions or deletions to EC.

Feud in the Lalu clan over Tejashwi’s right-hand man. Sanjay Yadav, RJD’s most powerful outsider

Lalu’s daughter Rohini has spoken out against the growing influence of Tejashwi's political adviser, who he once referred to his 'philosopher, guide & tuition teacher'.

Maharashtra BJP backs VHP’s ‘only Hindus at garba’ diktat— ‘why take part when you don’t do idol worship’

Maharashtra BJP spokesperson says Quran strictly prohibits idol worship. ‘So for such people participating in garba is an insult to their own faith’.  

Amid power tussle, Fadnavis & Shinde heap credit on each other for Metro in Dy CM’s home turf Thane

The two were in Thane to flag off trial run of first phase of Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro line & additional Kasarvadavali-Gaimukh Metro corridor, which will be Thane on Metro map. 

From Pampa to the world: Kerala govt seeks global recognition for Sabarimala, Oppn calls it ‘eyewash’

LDF govt & Travancore Devaswom Board organised one-day event in Pampa to discuss ways to develop Sabarimala temple further to ensure smooth entry and stress-free pilgrimage.

Eye on BMC polls, Shinde kicks off ‘Mission Mumbai’ with administrative revamp, personal inspections

While the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena raced ahead of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena in the rest of Maharashtra in the assembly poll, its performance in Mumbai was tepid. 

Lalu vs the ‘Seshan Code of Conduct’: EC was key player, not umpire, in Bihar polls 30 years ago too

If Rahul Gandhi's charges against ECI seem too strident today, they still pale in front of Lalu Prasad's fulminations against TN Seshan, for whom Bihar was the ultimate challenge.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.