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Why Tejashwi is steering clear of SIR in his solo Bihar yatra

‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod’, rallying cry of Rahul-Tejashwi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, still features in RJD leader’s speeches, but not prominently. SIR finds no mention though.

Nishikant to Kangana, Rahul’s post on Gen Z sparks nepotism & ‘Nepal model’ barbs from BJP

After Rahul Gandhi says 'Gen Z will save the Constitution', BJP accuses him of trying to instigate civil war on the lines of Nepal and Bangladesh.

Yasin Malik’s big claims under death penalty shadow: Vajpayee, Manmohan & pursuit of peace with Pakistan

JKLF chief, who is serving life term in terror-funding case, made these claims in an affidavit submitted in Delhi court in response to NIA plea seeking death penalty for him.

Soft on Mayawati, tough on Akhilesh, uneasy with Yogi: Om Prakash Rajbhar’s political manoeuvring

In 2017, SBSP was allied with BJP and Rajbhar was made minister. He quit Yogi cabinet after 2019 LS polls and teamed up with Akhilesh in 2021, but that too didn’t last long.

How a Punjab IAS officer is facing PMO and DoPT heat over critical post against Centre’s flood relief

Despite explanation and apology, DC Sangrur, who says he was on the field when the post was put up, has been issued show cause notice by the state government.

Rain-hit Mandi cries ‘Kangana go back’ after MP says ‘restaurant made Rs 50…understand my pain too’

The BJP MP visited the flood and landslide-affected areas of Manali & interacted with people. She accused the Congress-led state government of diverting central relief funds.

Beef, borders & bigotry—BJP Assam’s ‘infiltrator’ politics is back, now in AI wrapping

Assam BJP election ad campaign 'Assam without BJP' shows Muslims overcrowding the Guwahati airport & stadium, among other places. Assembly polls are due in 2026.

Shivakumar feels the heat as Bengaluru CEO’s relocation post reignites pothole debate

Karnataka ex-CM Kumaraswamy hit out at the Congress govt, saying Bengaluru is gaining infamy as ‘city of potholes’. Andhra IT Minister Nara Lokesh offered to welcome start-up CEO to Vizag.

Kunda strongman Raja Bhaiya owns weapons of mass destruction, estranged wife claims in letter to PMO

PMO forwarded matter to Union Home Ministry, which then directed Department of Internal Security to investigate and also sought a report from UP principal secretary (home).

Rahul’s fresh salvo at CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleges bid to delete voters en masse ‘using software’

Lok Sabha LoP Gandhi said Karnataka CID sent 18 letters in 18 months to ECI, asking for ‘some very simple facts’ which poll panel did not give as ‘it will lead us to where operation is being done’.

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.