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‘Guruji ki bahu’ — who is Sita Soren & how her switch from JMM to BJP will electorally impact Jharkhand

Sita, a 3-time MLA who was JMM general secy, had been vocal critic of brother-in-law Hemant Soren’s govt. In resignation letter to Shibu Soren, she said she & her family were sidelined.

Tejasvi Surya, other BJP leaders join Hanuman Chalisa protest over shop owner’s assault in Bengaluru

BJP workers & Hindutva groups claim attack was over playing of 'Hanuman Chalisa' during Azaan. But there is no mention of its recitation in complaint or FIR.

Sexual assault accused Sandeep Singh left out in 1st expansion of Haryana CM Saini’s cabinet

Eight ministers sworn in. While former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar was present at the ceremony, senior BJP leader Anil Vij skipped event again.

Running out on Punjab Congress ahead of LS polls? Sidhu back in commentary box for IPL

The 60-year-old former cricketer will be part of upcoming IPL which ends 26 May, after completion of most phases of voting for Lok Sabha polls.

BJP’s friend in 2014, foe in 2019, potential ally in 2024 — the many flip flops of Raj Thackeray

Over the last few years, Thackeray and his MNS have swung from campaigning for the BJP to stridently opposing it. This time, it seems to want the BJP in its corner. 

Illicit video purportedly featuring BJP MP sparks political row in Haryana

BJP accuses 'Team Deepender' of being behind controversy, Congress's Bhupinder Hooda says BJP 'indulging in dirty politics because it knows people have decided to oust it from state'

Former ‘star’ US envoy, grandson of Sikh stalwart — who is latest BJP entrant Taranjit Sandhu

His social media posts show he has been attending more and more events in and around his hometown Amritsar, suggesting he may contest Lok Sabha polls from there.

Abandoned by Nitish & BJP, Pashupati Paras at crossroads ahead of polls. What are his options now

On Tuesday, Paras resigned from Union Cabinet, a development that came after BJP finalised seat-sharing talks with his nephew Chirag Paswan for Lok Sabha polls.

When ‘Adolf Lu Hitler was arrested by John F Kennedy’ during 2008 polls in Meghalaya

As country gears up for Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission's post on X harks back to a headline that became the talk of the town.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor accuses INDIA ally CPI of ‘helping’ BJP in his constituency, D Raja hits back

Shashi Tharoor says CPI’s campaign against him in Thiruvananthapuram would ‘divide anti-BJP vote’. CPI's D Raja points to Wayanad, asks why Rahul has been fielded against CPI candidate.

On Camera

Natasa-Hardik divorce drama follows same old script—blame the woman, call her gold-digger

There’s no confirmation that Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya are actually heading for a divorce. But the meme factory has already gone into overdrive.

Govt has reduced time taken to finalise GDP data by an entire year. Here’s inside story of how

This year, govt announced that 2nd and not 3rd revised estimates would be final. Here’s inside story on how this was achieved without compromising on quality of data.

Indian Army partners with IOCL for hydrogen fuel cell bus trials

Collaboration aims to explore green and sustainable transport solutions.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?