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Anand Sharma resigns as Congress foreign affairs dept chief, citing need to ‘bring in younger leaders’

Over last few years, the ex-Rajya Sabha MP found himself at odds with party leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, over many issues, more recently on Gandhi's 'dead economy' remark.

How a new Pawar is becoming a big headache for Maharashtra govt, with a senior Pawar’s blessing

From exposing ministers’ alleged misconduct to joining protests, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar's new role as party general secretary has seen him taking on state govt more aggressively.

Ambulance scam to data theft FIR, ‘fraud’ is the flavour of Bihar poll season as PK & BJP clash

New Delhi: As the Bihar assembly elections draw near, tensions are rising between the BJP and political strategist Prashant Kishore. Kishore, who recently launched...

PMK father-son feud: After mediation flops, setback for Ramadoss as HC allows Anbumani to hold meeting

Chennai: In a major setback to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss, the Madras High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the...

Rahul’s ‘80 voters in one home’ charge—what ThePrint found at House no. 35 in Mahadevapura

Bengaluru: Dipankar Sarkar, a 34-year-old food delivery executive, had taken the day off on Friday as his wife was unwell, helping with the cooking...

The hidden life of Smriti Irani—reinvented TV bahu who also teaches fintech at Berkeley

Away from the political limelight since losing the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Smriti Irani now leads a quiet, but busy life. Entertainment, politics, academia, she has one foot in all.

Maharishi or freedom fighter—rift in Haryana BJP as naming war over college grips key Ahirwal belt

Gurugram: What's in a name? A lot it would seem, going by the fissures in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana that have...

Can ECI demand oath from Rahul Gandhi on ‘vote chori’ allegations? Here’s what the law says

Three state Chief Electoral Officers have asked Rahul Gandhi for formal oath on his claims. Lok Sabha LoP Thursday alleged ECI was colluding with BJP to ‘steal’ elections.

NaMo Lakshmi to Amma Canteen—the schemes that saved DMK’s ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ in Supreme Court

SC set aside Madras High Court order banning welfare schemes named after living politicians, calling it a common practice and saying political battles should not be fought in courts.

Modi govt withdraws Income Tax Bill 2025, Sitharaman likely to introduce updated bill next week

New Delhi: The Income Tax Bill, 2025 has been withdrawn and an updated version is likely to be introduced in the Parliament next week. In...

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.