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Uddhav Sena goes its own way on Maharashtra Bill seeking to curb ‘unlawful’ conversions

MVA partners Congress, NCP-SP continue to oppose ‘intent' of proposed legislation, without directly declaring whether they support or oppose it. Discussion on the Bill began Monday.

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia, Congress’s Karamvir Boudh elected; CM congratulates

Chandigarh: BJP's Sanjay Bhatia and Congress party's Karamvir Singh Boudh have been declared elected to two Rajya Sabha seats in keenly watched elections, officials...

Scuffle breaks out between BJD and BJP MLAs during Rajya Sabha poll voting in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik also claims election rules were violated after a Brahmagiri MLA was issued a second ballot paper.

Kerala polls: BJP fields Chandrasekhar, Muraleedharan as tight fights loom in Thiruvananthapuram

BJP releases first list with 47 candidates, including George Kurian and Padmaja Venugopal. BJP fancies its chances in Nemom, Kazhakkoottam, and Palakkad.

TDP’s Eluru MP, who tested positive for meth after Hyderabad farmhouse drug bust, put on notice

Putta Mahesh Kumar told to distance himself from party activities until police clear his name. He was detained with 11 politicians & businessmen from farmhouse belonging to a BRS ex-MLA.

BJP 1st Bengal list out: Suvendu to fight for Mamata’s current seat & one where he defeated her in 2021

Among other prominent BJP leaders in the state, former MP and state president Dilip Ghosh will contest from Kharagpur Sadar, while Agnimitra Paul has been fielded from Asansol South.

Kerala heads to crucial assembly polls with Pinarayi’s LDF chasing history & rivals sensing opportunity

With polling on April 9, Kerala’s election battle centres on whether ruling LDF can secure an unprecedented 3rd consecutive mandate as UDF hopes for a comeback & NDA looks to widen its limited base.

TVK denies alliance talks with NDA for Tamil Nadu, says Vijay cannot be deputy CM

Vijay entered politics after leaving his film career with the clear aim of serving the people as the chief minister, asserts TVK administrative committee's chief coordinator.

Why didn’t govt preempt LPG shortage, asks Kharge. Nadda says ‘a Congress leader hoarding cylinders’

An LPG crisis has hit India due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade amid the war between the US-Israel and Iran in West Asia.

‘999 days to go’: BJP begins countdown to unseat Congress in Telangana after CM pushes 99-day plan

BJP has launched state-wide campaign targeting Congress govt’s failure to implement 6 promises within 100 days of coming to power, says party president N. Ramchander Rao.

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.