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2020 redux in the offing for JD(U)? Chirag Paswan takes on Nitish Kumar in poll-bound Bihar

LJP will contest the Bihar polls as part of the NDA, but chief Chirag often walks the RJD line. In the latest case, he has taken on CM Nitish Kumar over law & order situation.

Owaisi & Rijiju engage in public spat over ‘benefits & protection’ to minorities under Modi govt

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi got into a public spat on Monday with Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, contesting the latter’s claim...

‘Arbitrary, to be replicated in Bengal.’ What pleas by ADR, Mahua challenging EC’s Bihar exercise say

ADR, Mahua Moitra, Yogendra Yadav and Manoj Jha have moved SC challenging EC’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

LJP (RV) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan to contest upcoming Bihar polls

While addressing a gathering in Saran, Paswan said, 'We will create a system in Bihar, we will build a Bihar that will truly take the state forward on the path of development.

UP Info dept with Rs 1,700-cr budget used to ‘break’ Apna Dal—BJP ally Ashish Patel’s dig at Yogi govt

Ashish Patel, a minister in Yogi government, is the vice president of Apna Dal (Soneylal). His wife Anupiya Patel is minister in Modi's Council of Ministers.

Polling officials involved in Bihar electoral roll revision to get Rs 6,000 honorarium

The ‘Special Intensive Revision’ (SIR) initiative is being carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar months ahead of the elections to verify & revise the electoral list.

No place to sit for Ashwini Choubey at Bihar BJP meet & the Chandigarh dinner that’s sending ripples

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

CPI(M) chief proposes ‘digital satyagraha’ for Gaza—switch off phones, laptops for half hour each day

MA Baby's announcement comes after UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's report, naming Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM, among 48 tech firms profiting from Gaza war.

In joint rally with cousin Raj, Uddhav Thackeray hints at MNS-Sena (UBT) alliance for BMC polls

Learn from the way southern states fought against Hindi ‘imposition’, Raj says at rally, as Thackeray cousins take credit for rollback of GRs making Hindi ‘default’ 3rd language in state-run schools.

Thackeray cousins share stage for 1st time in 20 yrs. Raj says ‘Fadnavis did what even Balasaheb couldn’t’

Thousands of Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS workers gathered at NSCI Dome campus in Mumbai’s Worli to witness the first joint rally by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray in nearly 20 years.

On Camera

How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

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.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.