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Amid Mahayuti discord, praise for Fadnavis from unlikely quarter: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece

Editorial in Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana credits Maharashtra CM Fadnavis for cutting out ‘fixers and brokers’ from govt, slams Shinde for supposed graft and rot that had set in.

Thackerays have a plan to whip up support before civic polls. It starts on Shinde’s home turf

Focus will be on building party at grassroots-level, say leaders. Exercise to cover Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Beed, among others, followed by stock-taking.

Punjab Oppn sees Kejriwal clearing path to Rajya Sabha as AAP fields MP Sanjeev Arora in bypoll

AAP national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak Wednesday announced Arora as the Ludhiana West by-poll candidate. Just a day before, Kejriwal had met Arora.

How a seer, Congress MLAs & a BJP mining baron have united against a Karnataka steel plant project

Citing environment concerns, the unlikely allies have spoken out against the plant to be set up from Rs 54,000 cr investment pledged by mining major Baldota Group at GIM 2025.

In political crosshairs over a Modi cartoon, Tamil media giant Vikatan has a long history of defiance

Before the current crackdown on Vikatan by BJP-led Centre, past AIADMK & DMK-led state govts have also taken it to court for defaming their leaders & parties over cartoons, articles.

Watch CutTheClutter: Unpacking CAG report on AAP’s controversial liquor policy

In Episode 1613, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Assistant Editor Sourav Roy Barman & Senior Associate Editor Ananya Bhardwaj discuss the findings of the report & the implications.

Exit polls, enter mystery. A new business model where politics is key & sample sizes rarely matter

The polling industry is crowded, with new firms emerging every election cycle. A look at 10 companies that released exit polls ahead of the Delhi Assembly results.

Whistle-blowers or party snipers? UP ministers’ ‘letter bombs’ leaving Yogi govt red-faced

Half-a-dozen ministers have trained their guns at bureaucracy in last two years of Yogi’s second term, latest being Minister of State for Women and Child Development Pratibha Shukla.

Rocky Mittal backs BJP again, says Congress leaders didn’t help him with ‘false’ gang rape case

This comes after he had changed tune from eulogising PM Modi to singing songs like ‘Mujhe Maaf Karna, Rahul Mere Bhai' to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Joint venture clause to family shareholdings, what CAG report on Delhi excise policy flagged

According to report, tabled in assembly by new Delhi govt, policy effectively opened up space for govt to extend favours to individuals in liquor trade in both wholesale, retail sectors.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.