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AAP’s 2nd list: Sisodia shifted to Jangpura, Ojha gets his Patparganj seat, all sitting MLAs replaced

Party's 2nd list for Delhi polls has 20 candidates. Former deputy CM Sisodia had a close shave in Patparganj last time; BJP says the party is suffering from ‘anti-incumbency jitters’.

Niyamgiri to Bhatta Parsaul & Kashmir, Rahul visiting grieving families has done little for Congress

Responding to violent incidents, Rahul Gandhi has travelled to remote areas in the past 16 yrs, sometimes risking arrest. In the latest case, he was stopped from reaching Sambhal in UP.

‘We were cut off from Sonia…Indira kept an open house,’ writes ex-minister Najma Heptulla in her book

In her new book ‘In Pursuit of Democracy’, the former Union minister gives insights of her connection with Indira & Rajiv Gandhi, writes about how Sonia 'trusted very few people'.

Rohingyas back at centre of Delhi poll discourse, old Hardeep Puri post latest flashpoint between AAP-BJP

Stung by BJP claims that it helped Rohingyas & Bangladeshis illegally obtain voter IDs, AAP shared a 2022 post by Puri, saying it was BJP who 'brought & settled' Rohingyas in Delhi.

SP decides to walk out of ‘communal’ MVA after Sena (UBT)’s celebration of Babri demolition

Meanwhile, MLAs of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi boycotted the oath taking ceremony, questioning the entire election process and the use of EVMs.

Prominent AAP leaders face the axe as party places bets on BJP, Congress imports for Delhi polls

New Delhi: Dilip Kumar Pandey, Ram Niwas Goel, Rituraj Jha, Gulab Singh Yadav, and counting. As the Delhi assembly polls inch closer, one after another...

Watch CutTheClutter: Why Delhi polls will be a litmus test for BJP, AAP & a diminished Congress

In Episode 1568 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the high-stakes battle that could shape future of AAP chief Kejriwal & test the enduring popularity of Modi.

DMK criticised by TVK’s Vijay, but comment by leader of ally VCK on ‘monarchy politics’ does more damage

At book launch, Vijay targeted Tamil Nadu’s ruling party over ‘selfish interests’, while VCK leader Aadhav Arjuna took a dig at DMK, appealing to abolish dynastic politics in 2026 polls.

BJP’s internal surveys suggest close contest with AAP. How it plans to plug the gap ahead of Delhi polls

Banking on anti-incumbency, BJP will likely target the alleged 'luxurious' renovation of bungalow occupied by Kejriwal when he was CM & Delhi govt's failure to tackle air, water pollution. 

Kejriwal says BJP trying to get thousands of AAP supporters struck off voters list in poll-bound Delhi

AAP leader says BJP's filing 'false applications' with EC, which has not made all such applications public. BJP says it’s removing names of illegal infiltrators, those dead & who’ve moved.

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.