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Why coronavirus is making India’s politicians nervous

Old school leaders who believe in 'touch-and -feel politics' are faced with adapting to more tech-savvy ways of reaching voters in the Covid world.

Chappal, soap, ambulance — be prepared with these to help migrants, Amit Shah tells BJP

Amit Shah made the suggestion to BJP chief J.P. Nadda, who then instructed the party to organise camps on highways and along railway tracks.

Besides Covid, Shivraj’s fighting dissent — from Congress defectors & BJP leaders they beat

The rebel Congress MLAs want a state cabinet expansion soon while BJP leaders, who lost to the MLAs in 2018, feel their political futures are at stake. 

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & 8 others elected unopposed to Legislative Council

The council's election process was initiated on 4 May to fill in vacancies for nine seats, which fell vacant after the completion of the term of nine members.

Mamata is invoking Bengali pride again — her new ‘strategy’ to counter Covid flak

For 12 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held no press conference. When she finally did Tuesday, after a heated discussion with PM Modi, she resorted to playing up 'Bangla' refrain.

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

NC has been against J&K reorganisation Act, but the party could go unrepresented on the govt panel that will execute the delimitation exercise if its MPs aren't on it.

‘IAS officers don’t fight polls’: Bihar BJP tells CM Nitish to make MLAs face of Covid relief

BJP has asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to allow MLAs stuck in Patna to return to their constituencies so they can distribute relief material there.

Gujarat High Court declares BJP minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama 2017’s election as void

Congress candidate Ashwin Rathod alleged that Chudasama indulged in 'corrupt practice and breach of many of the mandatory instructions of the Election Commission'.

Paswan slams ally Nitish over food beneficiary list, JD(U) says he is doing politics

Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan is upset with Nitish govt for not sending updated list. But Bihar food minister says list already updated on Centre’s portal.

Haryana’s powerful Home Minister Anil Vij locks horns with CM Khattar again as lockdown eased

Home and Health Minister Anil Vij has been at loggerheads with CM Khattar since 2014. Now, he says he ‘fears’ CM’s decisions on relaxing the Covid-19 lockdown.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.