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Ram temple before 2024 won’t ensure Hindu votes for BJP, ex-Army officer writes in Organiser 

Writing for RSS mouthpiece Organiser, the ex-officer takes issue with BJP’s bid to ‘win over Muslim women’ with triple talaq, noting they are leading protests against CAA.

Chandrakant Dada Patil reappointed BJP’s Maharashtra unit chief

Mangal Prabhat Lodha was also reappointed as the party's Mumbai chief. The BJP said the appointments will be applicable with immediate effect.

Karnataka new forest minister’s CV: 15 criminal cases, ‘illegal miner, forest encroacher’

CM B.S. Yediyurappa has given the forest portfolio to turncoat four-time MLA Anand Singh, who is an accused in several illegal mining and forest cases.

How JP Nadda became the face of BJP’s Delhi debacle on news channels

After BJP lost to AAP in Delhi assembly election, it was J.P. Nadda’s role that was discussed across TV channels and not of Amit Shah who had led the party campaign.

No room for Atishi, Raghav in Delhi cabinet as Kejriwal wants to hold onto old ministers

The 2015 Delhi Cabinet includes Manish Sisodia, Satyender Jain, Kailash Gehlot, Gopal Rai, Imran Hussain and Rajendra Pal Gautam.

More cooperation, less confrontation — why Kejriwal-Modi equation will be different this time

Political observers and BJP members point to a changed situation to say neither can afford a tumultuous relationship.

This is how BJP gained from Congress’ 2015 votes in Delhi’s Muslim-dominated seats

Congress, which traditionally held sway over minority votes in Delhi, was not in the picture this time and saw most of its votes shift to AAP.

Congress has nothing to show for in Delhi, but it did spoil AAP’s party in 2 seats

BJP had to concede defeat on 6 seats, AAP on 2, in Delhi assembly elections as Congress polled more than the victory margin.

A Sachin Tendulkar lesson for Amit Shah that can sharpen his election strategy

Arvind Kejriwal capitalised on lack of variation in Amit Shah’s bowling — hyper-nationalism, Hindu-Muslim binary, opposition-bashing and lack of patriotism.

Chal, Charitra and Chehra — the secret formula behind AAP’s success in Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi assembly elections, winning 62 of 70 seats. The remaining 8 went to the BJP.

On Camera

RBI is shrinking NBFC regulation—why it’s not enough

In a system where risk is concentrated in a handful of large institutions, the case for regulating thousands of small, non-systemic entities is not obvious.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.