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Jharkhand defeat ends Om Mathur’s unbroken streak as BJP’s top election manager

Om Mathur, former Rajasthan BJP president, is an old RSS hand and considered close to PM Modi. He had led the party to wins in Gujarat, Maharashtra & MP.

Will review Jharkhand’s contentious anti-conversion law, domicile policy of BJP govt: Soren

Soren says once he takes over as Jharkhand CM, his govt will first discuss whether to implement the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Uddhav Thackeray says Sharad Pawar taught him how to form govt with few MLAs

Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray formed the government in Maharashtra after the BJP, which was the single largest party, failed to cobble up a majority.

Congress’ CAA-NRC strategy — vocal protests but no communal overtones

Congress' Satyagraha for Unity was interspersed with bhajans and poetry, reiterated Mahatma Gandhi's principles and Sufi saint Amir Khusro's lines.

Former Tripura Congressman Pradyot Debbarma launches ‘apolitical’ outfit

Pradyot Debbarma, who hails from the erstwhile Tripura royal family, said the outfit is a social organisation that will work to protect rights of tribal communities.

Maharashtra cabinet expansion deferred as Congress fails to reach consensus on ministers

Each party has 2 ministers in Uddhav Thackeray cabinet. Congress is to get 10 more berths in the expansion, while Sena & NCP will get 11 more each.

A 27-min speech, but no mention of CAA-NRC — how Kejriwal is fighting Delhi elections

Less than 48 hrs after PM Modi spoke on CAA-NRC from Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, CM Kejriwal chose to skip the issue at party event to present 'AAP Ka Report Card'.

Not just in Jharkhand, Amit Shah’s ‘Chanakya Niti’ has faltered in other states too

Gujarat elections in 2017, Ahmed Patel’s dramatic Rajya Sabha win, Maharashtra & Haryana verdicts — all expose flaws in Amit Shah’s election strategies.

Yediyurappa wants to get rid of his deputy CMs because everyone in BJP wants to be one

CM Yediyurappa likely to make the announcement before next cabinet expansion. Karnataka govt has 3 deputy CMs now, and it was under pressure to induct more.

Jharkhand verdict has a message for turncoats — don’t switch sides just before polls

Jharkhand verdict shows most candidates who changed loyalties just before polls were rejected by voters. But those who switched parties much before have won.

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Skincare doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are 10 timeless hacks

If there’s one thing I tell every single patient, it’s this: sunscreen is non-negotiable.

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.