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‘Inauspicious period’ and Delhi elections delay Nadda’s elevation as BJP president

BJP had elevated Nadda as working president in June and incumbent Amit Shah had announced that Nadda would take over from him by December-end or early January.

Minister warns of post-Godhra situation in Karnataka if ‘patience of majority is tested’

Karnataka's minister for Tourism and Kannada Culture C.T. Ravi also said patience of the majority 'is not our weakness' in backdrop of citizenship law protests.

Foot marches, 700 meetings, 5-yr report card — AAP’s Delhi poll campaign plan is ready

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party officially launched its poll campaign Friday with the slogan — ‘Achhe beete 5 saal, lage raho Kejriwal’.

BJP expected support for citizenship law, not ‘spontaneous’ protests across the country

BJP leaders ThePrint spoke to say this will be a lesson for party to do its homework, but others point out protests will help widen base among Hindus.

Govt scared of students, academicians: Ex-Maharashtra CM Chavan on Ram Guha’s detention

Noted historian Ramachandra Guha was detained in Bengaluru on Thursday along with several others who defied prohibitory orders to protest against the newly amended Citizenship Act.

Angry BJP leader Eknath Khadse meets Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar for plum job

Khadse had to resign from the Devendra Fadnavis govt on corruption charges, and has been sidelined by BJP. He is said to want the revenue portfolio.

Mamata challenges Modi govt to conduct UN-monitored referendum over CAA-NRC

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said the BJP government will have to quit if it fails such a "mass vote" over the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed nationwide NRC.

‘BJP manifesto can’t become India’s Constitution’ — JD(U)’s Pavan Varma lashes out at ally

Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan Varma says his position in the party, which voted for new citizenship law, is untenable.

Modi govt looking at legal options to challenge Mamata stay on Bengal’s NPR exercise

Mamata Banerjee govt has stopped preparation and updation of National Population Register in West Bengal. Census office calls the move ‘unprecedented’.

‘AGP and BJP betrayed Assam’ — powerful students’ body AASU plans political party

AASU leadership argues that AGP, a byproduct of the Assam agitation, let the state down after it voted in favour of the citizenship law in Parliament.

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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.