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As Congress dominates Telangana urban body polls, results cement Revanth Reddy’s grip on power

The Congress Chief Minister eyes 10.5-year tenure, surpassing predecessor KCR’s 9.5 years, says the results are a 'public endorsement of his government'.

Haryana CM Saini’s lead role in BJP’s Punjab playbook: Turban diplomacy to Operation Lotus whispers

Ahead of 2027 Punjab polls, Haryana CM Saini making frequent visits to Punjab, gurdwara appearances and outreach to non-Jat Sikh and OBC voters in an expanding role in BJP’s Punjab strategy.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Rs 5k for women as ‘hawk from North’ eyes Tamil Nadu—DMK pitches poll campaign as battle to save state

DMK campaign song targets BJP, and says Stalin’s return as CM is necessary for Tamil Nadu to win. Stalin, meanwhile, credited Rs 5000 each to women beneficiaries of a govt scheme.

Made co-chair of Congress’s Kerala poll campaign committee, Tharoor likely to miss maiden meeting

Shashi Tharoor might not be present at the meeting due to an injury in his leg, the 10-member election panel’s chair, Ramesh Chennithala, told reporters Friday.

Epstein files: Opposition seeks Hardeep Puri’s resignation, stages protest outside Parliament

Protest comes after Rahul Gandhi Wednesday claimed he has ‘verified information’ linking the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister to the recently released Epstein files by the US Dept of Justice.

Karnataka Congress MLAs’ ‘foreign study tour’: CM says self-funded, leader says ‘no one told us’

The tour was planned 2 months ago, but CM Siddaramaiah recently said legislators were travelling to Australia & New Zealand using their pocket money, in an attempt to downplay speculation over govt spending.

‘Scandalous, lascivious’—Indian-born doctor can’t return home to the UK over a post on PM Modi

A lookout circular against Sangram Patil has stranded him in India for 3 months now. He has accused Mumbai Police of trying to 'criminalise political speech, chill dissent & abuse the criminal process'.

‘Unfair & unfortunate’—Anand Sharma on Sitharaman’s claim UPA ‘sold out food security at WTO’

Sharma, the former commerce minister, termed the charge ‘false and incorrect’, asserting that facts on record and official WTO documents contradicted Sitharaman’s claim.

Eye on polls, Vijayan rolls out Rs 800-crore infra projects, says his govt’s vision is for ‘Nava Kerala’

The Chief Minister said his government will increase living standards in Kerala to match that of developed nations. "It's not impossible."

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Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.