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Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for the first time after Lok Sabha defeat to Smriti Irani

On 10 July, Rahul Gandhi will travel to Amethi -- a former Congress bastion that handed Smriti Irani a win by over 52,000 votes this Lok Sabha election.

Speaker Ramesh Kumar holds the cards in Karnataka political crisis, for now

Ramesh Kumar will decide on resignations Tuesday. Congress-JD(S) cabinet has decided to resign en masse and form fresh ministry with some rebel MLAs.

Karnataka MLA H Nagesh resigns from Kumaraswamy govt, deepens JD(S)-Congress crisis

The move comes amid reports that ministers in the coalition government will be asked to step down to make way for disgruntled MLAs who resigned as legislators.

After Milind Deora, now Jyotiraditya Scindia quits Congress post

Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia said he is quitting as a gesture of "accepting people's verdict and taking accountability".

After Modi, now Arvind Kejriwal wants to forcibly retire corrupt Delhi officials

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discusses retirement of corrupt officials with Lieutenant Governor & chief secretary, cabinet to prepare list.

Kumaraswamy won’t resign, will convene meetings to try and save JD(S)-Congress govt

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has refused to take his father Deve Gowda’s advice to resign. Instead, he’s prepared to face a no-confidence motion on 12 July.

Yeddyurappa says BJP will wait and watch on govt formation in Karnataka

Ours is a national party & we will take a decision after discussing with the national leadership, said former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa.

Milind Deora resigns as Mumbai Congress president, says wants a national-level role

Congress leader Milind Deora recommended setting up of a provisional collective leadership comprising three senior leaders to oversee Mumbai Congress.

Doctor shot dead in Haryana. BJP’s Khattar govt slammed by opposition

A 56-year-old doctor Rajiv Gupta, who owned a hospital, was shot at by motorcycle-borne assailants in Karnal.

BJP leaders in Karnataka say more MLAs will jump, no-confidence motion likely on 12 July

BJP leaders say the number in the Karnataka Assembly will fall to a point where its 105-member strength becomes a majority.

On Camera

Writings on the wall: Bengal’s epitaph for Left is, I let doctrine become dogma, ideology obstacle

In West Bengal, Left is in a dead heat with Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.