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When PM told BJP MPs the secret to becoming a minister in Narendra Modi cabinet

At BJP’s first parliamentary party meeting after the Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi also had a message for the MPs bunking Parliament.

PM Modi seeks action against BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya for assault on Indore civic officer

Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, was caught on camera assaulting a civic officer last week.

In a first, BJP to carry out on-spot verification of those signing up to be a member

BJP says move will ensure state units do not inflate the number of people joining the party, and that only genuine individuals are registered as members.

All Congress CMs offered their resignations to Rahul after 2019 poll defeat: Ashok Gehlot

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states urged Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president.

Karnataka’s Kumaraswamy govt in precarious position as 2 Congress MLAs resign

The resignations reduce the Congress-JD(S) strength in the assembly to 117, giving them a wafer-thin majority with the halfway mark at 113.

BJP MP trolls Mehbooba, Omar over ‘love for Pakistan’ as India lose to England in World Cup

England's win Sunday diminished Pakistan's shot at entering the Cricket World Cup semifinals, and Giriraj Singh claimed this had made Omar & Mehbooba sad.

Allahabad University, with 3 former PMs as alumni, ends student union polls

Allahabad University is replacing the student union with a student council, whose election will mirror the system followed for the Rajya Sabha.

Mamata’s got another headache — more and more people from Bengal want to join RSS

RSS website is seeing a steady rise in people from Bengal applying to join the organisation. Numbers show Bengal is second only to UP.

Revanth Reddy quits as Telangana Congress working president, second to step down in days

Revanth Reddy said he heard Rahul Gandhi's message loud and clear, and was quitting to pave the way for restructuring the party.

Kedarnath trip not political, tried to find my inner self: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

In his first radio address since the BJP's thumping victory, PM also calls for Swacch Bharat-like campaign to tackle water crisis.

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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.