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BSP chief Mayawati appoints brother and nephew to top party posts

At a meeting attended by BSP's top functionaries, Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand was appointed as national coordinator and her brother Anand Kumar as national vice president.

FIR against BSP MP Atul Rai for submitting false affidavit during Lok Sabha elections

An FIR was registered by an assistant district election officer against BSP MP Atul Rai for mentioning only 13 out of 24 cases against him.

Delhi govt to pay CBSE exam fees for students starting next year

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says scholarship for students scoring 80% or more will be increased to Rs 2,500. Family income rider also being removed.

BJP wants to attack Nitish Kumar over Bihar encephalitis deaths, but just can’t do it

BJP has no one to blame for Bihar's encephalitis deaths because state health minister Mangal Pandey is a party leader.

Deve Gowda predicts mid-term polls, then makes a U-turn. But message to Congress is clear

Deve Gowda first said he wasn’t sure how long Karnataka's JD(S)-Congress coalition would last, before ‘clarifying’ that by mid-term elections he meant local body polls.

2 TDP MPs who switched to BJP are facing probe by CBI, ED, IT. One was raided 20 days ago

C.M. Ramesh and Y.S. Chowdary are under probe for financial irregularities. Last year, a BJP MP had called them ‘Andhra Mallyas’.

Kumaraswamy hit by ‘five-star CM’ tag ahead of his village-stay programme

Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has been operating out of a five-star hotel for a year, drawing criticism from the opposition and some of his own party members.

4 Telugu Desam Party members of Rajya Sabha join BJP

Four out of six Rajya Sabha MPs belonging to TDP have switched parties and have sought a merger of the TDP Legislature Party with BJP.

VHP to submit Ram Temple resolution to PM Modi, urges CJI for a quick verdict too

VHP’s resolution increases heat on BJP to fulfil its promise of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and asks the judiciary to keep a check on ‘anti-Ram elements’.

Rahul Gandhi says he’s not involved in the process to pick new Congress chief

At a Congress Working Committee meeting after the Lok Sabha election results, Rahul Gandhi had said he had decided to step down.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.