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Ally JD(U) hits back after Giriraj iftar jibe: ‘We sport a tilak and wear skullcaps’

BJP president Amit Shah tells union minister Giriraj Singh to avoid making such statements.

Religious conversion is like seeking sex in return for a favour, says new minister Sarangi

Pratap Chandra Sarangi, MoS in the Modi govt, says conversions through fraud, force or allure should be treated as a crime, an inhuman act.

Mayawati now says break-up not permanent, leaves BSP & SP workers confused

BSP chief Mayawati, however, insists her party will contest the bypolls alone even as SP's Akhilesh says he will now 'reflect deeply' on the development.

5 reasons why BJP, Congress or JD(S) can’t take Karnataka voters for granted

The urban local body elections in Karnataka have come as a lesson for the Congress-JD(S) coalition, as well as the BJP.

H Vishwanath resigns as Karnataka JD(S) chief, over party’s Lok Sabha poll performance

Vishwanath took 'moral' responsibility for the JD(S)'s defeat in the Lok Sabha election in which BJP won 25 of the 28 seats.

Kejriwal announcement of free travel for women a publicity stunt, says Congress

Delhi CM Kejriwal often makes announcements which he either does not fulfil or which do not come under his jurisdiction, said Congress.

UP’s ‘permanent gathbandhan’ lasts 5 months as Mayawati says won’t fight polls with SP

Mayawati tells party members that BSP will go it alone in bypolls and 2022 assembly elections. Samajwadi Party says it has not been informed.

Mayawati tells BSP workers not to depend on SP alliance, casts shadow over gathbandhan

Mayawati told party workers that the BSP had managed to successfully transfer votes from its traditional votebank to the SP, but the reverse had failed to happen.

Congress-JD(S) coalition govt will fall before 2019 ends, says Karnataka BJP secy Muralidhar

Karnataka BJP leader P Muralidhar Rao said the party has maintained that the Congress-JD(S) govt is not a stable one and it will not last the year.

Sena at it again, tells Modi govt mere advertising, word play won’t tackle jobs crisis

The Shiv Sena, which had mended its rocky ties with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, has now hit out at the Modi govt over the state of the economy.

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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.