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Defections haunt Congress in Maharashtra, party may lose opposition leader post in Assembly

About 4-5 Congress MLAs in Maharashtra are likely to join the BJP next month. This will bring down the Congress tally of 42 in a 288-member House.

Congress in turmoil as Rahul Gandhi insists on resigning, its state govts on shaky ground

Congress govts in Karnataka and Rajasthan have been teetering while Rahul Gandhi continues to insist on resigning as party president.

Poll rout leads to rumblings within RJD, questions raised over Tejashwi’s leadership

The RJD had its worst-ever showing in a Lok Sabha election, failing to win a single seat of the 19 it contested in Bihar.

It’s down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party

Former PM Deve Gowda will have to step up to resurrect JD(S), which has seen a shift of its voter base, while having to deal with his family's ambitions.

Congress is relying on a bunch of defeated leaders to beat Modi and Shah

Of the 54 leaders who attended the Congress Working Committee meet Saturday, just 4 are Lok Sabha MPs, while one last fought elections in 1967.

Congress insider reveals Rahul Gandhi blamed 3 leaders for placing sons before party

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has alleged the entire top-brass left Rahul Gandhi alone to fight it out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party sources said.

Independent Karnataka MP Sumalatha to back Modi govt, could get ministerial berth

Sumalatha Ambareesh, who defeated former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s grandson and Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, was backed by the BJP in Mandya.

Politicians accused of terror, corruption, murder ride massive majorities into Lok Sabha

Apart from BJP’s Pragya Thakur, Congress & DMK’s corruption-accused candidates as well as a UP don’s brother have been voted into Parliament this time.

Locked doors, deserted floors: Congress’ UP office reflects party’s showing in state

Congress rout in UP has snuffed out enthusiasm of February, when scores of workers thronged the Lucknow office to see Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia take charge.

Thrown out of WhatsApp group, AAP leader Alka Lamba plans to quit party by 2020

Lamba was removed from the official AAP WhatsApp group after she sought accountability from AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on defeat in Lok Sabha polls.

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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.