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Telangana may witness shortage of police personnel during Lok Sabha elections

About 19,000 additional security personnel from other states were deployed in Telangana during previous assembly elections.

BJP plans transit phase as Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s health deteriorates

Although the party has asserted he is stable, Parrikar has been suffering from a pancreatic ailment since February last year.

BJP likely to drop Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib & field Ravi Shankar Prasad instead

Prasad's name was discussed in the BJP's central election committee in New Delhi which was attended by party chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress stakes claim to form govt in Goa after death of BJP MLA

The strength of Goa Assembly reduced from 40 to 37 after the death of Francis D'Souza and the resignation of 2 MLAs, giving Congress a slim advantage of 1 seat over BJP.

Modi’s call to supporters to take ‘main bhi chowkidar’ pledge gives Rahul an opening

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at "guilty" Modi after the Prime Minister said everyone working towards a better India are 'chowkidars'.

Modi govt’s Ayushman Bharat not for common man but for insurance firms, says Congress

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged the claims of Modicare's success in providing every household an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh was "false and fake".

New dilemma for EC, Modi and Rahul films coming to a theatre near you

With two films about PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi set to release in April, a top EC source says the matter is being examined on a priority basis.

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal to launch political party on Sunday

Shah Faesal, who resigned from the IAS in January, will launch his political outfit 'Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement' in Srinagar on Sunday. 

Priyanka Vadra won’t make a difference, SP-BSP alliance a false alarm, says UP CM Adityanath

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the younger Gandhi's appointment and political entry is an internal matter of the Congress, but would not impact BJP's poll prospects.

BJP’s RK Sinha may get Patna Saheb in Bihar, but other party MPs feel ‘gloomy’

BJP has given up five of its Lok Sabha seats to retain the alliance while Nitish Kumar has managed to 'settle' scores with some MPs in Bihar.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.