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Chandigarh is Congress’s latest problem as three leaders fight to take on Kirron Kher

Former ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Manish Tewari, and former BJP MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu are fighting it out for the Chandigarh ticket.

Congress announces names for 8 of 17 seats in Telangana amid defections

The Congress is facing a small crisis in Telangana following the defection of six of its MLAs, reducing the party's strength in the Assembly from 19 to 13.

BJP gets Lok Sabha boost in UP, ‘disgruntled’ Apna Dal agrees to remain in NDA

Allies work out a seat-sharing deal, Apna Dal gets two Lok Sabha tickets

Arvind Kejriwal summoned by Delhi court in defamation case

Rajeev Babbar has sought proceeding against Kejriwal & others for harming reputation of BJP by blaming it for the deletion of names of "voters" from electoral rolls in Delhi.

West Bengal has maximum number of first time voters, followed by UP & MP

Election Commission data shows that number of voters have increased by 8.4 crore to 2014.

New transgender bill & paternity benefits likely to feature in Congress manifesto

Congress could also propose gender-sensitive training for govt departments and armed forces. 

BJP’s Citizenship Bill strategy for polls — raise the pitch after northeast votes

Voting in northeastern states will be over by 23 April, which is when BJP will pick up the Citizenship Bill issue again to cater to its Hindu vote-base across the country.

YSR Congress leader Vivekananda Reddy found dead, family demands probe

Reddy, a former minister and brother of late Andhra CM YS Rajashekhar Reddy, was found dead at his home. The family claimed it was an unnatural death.

BJP faces ‘age-old’ poll quandary — whether or not to field veterans Advani, Joshi

Party chief Amit Shah meets with Advani, Joshi and outgoing speaker Sumitra Mahajan but sources say it has left it to the veterans to decide. 

How BJP & Congress are getting bullied by their allies in Bihar

The BJP is an ally of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP in Bihar, while the Congress' partners include Lalu Prasad's RJD.

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.