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It’s a tight contest in Haryana’s Jind as 4-pronged bypoll battle gets underway

Jind is a high-stakes poll battle being dubbed as a semifinal in Haryana, in which Congress' Surjewala, newly formed JJP, apart from BJP and INLD are in the fray. 

Politicians who sell dreams, but fail to deliver get thrashed by public, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks come weeks after the BJP's dismal show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

BJP will be reduced to single digits in Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka: State Congress chief

Dinesh Gundu Rao says BJP made 3 attempts to buy MLAs, insists coalition has strengthened Congress and JD(S) as party workers have overcome differences.

From ‘done deal’ with NC to Independent: What changed Kashmir IAS topper Shah Faesal’s mind

Shah Faesal, who resigned from the IAS earlier this month to enter politics, says his 'purpose would not be fulfilled' by joining an existing political party.

Priyanka the Indira Gandhi that nation waiting for, writes BJP MP, leaves party red-faced

Ashwini Kumar, a media baron and the Karnal MP, has been on a warpath with the Haryana BJP unit. His paper carried an ode on Priyanka.

On Republic Day, Congress accuses Modi of behaving like dictator, BJP trampling Constitution

Former Maharahstra chief minister and state Congress chief Ashok Chavan attacked the ruling BJP for creating social unrest.

Rahul Gandhi gets front row view of Republic Day parade after last year’s ‘cheap seat politics’

Congress president Rahul Gandhi was seated in the sixth row last year, prompting angry protests from his party.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu seeks Congress ticket from Chandigarh

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, is the third candidate seeking a ticket to the Chandigarh seat that is currently held by Bollywood actor Kirron Kher.

This is the South Asian political jinx Priyanka and Rahul have to break to succeed

Like Rahul Gandhi & Priyanka Vadra, a sibling duo from the biggest political dynasties is not a rarity in South Asia, although they come with extremely chequered trajectories.

Jaitley tells CBI to avoid adventurism & concentrate only on bull’s eye in Kochhar probe

A reason for poor conviction rate in India is that adventurism & megalomania overtakes investigators and professionalism takes a back seat, he said.

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The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.