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Lokpal would have prevented Rafale scam, says Anna Hazare before announcing hunger strike

The veteran anti-graft leader slammed the Centre saying he felt the country was in danger of slipping towards autocracy.

BJP’s talk shows party’s frustration, it needs to come up with new PM face: Akhilesh Yadav

SP president Akhilesh Yadav said it's clear the country is waiting for a new Prime Minister, and attacked BJP for not working during its tenure.

Activist Arvind Kejriwal called them corrupt leaders, now he calls them his friends

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday shared the stage with several leaders he has openly targeted for corruption.

Women’s commission slaps notice on BJP MLA Sadhana Singh for her ‘transgender’ remark

Singh came under stringent criticism for calling BSP chief Maywati a 'blot on womankind' and 'worse than a transgender'.

No challenge for Modi government in 2019 elections: Rajnath Singh

Mahagathbandhan shows that opposition party is afraid that BJP will form government again since the common man had faith in the present dispensation.

Congress MLA’s Rs 1.5-cr Mercedes ‘gift’ is not a first for Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has long courted controversies for accepting expensive 'gifts', including Hublot watch and Toyota Land Cruiser.

‘Pegwant’ Mann swears off liquor, but notorious AAP MP has had too many ‘drunk’ incidents

From religious events to funerals to Parliament sessions, comic-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann has repeatedly come under the scanner for his behaviour.

Opposition presented no common programme, it will be Modi vs chaos in 2019: Jailtey

Kolkata rally organised by TMC leader Mamata Banerjee was not just an anti-Modi rally, it was more of a non-Rahul Gandhi rally, the BJP leader wrote on his Facebook blog.

Not all well for Congress leaders even inside Karnataka resort. MLA hospitalised after brawl

According to sources at the hospital Congress MLA Anand Singh had ‘a black eye and suffered blunt injuries’.

PM Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir on 3 February: Ram Madhav 

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said Modi is set to address a mega rally in Jammu & will inaugurate projects worth thousands of crores in J&K next month. 

On Camera

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.