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Akhilesh Yadav had approved 13 mining leases without e-tender, CBI says it has proof

The CBI has also dismissed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and the Congress’ claims that its probe and raids were ‘politically motivated’.

Another wicket falls for the NDA as Assam ally AGP walks out on Citizenship Bill issue

It’s not the arithmetic but the perception of constantly losing allies that would be of concern to the BJP, while opposition parties band together against it.

No Smriti Irani, Uma Bharti in BJP’s 17 election committees

The BJP Sunday declared a list of key committees that will lead it into the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign.

Lalu Yadav’s sons locked in family feud, leave RJD leaders fretting

Senior RJD leaders believe Lalu Yadav's sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap are headed for a split, despite recent attempts to put up a united front.

AAP has no identity in Punjab, no need for alliance: Amarinder tells Congress chief Rahul

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said there was no need for Congress to ally with AAP in Punjab, but a final decision is yet to be announced by the party.

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive term

Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister after her Grand Alliance won 96 per cent seats in the recently concluded Bangladesh election.

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, India’s first Muslim home minister & lover of gardens and golf

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, a two-time chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, passed away this day two years ago.

Nirmala Sitharaman ‘forgot’ her own political family while she attacked Rahul’s dynasty

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s husband was close to former PM P.V. Narasimha Rao, while her father-in-law was a multi-term minister in Andhra Pradesh.

Rajnath to head BJP’s manifesto panel, Gadkari will lead outreach for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Union ministers Arun Jaitley, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi are also in the manifesto panel.

Shame that Rahul Gandhi is misleading country on HAL contracts: Nirmala Sitharaman

Rahul Gandhi had accused the defence minister of lying in the Parliament about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for HAL.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

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.