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Himachal Pradesh is like my home, says PM Modi as BJP completes one year in the state

The prime minister addressed a 'jan abhaar' rally in Dharamshala to celebrate one year of the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh.

In 2018, Narendra Modi’s BJP govt stood for bickering, jostling & picking fights

Modi government's constant conflict with one institution or the other and its adverse perception made it look like a fledgling force.

Akhilesh Yadav makes his annoyance of Congress plain

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also says he will meet Telangana CM KCR, strengthens rumour that the Congress may not be part of SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh.

Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for ‘shoot mercilessly’ comment over death of JDS worker

Rubbishing opposition leader B. S. Yeddyurappa's demands for an apology, Karnataka Chief Minister said it is a human tendency to react like that.

Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for ‘shoot mercilessly’ comment over death of JDS worker

Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for ‘shoot mercilessly’ comment over death of JDS worker

Difficult to predict India’s next prime minister, says Baba Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he was not focussed on politics and would not support or oppose anyone in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

3 months before LS polls, BJP plans grand show of strength at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan

BJP is organising a two-day event on 11 & 12 January, at which its bigwigs will interact with nearly 15,000 public representatives and grassroots leaders.

Bajrang Bali, bird droppings, Brahminical patriarchy: 15 controversial comments of 2018

ThePrint looks back at some of the remarks made by leaders this year that started a row 

Angry, Dalit, Muslim, sportsman: The many avatars of Lord Hanuman in 2018

Since Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Dalit’ Hanuman comment last month, BJP leaders have been tripping over themselves to offer new labels to the God.

Punjab panchayat poll process breaks down over a matter of Rs 7 ‘chulha tax’

Thousands of candidates have been rejected due to non-payment of chulha tax, but they allege officials are not accepting it to favour the Congress.

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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.