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Nitin Gadkari does what only he can — subtly show Modi-Shah the mirror

Nitin Gadkari's recent remarks indicate a slight tilt in scales as a section of BJP now feels emboldened to question the Modi-Shah leadership.

‘Chastened’ Amit Shah reaches out to BJP MPs, they say move is 4 years too late

BJP chief Amit Shah has been meeting MPs and allowing them to air grievances but many feel it's just optics, and their suggestions won’t be part of 2019 strategy.

BJP leader takes a train from Amritsar to Ayodhya, says no ‘achhe din’ in railways

BJP’s Laxmi Kanta Chawla, travelling on Saryu-Yamuna Express, has a message for Modi & Piyush Goyal — stop thinking of bullet trains, Indian Railways.

Naveen Patnaik, Mamata Banerjee shake hands with KCR only to push their own 2019 agendas

While meeting helps Patnaik maintain his anti-BJP, anti-Congress stand, Mamata burnishes her credentials as a key facilitator to opposition unity.   

TRS chief KCR meets Mamata & Patnaik in efforts to forge alliance without BJP & Congress

The Telangana Chief Minister said that very soon they will come out with a concrete plan for the next year's Lok Sabha elections.

Hanuman was a sportsman & symbolised strength, says UP minister Chetan Chouhan

Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson, says UP sports minister Chetan Chauhan

Modi’s tightrope walk in Odisha — slam state govt, but not Naveen Patnaik

With its allies driving a hard bargain and opposition parties huddling together to forge a front, BJP doesn’t want to antagonise relatively less unfriendly forces.

PDP leader Bashir Ahmad Runyal quits party 

The senior PDP leader also said that he would fight the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as an independent candidate. 

India is the most tolerant country in the world, says Rajnath Singh

The home minister rubbished allegations that intolerance was rising in the country.

Mahagathbandhan is an incoherent alliance of rich dynasties, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also termed it an unholy alliance of various political parties for personal survival.

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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.