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4 MLCs from Congress move to join TRS

With only 6 members in the 40-member council in Telangana legislative council, losing 4 members will be a major setback for Congress. 

Congress game plan 2019 — an Amit Shah ‘speech counter’ to track his ‘vile’ comments

Congress, which already has a Modi 'speech counter', believes Amit Shah will adopt aggressive rhetoric ahead of 2019 polls and wants to be ready to track & retort.

Even in HRD ministry there were tell-tale signs that Upendra Kushwaha would quit NDA

Upendra Kushwaha's exit from NDA is likely to impact the BJP in Bihar, where his RLSP was an ally.

India rejects Pakistan’s claim over Jinnah House saying property belongs to it

India said that Pakistan has no locus standi as far as this property is concerned. 

‘You care about death of 2 men but not 21 cows?’ BJP MLA hits out at ex-civil servants

Bulandshahr legislator Sanjay Singh has called the open letter by 82 civil servants demanding UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s resignation ‘politically motivated’.

3 key developments that make BJP happy despite its election defeats

Image of a ‘splintered opposition’ has set off talks among BJP leadership about how that can help party both ‘arithmetically and in terms of perception’.

Sajjan Kumar, sentenced to life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, wants till January to surrender

The Delhi High Court convicted Sajjan Kumar in the case and ordered his surrender before December 31.

Ram temple & religion may be poll issues for BJP, can’t be so for NDA: Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan has said the BJP’s recent defeat in three state polls is a ‘warning’.

Raje, BJP high command headed for another showdown as ex-CM eyes state unit chief post

Vasundhara Raje keen to hold post as it would give her a say in Rajasthan's candidate selection for 2019, high command worried it could affect party prospects.

With just months to go for Lok Sabha elections, populism is back centre stage

Modi has so far held back on announcing a national farm loan waiver. But temptation to appease voters was evident when he hinted at cutting GST rates.

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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.