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Electoral bonds worth more than Rs 1,000 crore issued in 2017-18, says RTI reply

Modi government's scheme had drawn flak from opposition, which had raised concerns that it would lead to an opaque poll funding process. 

This is the ‘Shakti’ Rahul Gandhi used to help pick his chief ministers

Congress said its chief Rahul Gandhi sought the opinion of party workers through the Shakti platform to decide on the CM candidates.  

Ashok Gehlot emerges as frontrunner for Rajasthan’s chief ministerial post

Preparations have started at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur for the oath-taking ceremony, though it's not unclear when it will be held.

This Mizoram seat was so closely fought that you can count the victory margin on a finger

Congress leader Pianmawia, who lost the seat, had demanded a recounting of votes which was accepted by the election commission. The recounting too found the same result and margin.

KCR becomes Telangana chief minister for second consecutive term

His party Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 88 seats in the 119-member assembly.

Naveen Patnaik’s silence speaks the loudest in opposition’s boisterous attempts at unity

The Odisha CM said BJP's defeat in the polls reflected the ‘mood of the nation’ but clarified that he would stay away from both Congress and BJP.

Twitter continues to issue warnings to non-Pakistani users for flouting Pakistani laws

Over the last two weeks, Twitter has issued warnings to two non-Pakistani users for violating laws of the Islamic Republic.

Rahul Gandhi asks Congress MLAs, workers to suggest who should be CM in MP & Rajasthan

Amid meetings with top party leaders, Congress president Rahul Gandhi also sent out an audio message to party members, asking for their inputs on...

The IAS officers who made these 5 state elections controversy-free

Barring a voter deletion row and charges of EVM tampering in Telangana, there was little controversy with the credit to officials incharge of the elections.

Had Congress allied with BSP, it would’ve won 40 more seats across heartland states

A Congress-BSP alliance would have secured clear majorities in Rajasthan and MP where Mayawati's party upped not only its seat tally but vote share too.

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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.