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This is why Rahul Gandhi can’t make up his mind about who will be Rajasthan CM

Neelam Pandey -
Two top leaders of Rajasthan Congress, Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot, are vying for the chief minister’s chair in the heartland state.
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Kamal Nath, Doon alum & Sanjay Gandhi’s friend, faces his biggest test as MP CM

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
Kamal Nath, a nine-time Parliamentarian, has spent a considerable amount of time in Delhi and has little pan-state appeal in Madhya Pradesh.
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Pakistan has been repeatedly asked to vacate all illegally occupied areas in India: Sushma Swaraj

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Approximately 78,000 sq km of Indian territory in the state of Jammu & Kashmir has been occupied by Pakistan, she said.
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Rajasthan Congress lawmakers authorise Rahul Gandhi to decide on CM candidate

PTI -
A resolution passed by Congress legislature party authorised Rahul Gandhi to decide name of the CM.
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BJP has become a party of the dead, says Yashwant Sinha

PTI -
The former finance minister also rejected the possibility of a change in the party's leadership after its losses in the recently concluded assembly polls.
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‘Jumlebaaz Modi’ and ‘Yogi for PM’ posters appear in Lucknow

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Police have taken down the posters and filed an FIR against an organisation called the Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena.
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BJP’s heartland headache — assembly poll losses reveal its eroding urban base

Ruhi Tewari -
Data analysed by ThePrint shows in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, BJP won only 46% of 80 urban seats, down from the 80% it won in 2013.
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Day after BJP drubbing, Yogi Adityanath lands up in Nepal

Aditi Vatsa -
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath attends a religious event at Janakpur, believed to be Sita’s birthplace.
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Congress claims support of 121 MLAs in Madhya Pradesh

PTI -
The Congress won 114 seats in the state polls and was short of 2 seats to reach the simple majority mark.
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KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi set to form govt in Telangana with thumping majority

PTI -
The TRS has secured a two-thirds majority and will form its second government in the youngest state in the country.
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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

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

Modi’s Nari Shakti pitch is fake. Men hold real power in BJP

BJP wants to be the party of Nari Shakti. Here’s a list to make that happen

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Economy

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Udit Bubna -
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.

Defence

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Jaydeep Gadhavi -
Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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