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Congress fields ex-BJP MLA Manvendra Singh against Raje to ‘avenge insult to father’

Manvendra Singh, the son of former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh, had quit the BJP to join the Congress in September.

Lala Lajpat Rai: A freedom fighter and proud son of the soil

The ‘Lion of Punjab’, Lala Lajpat Rai passed away on this day 90 years ago after being seriously injured in a lathi charge ordered on freedom fighters.

Remembering Bal Thackeray, political cartoonist who metamorphosed into a political fanatic

Thackeray rode on his anti-outsider rhetoric, pandering to a sense of alienation among Maharashtrians, changing Mumbai’s landscape forever.

The BJP could be hurt by the ‘Made-in-Mandsaur’ farmer anger even in 2019

The mood in Mandsaur, the hotbed of farmer agitation in MP, provides a peek into why the BJP has its task cut out for not just these polls but 2019 too. 

Modi dares Congress to make someone from ‘outside the family’ party president

Gandhis have still not come to terms with the fact that a 'son of a poor mother' can become the country's prime minister, he said.

Congress triggers race for CM as it fields all old warhorses in Rajasthan polls

Unlike in MP, the Congress has decided to field senior leaders Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, CP Joshi and Girija Vyas in Rajasthan polls.

In MP town where Ambedkar was born, Dalits are made to feel like ‘gandi naali ke keede’

Dalit voters of MP’s Mhow are in a quandary: To vote for BJP, which has ‘done nothing in the last 15 years’, or Congress, ‘which did nothing before’.

BJP will trace and drive out infiltrators after 2019 polls: Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah said infiltrators had been coming to India since 1971 and formed the "vote bank" of opposition parties like the Congress and TMC.

118 candidates file 151 nominations in poll-bound Rajasthan

So far, 269 candidates have filed 343 sets of nominations. The last date for filing of nominations is 19 November.

As leaders quit BJP in Rajasthan party brass worries about poor optics, impact on LS polls

As Dausa MP Harish Meena and MLA Manvendra Singh joined Congress, BJP’s central leadership is trying to focus on how to contain the damage.

On Camera

Blue, bold, and brutal—the Verditer flycatcher kills its enemies with kindness

Classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN, the resilient Verditer flycatcher maintains a strong presence from the Himalayas to the southern reaches of India.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.