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Shivpal Yadav finally takes an exit route from SP, forms Samajwadi Secular Morcha

Disgruntled SP leader says outfit not a party yet, to address a rally at Muzaffarnagar on 31 August.

10 activists arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence. Nine names weren’t even in FIR

The only person named is Sudhir Dhawale, one of the organisers of Elgaar Parishad, the event said to be at the root of the January clashes.

Rahul Gandhi finally finds the time to visit Kailash Mansarovar

The Congress president had said he wanted to go on the pilgrimage after his plane nosedived during a trip to Karnataka during campaigning.

Ashutosh says AAP got him to use his caste name in 2014

Tweet by Ashutosh comes a day after it was reported that another leader, Atishi Marlena, was made to drop her surname because it sounds Christian.

Imran Khan faces big protest today from hardline Islamist group

Tehreek-e-Labbaik, which performed well in Pakistan’s elections last month, plans to protest a Dutch politician critical of Prophet Mohammed.

Modi-Shah discuss BJP election strategy with CMs, thrust on welfare moves & migrants

In day-long meet, leaders fine tune 2019 tactics, take stock of progress made and chalk out plans for year-end polls in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh &...

Let us teach Modi government a lesson, says Stalin as he takes over as DMK chief

Remarks could cast cloud on BJP’s participation in Karunanidhi’s memorial, scheduled for 30 August.

Supreme Court orders re-verification of 10% people named in Assam NRC draft list

The re-verification process will be a 'sample survey' for the satisfaction of the top court whose schedule would be decided later. 

Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of resorting to ‘politics of killing’

Continuing her tirade against BJP, Mamata said that she will defeat the saffron party in the 2019 general elections.

BJP spokesperson puts up hoardings calling Rajiv Gandhi the ‘father of mob lynching’

Tajinder Bagga says this is his response to Rahul Gandhi’s London statement, alleges Rajiv Gandhi set the mob on Sikhs in 1984

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

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.