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A win after years of demand & a poll boycott—ENPO & how it led the fight for Frontier Nagaland

A new agreement brings into existence the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority, with six eastern districts of Nagaland—Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire, Longleng, Noklak and Shamator—under it.

While Bangaloreans bear brunt of 2nd Bengaluru metro fare hike, Centre-state play the blame game

Fares determined by independent fare fixation committee that is 'solely constituted' by Centre, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya counters.

Kalraj Mishra: How the BJP old-timer & Brahmin flag-bearer is stirring the political pot in UP

Mishra has served twice as UP BJP president, and three terms as Rajya Sabha member. He was a Union minister from 2014 to 2017, and has been governor of Himachal and Rajasthan.

‘Modi teri kabr khudegi’: Why PM thinks Opposition ‘wishes him dead’

Addressing Rajya Sabha, Modi also criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his exchange with Union Minister Ravneet Bittu, calling it an 'insult to Sikhs'.

The Modi Lok Sabha speech that never happened: Why Speaker Om Birla ‘urged PM not to come’

The Lower House of Parliament passed the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address through a voice vote, with PM Modi not replying to the discussion.

Modi Parliament Speech HIGHLIGHTS: PM targets Congress, calls for quality exports

Modi Parliament Speech HIGHLIGHTS | Oppn MPs staged walkout from Rajya Sabha shortly after PM began his address on Motion of Thanks to President.

SC appearance for SIR plea not a first, Mamata has donned black robe to fight for party workers before

Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray recalled Mamata had appeared several times as a lawyer in various district courts of Bengal during CPI(M) rule.

Kharge-Nadda spat in RS: Ruckus continues over Rahul not allowed to speak on Naravane unpublished book

This comes as PM Modi is expected to reply in Upper House to Motion of Thanks on President's Address. Amid the chaos, Opposition staged a walkout.

Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks amid repeated disruption by Oppn, PM likely to speak in Rajya Sabha

Speaker Om Birla initiated a voice note, after which the motion was passed without PM Modi's address in the Lower House.

India-US trade deal will see a farm laws-type agitation: Kharge warns Modi govt in Rajya Sabha

The Congress president also said that while the President spoke of women empowerment, women have, in fact, only become a ‘vote bank’ for BJP.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.