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Rahul Gandhi launches MP campaign, dangles carrot and stick in front of state leaders

At Mandsaur, Congress president meets families of farmers killed in last year’s police firing; party leaders share stage in show of unity.

Dalit activists among five arrested for ‘inciting’ Bhima Koregaon violence

Police in Pune have accused the activists of having Maoist links. They had earlier booked a duo with Hindutva affiliations. Pune: The Pune Police today...

Arvind Kejriwal’s wife is kicking up a Twitter storm, but no one knows why

AAP leaders remain tight-lipped about the possibility of Sunita Kejriwal's political debut, saying her sudden aggression against the NDA government on social media has left them perplexed as well.

Rahul Gandhi’s MP poll pitch: Made in China will become Made in Mandsaur

Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised the farmers of Madhya Pradesh his party, if voted to power, will waive farm loans within the first 10 days of government.

Shiv Sena sends a tough message to BJP, hours before Thackeray-Shah meet

In its mouthpiece Saamana, the Shiv Sena questions timing of BJP chief Amit Shah’s overtures, reiterates resolve to contest 2019 solo

RSS mouthpiece advises BJP-led NDA to keep its flock together

The Sangh view coincides with BJP chief Amit Shah's scheduled meeting with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai Wednesday.

RSS fought harder than Congress for India’s freedom, claims Sangh author

Pracharak Narendra Sehgal says contribution by the RSS is largely unknown because its members didn’t write autobiographies from jail.

Once a soldier, always a soldier: The Sikh general who didn’t give Blue Star a second thought

As a division commander, Lt. Gen. K.S. Brar (Retd) led Operation Blue Star inside the Golden Temple from 3 to 7 June. He survived...

BJP reaches out to Shiv Sena, Amit Shah to meet Uddhav Thackeray tomorrow

Meeting comes in wake of bitter Lok Sabha bypoll that saw allies pitted against each other in Palghar; the Sena, which lost, alleged issues in the counting process.

Nitish Kumar set to take on BJP, forms a ‘Bihar front’ within NDA to bargain for 2019

BJP allies Nitish, Paswan and Kushwaha are believed to have come up with a seat-sharing plan that will leave the party with less than the 22 seats it won in 2014.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.