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Gujarat Congress claims Smriti Irani misappropriated MPLAD funds, official denies

Anand’s district collector, whose ‘order’ the Congress is quoting, said the inquiry and allegations were against officials and contractors but not Irani.

Akhilesh Yadav slams PM Modi for minority appeasement during Ramzan

Yadav asks if Modi's recent visit to Indonesia and Malaysia during the month of Ramzan was an attempt towards 'international appeasement' of Muslims.

Sushma, Wang to begin resetting India-China ties by boosting people-to-people exchanges

The idea of a mechanism to push people-to-people links emerged from the Modi-Xi meeting in Wuhan. China has a similar mechanism with the US.

This is the BJP’s 2019 plan for Uttar Pradesh following loss after loss in bypolls

BJP seems to have realised that it may not be able to repeat its 2014 performance in the state, eyes just 50 Lok Sabha seats.

In Kerala bypoll, BJP takes a beating as ally deserts it

Party, after hyping up its chances, finished third in Chengannur; vote share drops nearly 7 points since 2016 assembly elections.

After poor bypoll show, BJP rushes to placate ally Akali Dal

After sustained demand from Sikh groups, the BJP government launches the Special Financial Assistance for Sewa Bhoj Yojana.

Karnataka will finally get a cabinet on 6 June

As Congress yields the coveted portfolio of finance to JD(S), chief minister Kumaraswamy and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal call on governor Vajubhai Vala to seek a date for the cabinet expansion.

Post-Kairana, BJP MLA gets poetic about party’s problems in Uttar Pradesh

Gopamau legislator Shyam Prakash says CM Yogi Adityanath is helpless, blames Amit Shah aide Sunil Bansal for state of administration.

High on Karnataka confidence, BJP may fight it alone in Andhra

BJP unlikely to tie-up with Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress, believes it should build on Narendra Modi's popularity for growth and expansion.

Star campaigner across India, but Yogi Adityanath fails to deliver on his home turf again

Defeat in the Kairana bypoll is seen as a fresh blow for the BJP after it lost Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seats in UP earlier this year.

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.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.