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As opposition refuses to budge, BJP to tap LS majority to pass Budget

Pragya Kaushika -
Sources said the decision came after repeated attempts to reach out failed to assuage the opposition, leading to seven straight days of washou
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Kumar Ketkar’s nomination reveals the dangers of letting journalists become lawmakers

Rajdeep Sardesai -
Journalists don't enjoy the luxury of lawyers who can afford to wear two hats, without compromising their professional integrity at some level.
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Lt Gen Vats, BJP RS pick from Haryana, is ex-Army doctor who says khaps aren’t ‘regressive’

Pragya Kaushika -
D.P. Vats is a retired Lt General of the Army and ex-chief of the Haryana Public Service Commission. But BJP leaders are also surprised at his nomination.
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Naresh Agarwal, the foot in mouth MP, has been criticised by the BJP itself several times in the past

Pragya Kaushika -
Naresh Agarwal's controversial comment on Jaya Bachchan isn't his first, the MP who joined BJP has received flak from the party in the past.
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‘Vendetta vs mandate-ta’: How Modi can reclaim his anti-corruption agenda, post PNB scam

Sandip Ghose -
Any dilution on the ‘incorruptible’ score will chip away much of the Modi magic.
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Haseeb Drabu: Mufti Sayeed’s close confidant who didn’t have Mehbooba’s trust

Maneesh Chhibber -
Drabu was the architect of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. He was sacked from the cabinet for his comment that Kashmir is a social, not political issue.
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Maharashtra govt gives in to most demands of agitating farmers, protesters to return home

Manasi Phadke -
The Maharashtra government said it would meet all the demands of the protesting farmers and gave firm assurances of compensation. Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led...
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After stints in every major party in UP, Naresh Agarwal hops over to BJP now

Kumar Anshuman -
Naresh Agarwal’s decline in the SP started last year and Akhilesh Yadav was said to be adamant about not nominating him to the Rajya Sabha again.
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Haseeb Drabu, minister & architect of BJP-PDP alliance, dropped from Jammu & Kashmir govt

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Drabu has been in the eye of a storm after his remark that Kashmir ‘isn’t a political issue’, he was a close aide of CM Mehbooba’s late father Mufti Sayeed.
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Amit Shah tells party that road to 2019 victory passes through Karnataka

Pragya Kaushika -
The BJP president has told ministers, party MPs and senior leaders to just focus on Karnataka until the elections there in April-May.
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Opinion

Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Triya Gulati -
Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

How India’s Sparrows outsmarted Pakistan and conquered Siachen in 1984 Operation Meghdoot

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Economy

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Hallie Gu -
War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Defence

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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