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Chirag Paswan becomes first NDA voice to criticise lack of reservation in lateral entry

Union minister announces that he will raise matter before government. Provisions of reservation must be followed in government appointments, he adds.

Rajasthan BJP may not be ready for a contest yet. ‘1 state, 1 election’ push to delay local polls

Following general election setback & several challenges, BJP govt needs to buy time to show its work before facing polls, say party functionaries.

11 CBI chargesheets & 9 ED complaints, but no trial. Cases against Jagan Reddy & what’s delaying trial

Ex-CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, arrested in May 2012 on charges of accumulating disproportionate assets, has been out on bail since September 2013. SC has now pulled up CBI for delay in trial.

Deepender Hooda at helm, Congress front & centre at Vinesh Phogat’s Haryana homecoming. No BJP

Political undercurrents marked Phogat’s roadshow as parties brace for assembly polls. Vinesh’s cousins too skip event, target her for forgetting Mahavir Phogat in her gratitude note.

Anna Canteens back in AP, but here’s why Naidu may not deliver on ‘Super 6’ poll promises anytime soon

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh says previous Jagan govt 'took 3 yrs to implement their promises', adds that his father's govt will implement all promises 'in systematic manner'.

In Khushbu’s return to active politics, TN BJP gets another crowd-puller, but ‘outsider’ image hangs heavy

Known for controversial statements & being a crowd-puller, the actor-politician, who had resigned as NCW chief, returns at a time when BJP state chief Annamalai is going on study leave.

How Hemant Soren is making his prison stint a poll plank to attack BJP in tribal Jharkhand

In countless public meetings, the CM has brought up his 5-month incarceration, presenting himself as taking up the cause of tribals, the poor, and Dalits. Polls due in November-December.

LS setback won’t deter BJP, it will rule for next 35 yrs, says Shah. Party sets 10-cr membership target

Party has a strong foundation, home minister tells BJP workers at a closed-door meeting. Sambit Patra says new members can join through missed calls, QR codes, NaMo app.

JMM leader Champai Soren reaches Delhi amid speculations of him likely to join BJP

Soon after landing in Delhi, Soren told reporters that he hasn’t met any BJP leader and he is in the national capital on a 'personal' visit.

JJP meltdown: 7 MLAs abandon party ahead of Haryana polls, only 3 including Dushyant left standing

Soon after EC declared poll dates, JJP received 4 back-to-back resignations, including that of Uklana MLA Anoop Dhanak. Three others have already distanced themselves from party.

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Sapiosexuals are just snobs who are bad at small talk

This bold I-only-go-out-with-smart-people crowd opens Hinge chats by asking you what you're reading these days. They name-drop Kafka and Nietzsche and use the word 'nuance' a lot.

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

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

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

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.

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.