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New twist in Karnataka BJP rebellion, MLA says party state chief Vijayendra behind Revanna video leak

MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal says several BJP office bearers were holding on to ‘CDs’ of important persons & using it to blackmail own MLAs. Yatnal has openly rebelled against BSY's family.

What is Uttar Pradesh’s Nazul Property Bill and why BJP lawmakers are opposing it

Politicians, especially from Prayagraj region, have hit out at Yogi govt for the bill which empowers state to reclaim Nazul govt properties leased out to pvt individuals & entities.

Kukis call removal of Assam Rifles from 2 Manipur areas ‘biased, appeasement’, Meiteis call it ‘victory’

2 battalions of Assam Rifles will be withdrawn from Bishnupur & Kangpokpi, replaced by CRPF. Decision was taken despite civil society groups of Kuki community & Kuki MLAs opposing move.

Multiple parties, trust deficit: Why ‘meet and greets’ are making waves in Maharashtra politics

From Fadnavis and Uddhav's elevator ride together, 2 Congress MLAs meeting Mahayuti leaders, to a least 3 of Ajit Pawar camp meeting Sharad Pawar, every encounter is raising eyebrows.

BJP in a bind in Bengal as MPs, MLA renew call for bifurcation & TMC slams ‘anti-Bengal politics’

BJP MLA from Murshidabad Gouri Sankar Ghosh joins MPs Nishikant Dubey and Anant Maharaj in demanding bifurcation while the party has officially distanced itself from demand.

‘Failed to apply his mind’ — Congress attacks Karnataka governor over show cause notice issued to CM

Thaawar Chand Gehlot issued the notice after receiving a private complaint in alleged MUDA scam. Deputy CM Shivakumar says governor acted 'in undue haste', demands withdrawal of notice.

‘Deliberate delay’ — YSRCP questions Naidu government over vote on account budget

The TDP alleges it is facing financial constraints due to YSRCP misrule; Jagan says Andhra Pradesh government is trying to evade fulfilling election promises.

Chink in NDA’s armour in Karnataka? JD(S) backs out of BJP-led padayatra in state

JD(S) wants to retain its strongholds & is unwilling to overlook rivalries with some BJP leaders, say experts. JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy says those trying to 'poison' his family leading yatra.

Behind renaming of ‘Gabbar town’ Ramanagara, a decades-old feud between two Vokkaliga heavyweights

Deve Gowda's son HD Kumaraswamy has created a narrative that he has given Ramanagara its identity. Another Vokkaliga leader, Dy CM Shivakumar, wants to change it.

What’s behind Digvijay Chautala’s plans to install Sidhu Moosewala statue in Haryana’s Dabwali

Digvijay, the younger brother of former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, insists there’s ‘no politics’ behind move. Assembly polls & Panjab University student union elections due soon.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

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.