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RSS worker, Khattar loyalist & 1st time MLA — who is new Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli

Badoli unsuccessfully contested 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Sonipat. His appointment as Haryana BJP chief is attempt by party to achieve ‘perfect combination’ of caste equations.

Denied cabinet berth in new NDA govt, Dalit Karnataka BJP MP calls out own party as being ‘anti-Dalit’

7-time MP Ramesh Jigajinagi is from Madiga community classified as ‘SC-Left’ in the state. BJP downplays his comments, says 'party will fix all these issues'.

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across 7 states

Assembly by-polls are being held in four constituencies in West Bengal, 3 in Himachal Pradesh, 2 in Uttarakhand and one each in Punjab, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.

In AIADMK’s boycott of today’s Vikravandi bypoll, a message to former ally PMK

AIADMK has opted out of contest in stronghold in apparent olive branch to NDA ally PMK, say observers. But PMK asserts that coalition is intact & it’ll pick allies closer to state polls.

Embroiled in row over ‘beef passes’, Union MoS suggests BSF ‘giving political shelter to TMC’

BJP's Shantanu Thakur, accused by TMC's Mahua Moitra of issuing passes to transport beef along Indo-Bangladesh border ahead of Bengal bypoll, points his finger at 85 Battalion.

Kirti Chakra awardee’s mother meets Rahul Gandhi, hopes he ‘does something’ about Agnipath scheme

Manju Singh, mother of late Captain Anshuman Singh, met the Congress MP in Raebareli. She slammed the Agnipath scheme, saying that facilities must be equal for all soldiers.

BJP’s reports pinpoint Agnipath as factor in LS setbacks across states, cadres want review of scheme

Youth anger against Modi govt’s scheme continues to be cited as a major concern in states, especially Haryana, where polls are scheduled later this year, ThePrint has learnt.

Wiped out in Jharkhand tribal seats, BJP rakes up ‘demographic change’ due to ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’

Recent HC order asking Soren govt to push back Bangladeshi infiltrators has come as shot in arm for opposition party. Jharkhand is set for polls in November-December.

‘Dreaming of Khalsa Raj not crime’ — Amritpal criticises mother for denying he’s a ‘Khalistan supporter’

Jailed Sikh radical, sworn in as Khadoor Sahib MP Friday, issues statement on X. He criticises his family for 'even thinking about compromising on Sikh Raj, let alone saying it out loud'.

After Mayawati, DMK allies VCK & Congress demand arrest of ‘real culprits’ in BSP leader murder case

VCK leader Thirumavalavan & TN Congress chief Selvaperunthagai also raise concerns about safety of Dalit leaders in TN. Police say it was revenge for killing of gangster last year.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.