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Hemant Soren takes oath as 13th CM of Jharkhand

Soren was released on bail on 28 June in a land scam case after spending around five months in jail.

Naidu’s whitepaper says image of Amaravati, AP suffered under Jagan — ‘Rs 2 lakh cr gain to GSDP lost’

The Andhra Pradesh CM says he'll re-engage firms to rebuild capital Amaravati, but admits it'll be difficult to convince them, adds there's an 'urgent need to restore investor confidence'.

Maharashtra govt clears ‘Central Park’ project to be modelled after ones in NY & London

BMC gets Mahalaxmi Racecourse land to develop the park, which, it says, will expand Mumbai's green space. Aaditya Thackeray questions 'BJP-mindhe regime', terms of land transfer.

Champai Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren stakes claim to form govt

Hemant Soren, executive president of JMM, was released on bail on 28 June after having spent nearly five months in jail in connection with a money laundering case.

Eye on polls, CM Saini offers ‘sops’ to Haryana panchayat heads, sarpanches call it ‘eyewash’

Sarpanch Association has been speaking against BJP govt’s e-tendering move since panchayat elections of 2022 & had opposed former CM Khattar and incumbent Saini in Karnal in polls.

First Parliament session in Modi 3.0 ends on bitter note as Oppn walks out of RS during PM’s address

Mallikarjun Kharge requested Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to allow him to intervene during PM Modi’s speech, but was not allowed. Hence, the Opposition walked out.

Anti-Constitution, anti-Dalit, anti-minority — Modi mounts scathing attack on Congress in Rajya Sabha

Reiterating his assurance to students affected by paper leaks, the PM also said that the Opposition had politicised an issue that affected the lives of the country’s youth.

Violence down, trying to restore peace in Manipur, Modi tells Rajya Sabha after long silence

The PM, who did not mention Manipur in his Lok Sabha speech on Tuesday, said state and central govts were trying their best to punish the perpetrators of violence.

‘Balak buddhi’ Rahul & ‘conspiracy against Hinduism’ — Modi’s blistering attack on Oppn in Parliament

A day after Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of spreading violence, hatred, and lies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a counter-attack on him and the Congress in his Parliament address. 

Hopeful of cross-voting, MVA fields 3rd candidate for Maharashtra MLC polls

In surprise move, Shiv Sena (UBT) fields Thackeray’s close aide Milind Narvekar. MVA has 3 candidates in the fray, but only enough numbers to win 2 seats. 11 seats go to polls on 12 July.

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.