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Army chief, CDS rows behind Ambani, SRK — Rahul takes swipe at PM over seating at swearing-in

'Billionaire friends' top Modi's priority list, says Rahul Gandhi on his public WhatsApp channel. Jairam Ramesh & Vivek Tankha also criticise the arrangement in X posts.

After her Lok Sabha loss, Ajit Pawar nominates wife Sunetra to RS, causing heartburn in NCP

Party leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal, Anand Paranjape, Baba Siddiqui and even Parth Pawar —Ajit Pawar’s son — were keen on getting the nomination for the seat, it is learnt.

‘Admonishment by Amit Shah?’ — Annamalai, Tamilisai blame game over LS polls divides Tamil Nadu BJP

Former Telangana governor Tamilisai had suggested that Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s decision not to ally with AIADMK cost the party in the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP’s Pema Khandu takes oath as CM of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time

BJP won 46 out of 60 seats in the state assembly elections held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, paving the way for the 44-year-old incumbent CM to retain his position.

‘Zukham pneumonia ban gaya’ — BJP leaders say Oppn’s tactics, infighting, caste factor hurt party in Rajasthan

BJP’s Jhabar Singh Kharra said that Congress successfully created an anti-BJP narrative in Rajasthan, which the party could not thwart. BJP won 14 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

BJP leadership has ‘totally alienated’ ideological base, says Congress MP-elect Gaurav Gogoi

Referring to Himanta Biswa Sarma as his ‘star campaigner’, Gogoi alleges Assam CM is 'amassing properties and wealth with political blessings of a powerful Union Minister'.

Loyalists in Modi Cabinet, Yediyurappa tightens grip on Karnataka BJP, but disquiet among Lingayats

Even former CMs Jagadish Shettar & Basavaraj Bommai were overlooked in Delhi. Lingayats are believed to be single largest caste group in Karnataka.

Did BSP dent SP-Congress LS prospects in multiple seats? Here’s what seat-wise analysis shows

BSP may have attempted to dent prospects of INDIA bloc constituents SP & Congress in 23 seats and BJP-led NDA in 31 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, an analysis by ThePrint shows.

Hindutva, Himanta weighing down BJP in Northeast. Allies rue ‘burden’, 1 demands ‘special status’

Such collective repudiation is rare for BJP in the region, where it has grown considerably aided by support of local parties that generally tend to ally with the party at the Centre.

Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as BJP’s first CM in Odisha, PM Modi attends ceremony

This is the first BJP govt in Odisha after its emphatic performance in recent elections, after it defeated BJD. BJP won 78 of 147 seats in Odisha assembly polls.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.