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52 criminal cases & love of horses — who’s Bihar ex-MLA Anant Singh, out campaigning on 15-day parole

‘Chhote Sarkar’ Anant Kumar Singh, serving a 10-yr sentence in a Patna jail, was released on parole this week and is campaigning for JD(U)’s Lalan Singh in Munger.

JJP’s Dushyant Chautala says he’ll back Congress in no-trust motion against Haryana’s BJP govt

Chautala should parade 10 MLAs before governor to prove intent, says Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Ball in Hooda's court, JJP to give outside support to his government, retorts Chautala.

Tamil Nadu’s first ever BJP MLA, C Velayuthan, dies at 73. Modi, Nadda, Annamalai pay tributes

Chennai: The first Bharatiya Janata Party member to be elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, C. Velayuthan, passed away at his hometown in...

After ‘racism’ row, Sam Pitroda resigns as Indian Overseas Congress chief

Decision to step down was on his own and party has accepted decision, says senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

Khattar says resignation wasn’t sudden, ‘suggested’ change of guard to Modi a year ago

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar also says he doesn’t think anyone else would’ve transferred power voluntarily like he did with his successor Nayab Singh Saini.

Man livestreams from poll booth in Gujarat’s Dahod, Congress says he’s son of BJP candidate

Polling took place Tuesday in this reserved seat for Scheduled Tribes where Congress candidate Prabha Taviad is up against BJP’s Jasvantsinh Bhabhor.

‘Unwell’, ‘retired’, ‘sitting at home’, ‘national interests’ — 7 JJP MLAs skip poll campaign

Haryana-based party is contesting on all 10 parliamentary seats. Action initiated, says party supremo Ajay Chautala.

‘Rahul exposes truth about Adani every day,’ says Priyanka after PM questions silence on Adani-Ambani

Priyanka Gandhi alleged Modi govt has waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of billionaires like Adani and Ambani, whereas farmers in Uttar Pradesh have been committing suicide.

‘Now I know why Congress wanted to defeat Murmu’: Modi lashes out over Pitroda’s remarks on skin colour

Jairam Ramesh calls Sam Pitroda's comments — comparing the appearance of Indians from different regions to ethnic groups across the world — 'unfortunate & unacceptable'.

Modi turns Congress’s criticism on its head, questions Rahul’s silence on ‘Ambani-Adani’

PM in Telangana said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stopped abusing the industrialists 'overnight' after elections were announced, demanded to know whether this was result of a deal.

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India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.