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As Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar welcome Rahul, BJP says Karnataka govt snubbed German Chancellor

Karnataka’s industries minister M.B.Patil received German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the second day of his two-day official visit to India.

With SC’s Bengaluru civic poll deadline, Karnataka’s Congress govt set to face crucial test

India’s IT capital has had no elected council for nearly six years. SC directed Karnataka govt & state election commission to hold GBA polls by 30 June.

As Vikramaditya Singh slams ‘outsider’ civil servants, debate over Sukhu govt’s control on bureaucracy

Himachal PWD minister accuses IAS, IPS officers from UP & Bihar of ignoring state's interests, urges CM to act as Rajya Sabha polls loom. Party leaders raise concerns over leadership.

Rs 10 meals to AI pursuit of infiltrators, what parties have promised Mumbai in race to win BMC polls

In a city without elected corporators since 2022, all competing parties have attempted to solidify their core bases through their manifestos, with infra promises & unmistakable signals.

‘Thalaiva’ for a reason: Why TN Congress’s Rahul push & his support for Vijay are a message to DMK

Congress leaders tell ThePrint Rahul Gandhi’s expression of support for TVK leader’s movie is not out of political reasons, but because of their personal rapport.

BJP vs NCP battle for Pune & Pimpri Chinchwad heats up: Cops question Ajit Pawar party’s poll strategist

In the final hours of campaigning Tuesday, Pune Police reached the office of DesignBoxed Innovations Pvt Limited, and questioned the employees.

‘Laal Aankh to Laal Salaam?’ Congress’s tit-for-tat attack on BJP over Chinese delegation visit

Even as the Chinese Communist Party delegation also met Congress’s Salman Khurshid, the party accused the BJP of double standards for welcoming the Chinese team to its HQ.

Uddhav Sena vs Congress—as allies face off in BMC polls, Mumbai’s Muslim & Dalit voters hold key

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is confident of support from Mumbai’s Muslims, while Congress is banking on ally VBA for Dalit votes in BMC polls slated for 15 January.

Why Ajit Pawar’s battle in Pune brings up flashbacks of 2017 BJP-Shiv Sena fight in Mumbai

Pawar has hit out at Mahayuti ally BJP, which defeated then undivided NCP in 2017 in both Pune & Pimpri Chinchwad local bodies, every step of the way, even making allegations of graft.

Ahead of Bhagwant Mann’s Akal Takht hearing, BJP flags video of Punjab CM ‘disrespecting’ Sikh gurus

BJP demands probe into video it claims shows Mann hurting Sikh sentiments, while CM's aides dismiss it as AI-generated clip.

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.