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Ex-editor, jailed during Emergency — who is RSS No. 2 Dattatreya Hosabale, re-elected gen secy

Dattatreya Hosabale, 'close to PM Modi', has been RSS 'sarkaryavah' since 2021. 'His stand was ratified by RSS on decriminalisation of homosexuality'.

BRS leader K Kavitha moves SC, challenges her arrest in Delhi excise policy case

Kavitha was arrested by the ED team Friday in Hyderabad and was later brought to Delhi. She was sent to custodial remand until 23 March by the Rouse Avenue Court Saturday, 16 March.

Electoral bonds, EVMs & call for ‘Quit BJP’ — when INDIA bloc came together at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park

Amid allegations of EVM tampering, opposition leaders endorse Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, criticise BJP over electoral bonds calling it ‘white collar corruption’.

‘BJP ki kathni, karni mein antar hai’ — Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Pratap Singh on resigning from party

Ajay Pratap Singh, whose Rajya Sabha tenure is set to end in April, says there is a 'vast difference' between how BJP says it will select candidates & how it is actually doing it.

Modi refrains from attacking Andhra CM Jagan in 1st joint rally with new allies Naidu & Kalyan

TDP chief Naidu who ditched NDA & allied with Congress in 2018 now promises to be reliable partner to BJP. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan calls Modi 'Krishna'.

77.5% of funds DMK got via electoral bonds in 2019-24 were from ‘Lottery King’ Martin’s Future Gaming

2021-22 period — the year DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu — saw greatest amount donated as 'Lottery King' gave Rs 249 cr & Megha Infrastructure Rs 40 cr to party.

How EC’s haste in announcing Himachal bypolls after rebel Congress MLAs’ disqualification can help BJP

EC also promptly announced bypolls in Haryana, Maharashtra & Jharkhand, after having delayed bypolls in 4 seats of Pune, Ambala, Ghazipur & Chandrapur for over a yr despite HC's direction.

Re-elected as RSS General Secretary, Hosabale defends electoral bonds, calls them an ‘experiment’

Dattatreya Hosabale also spoke about revisiting concept of minority as it exists in Constitution, says RSS regards all as Hindus based on nationality, regardless of religion they follow.

Hisar to become Agrodak? Former Haryana minister’s plan to change name of his hometown triggers row

Local leaders and associations push back against changing name, citing Hisar's international recognition and historical pedigree. Names of 16 villages changed in 8 years of the BJP rule.

Out of Yogi’s favour, ex-IAS Navneet Sehgal rewarded with Prasar Bharati chairmanship by Modi govt

Once considered one of UP's most influential IAS officers, who also enjoyed trust of ex-CMs Mayawati & Akhilesh, Sehgal has a knack for comebacks after being sidelined in new regimes.

On Camera

Why investing in school readiness is critical to achieving the Viksit Bharat goal

The challenge is no longer one of policy intent — the blueprint for a world-class ECCE system exists within the NEP 2020. The task now is implementation fidelity.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.