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JJP ups the ante after Brijendra Singh leaves BJP, wants Hisar & Bhiwani-Mahindragarh or will go solo

Dushyant convened meeting of his party’s coordination committee at Sirsa Sunday evening, after which the BJP ally made its plans known. This came hours after Singh joined Congress.

Why TMC picked former KKR star Yusuf Pathan to contest LS polls from Adhir’s stronghold Berhampore

The former cricketer, who was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, is contesting from a Lok Sabha seat held by Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury since 1999.

Cong leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs

Two vacancies of election commissioners have arisen following the resignation of Arun Goel and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement. Plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur

Thrissur twist: How Congress offset desertion by ex-CM’s daughter with a surprise candidate

Ahead of LS polls, children of ex-Kerala CM Karunakaran set stage for intense battle in Thrissur, which has candidates like BJP’s Suresh Gopi & CPI’s Sunil Kumar.

As talks of reunion gather steam, Jakhar hails Badal for stitching Akali-BJP alliance to ‘heal Punjab’

Punjab BJP chief was speaking at death anniversary of SAD patriarch. With farmers' protest at Shambhu petering out, seat sharing talks are back between Shiromani Akali Dal & BJP.

Who is Patiala royalty Jai Inder Kaur, BJP’s Mahila Morcha face in Punjab

Jai Inder Kaur, daughter of Captain Amarinder Singh & Preneet Kaur, is leading BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Punjab and is believed to be eyeing bigger role at the national level. 

‘No democracy within BJP’ — Hisar MP Brijendra, father Birender Singh go Congress way

Former IAS Brijendra Singh was elected to Lok Sabha from Hisar in 2019. Father Birender Singh says will also join Congress soon, adds ‘one can’t express one’s views within BJP’.

Days after losing MLA to TMC, Bengal BJP hit by resignation of MP from Jhargram

Kunar Hembram, who won the Jhargram seat in 2019, sent his resignation to state BJP chief Friday, says ‘BJP is a national party, my leaving it won’t affect its functioning’.

BJP-TDP-JSP declare pre-poll alliance. How it alters Andhra’s electoral equations & for Jagan’s YSRCP

A statement released by the 3 parties says seat sharing 'will be deliberated' soon, but TDP leaders say important thing is that the alliance will ensure anti-Jagan vote is not split.

Manish Khanduri joins BJP, day after resigning from Congress

Khanduri and veteran BJP leader Retd Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri joined the BJP in presence of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at the BJP Mahanagar office in the state capital.

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India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

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.