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‘Blind and lame joined hands, ignoring ground realities’ — BJP on AAP-Congress pact in Gujarat

Under seat-sharing agreement, AAP will contest 2 out of 24 seats in Gujarat while supporting Congress candidates in the rest.

Haryana budget walks path of fiscal discipline, while also providing numerous pre-election subsidies

CM unveiled a slew of measures including farm loan waivers, free bus travel, and higher ex gratia for kin of battle casualties, while also claiming higher GSDP growth & lower debt ratio.

Amid Sandeshkhali row, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala claims rape incident in Malda, attacks TMC

In an X post, BJP leader said, 'Be it Sandeshkhali or Malda, no woman safe in Bengal', and claimed instances of similar incidents in districts, alleging ‘rapists are being protected’.

Congress to play second fiddle to AAP in Delhi alliance, concedes seats in Haryana & Gujarat, too

As part of seat-sharing deal, in Delhi, Congress will field candidates in 3 seats, leaving 4 for AAP. In turn, AAP will contest Bharuch & Bhavnagar seats in Gujarat, Kurukshetra in Haryana.

‘There should be no Congress workers left in villages’ — Shah’s mandate to BJP workers in Chhattisgarh

Ahead of general elections polls, Amit Shah stresses on need to induct Congress workers, discusses issues like opening Lok Sabha offices in each constituency & forming booth committee.

Why Bihar BJP is training guns on ally Nitish’s trusted man, controversial IAS officer KK Pathak

BJP legislators have slammed Pathak, additional chief secretary in education dept, over video that purportedly shows him using foul language against teachers and govt officials.

From Bengal to Haryana and Tamil Nadu, what explains Congress’s obsessive fondness for Left

CPI was critical of Congress in yrs after Independence. Now, in TN, Congress has backed Samsung workers on strike, supporting CPI(M)-affiliated CITU. In Haryana, it left a seat for CPI(M).

‘Witness’ to ‘suspect’: Why CBI raided J&K ex-governor Satyapal Malik’s premises

CBI suspects Malik benefited from kickbacks for Rs 2,200 crore contract award in Jammu, it is learnt. In 2021, he said he had refused a Rs 300 crore bribe, prompting probe.

‘Mild-mannered’ Shiv Sainik with many firsts – Maharashtra ex-CM Manohar Joshi dies of cardiac arrest

During his lifetime, Joshi, who died Friday morning, did nearly everything a politician aspires to do. As a ‘soft-spoken and demure’ Sainik, he stood out.  

JJP MLA clashes with Chautala during no-confidence motion, reminds CM Khattar of ‘unkept promises’

Even while opposing no-confidence against CM Manohar Lal Khattar, JJP's Ram Kumar Gautam, who has been critical of Dushyant Chautala in past, spoke of myriad issues plaguing Haryana.

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.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

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.