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‘Nonsensical’: Nitish Kumar rejects Rahul’s claim of Bihar caste census under Congress pressure

Three days after parting ways with the Mahagathbandhan, Bihar CM said that he did not appreciate the nomenclature of the opposition bloc INDIA.

‘Like Sudama & Krishna’ — who are ‘Mahabrahmanas’ now throwing weight behind Akhilesh Yadav

Rashtriya Karyarat Party, which claims to represent this subset of Brahmins, is set to organise 'Mahabrahmin Mahapanchayat' on 1 Feb, with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav as chief guest.

Akhilesh Yadav’s wife, cousins figure in Samajwadi Party first list of 16 Lok Sabha candidates

Dimple Yadav to contest from Mainpuri again, while Dharmendra & Akshay fielded from Badaun & Firozabad. 11 OBC candidates — including three Yadavs — also feature in list.

BJP retains Chandigarh mayor post after 8 AAP & Congress councillors’ votes declared invalid

Eight votes cast by alliance councillors were declared invalid by presiding officer, leading BJP's Manoj Sonkar to win with 16 votes. Congress & BJP have moved court against poll result.

‘A little bit of pressure & Nitishji does a U-turn. We don’t need him,’ says Rahul Gandhi

Speaking during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress leader says there was pressure on CM regarding caste census, adding that to achieve social justice, such ‘X-Rays’ are needed.

‘Due space’ to Ram-Sita in Constitution, says PM. It has Tipu, Akbar, Buddha and other icons too

Referring to illustrations of the deities in the original copy of the Constitution, PM Modi has twice in a week said Ram Rajya acted as inspiration for its makers.

Neither arithmetic nor chemistry working for INDIA bloc: Nadda after BJP’s Chandigarh mayoral polls win

BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar defeated AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar, who was fielded as part of an alliance with the Congress, and won the post of mayor in Chandigarh.

Cracks exposed in Maharashtra ruling alliance as NCP, BJP leaders question CM over Maratha OBC quota

Both BJP & Ajit Pawar faction of NCP have sizable OBC vote bank & oppose granting Marathas OBC quota. NCP's Bhujbal has even called upon OBC community members to take out public marches.

Decks cleared for Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project ahead of LS polls. ‘Doing politics’, says Congress

Rajasthan-MP sign MoU with Union Jal Shakti ministry for implementation of integrated Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal link with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. To 'directly benefit 13 districts'.

Amid high drama over an ‘untraceable’ Hemant Soren, Jharkhand CM arrives at his Ranchi residence

Soren was not at home when ED team had landed at his Delhi residence Monday. Soren has since written to ED to confirm his availability for questioning on 31 January.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.