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‘BJP ignored us’: Ally Athawale unhappy with NDA’s seat-sharing ahead of BMC polls

The Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief added that BJP and Shiv Sena's alliance has created trouble for his party, claiming that RPI was not even included in seat-sharing talks.

Akali Dal turns Mann’s ‘dinosaur’ jibe into comeback campaign. Punjab politics takes ‘Jurassic Park’ turn

From lizards, to dinosaurs crushing brooms with their feet, AAP & SAD have turned barbs into a memefest with AI images packed with political messaging.

Rumbles in NCP camps over Pawar parivar civic poll pact—discontent for some, practical move for others

Coalition of NCPs led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar sets off speculation of a merger in the future even as parties say alliance only for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic polls.

For Andhra Pradesh’s all-season IAS Praveen Prakash, Naidu-Jagan rivalry cost him his career

Prakash took VRS in 2024 after he found himself without a posting in Naidu govt. He says he was also denied central deputation, reflecting on politicisation of Indian bureaucracy.

Under fire over shanty demolitions, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gets support from unlikely quarter—BJP

Row after Kerala CM, Congress high command express displeasure over demolition of 150 shanties in Bengaluru. 

Rahul aide’s Tamil Nadu-UP debt data pits Congress against Congress. TN-party chief writes to AICC

A social media post that compared Tamil Nadu finances unfavourably with UP has snowballed into an internal Congress row with TNCC accusing Praveen Chakravarty of boosting BJP narrative.

‘Marathi manoos’ hub to multilingual metropolis: Mumbai’s demographic mutation has political dimensions

BMC polls next month will be a crucial test for Thackeray legacy in Mumbai, where Shiv Sena once dominated civic politics. But city's changing character has had an impact on voting pattern.

Pawar ‘parivar’: Ajit & Sharad Pawar’s NCP factions come together for Pimpri Chinchwad civic polls

Dy CM Ajit announced the alliance at an election rally in Pimpri Chinchwad, saying seat-sharing talks between the two parties have been held and details will be announced later.

‘We both follow Constitution, same ideologies’: Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA & Congress tie up for BMC polls

The Congress said the alliance is only for Mumbai, and for the rest of the 28 municipal corporations going to polls in Maharashtra, a decision will be taken at the local level. 

‘If you oppose what people like, how will you get votes?’ Amit Shah targets ‘Rahul baba’

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a party won’t get votes if it opposes everything people like, quipping that it was...

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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.