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Three men arrested in IIT-BHU gangrape case, SP & Congress allege they are BJP workers

Congress claims the 3 hold positions in BJP’s IT cell in Varanasi. BJP’s UP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi says strict action will be taken against those who have committed the crime.

Among 22 new ministers in Rajasthan govt, 6 Raje loyalists & BJP nominee for delayed Karanpur poll

17 new faces in Bhajanlal's council of ministers, including former MPs Rajyavardhan Rathore and Kirodi Lal Meena. Baba Balaknath, who was said to be CM contender, conspicuously missing.

As Prakash Ambedkar seeks place in INDIA as equal partner in MVA, allies say ‘top leaders to decide’

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Ambedkar has proposed 12+12+12+12 seats each for his party, Congress, Shiv Sena UBT & NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction.

Nitish at helm, JD(U) makes renewed bid to make him INDIA’s face — ‘bigger parties must be generous’

Resolution adopted by party's national council says the Bihar CM, who will embark on nationwide ‘Jan Jagaran Yatra’ in January, is a politician with experience in running coalitions.

INDIA’s Bengal seat-sharing impasse: TMC eyes lead role, CPIM defiant, state Congress keen to ‘go solo’

As Mamata's 31 December deadline looms, both Bengal Congress & CPI(M) remain reluctant to ally with TMC. Congress national leadership keen on tie-up to take on BJP.

Congress-backed INTUC says INDIA ally CPI ‘colluded’ with BRS to win Telangana coal workers’ union polls

AITUC victorious in Singareni coal workers' union polls, INTUC a strong second. BRS-linked union, the previous victor, became inactive this time after party's loss in assembly polls.

‘Even today Shiv Sena is number one party in Maharashtra,’ says Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut

Raut said that the party has been contesting on 23 seats in the past and there would be no change in the seat-sharing ratio in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Maharashtra CM Shinde announces LS campaign ‘Shivsankalp Abhiyaan’, to visit all 48 constituencies

Addressing party workers via video conferencing, CM Eknath Shinde asked them to prepare for 2024 polls and directed them to campaign for candidates of ruling alliance ‘Mahayuti'.

‘Ram Mandir banaya kaun, 370 hataya kaun?’ — BJP releases 2024 campaign song ‘Phir aayega Modi’

The 10-minute song, released by the BJP through its X account, focuses on Modi government’s works, India’s strides in space and the scientific arena, and takes digs at Oppn leaders.

‘Ambedkar vs RSS’ — Congress draws ideological battle lines for 2024 at Nagpur rally

At Congress foundation day rally, Kharge & Rahul Gandhi accuse RSS of capturing educational institutes, promise to implement Nyay scheme from 2019 manifesto, reiterate caste census pledge.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.