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Chief ministership is a small thing, I will do what party tells me to, says Shivraj Chouhan

The 5-time Madhya Pradesh CM’s Ladli Behna Yojana is believed to have helped buck anti-incumbency in state. But Shivraj attributes victory to PM Modi and 'double-engine' governance.

Meet new Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s team — ex-Air Force pilot, former Naxalite, businessman

Along with Revanth, 11 senior Congress legislators were also sworn in as ministers by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Four of them were associated with KCR before.

Is BJP set to call it quits with deputy CM Dushyant’s JJP in Haryana? Party debating pros & cons

With 41 MLAs & support from 6 Independents, BJP is already comfortable in the assembly. Utility of the 4-yr-old alliance came up for discussion at CM Khattar’s residence this week.

BJP ex-MLA claims barred from RSS museum for ‘being SC’: Siddaramaiah hits out, Sangh says ‘baseless’

In an audio clip, Goolihatti Shekar alleged that he was denied entry in Napur's Hedgewar memorial since he is a Dalit. BJP had denied him poll ticket this year.

‘Become positive voters’: UP Congress writes to Muslims, warns of bid to reserve their seats for women

Minority affairs dept head says more such letters to community leaders are planned as this is 'a way of constructive engagement'. Muslims comprise 19.26% of UP's population.

Revanth Reddy sworn in as 1st Congress CM of Telangana, implements party poll guarantees on Day 1

Besides Reddy, 11 ministers were also administered oath Thursday, among whom was deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.

‘Call me Modi, not Modiji’ — PM tells BJP MPs that the suffix ‘distances him from public’

The PM was addressing 1st meeting of BJP parliamentary party since BJP's victory in assembly elections in MP, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh. Modi said party chosen because of it development model.

Revanth Reddy takes oath as chief minister of Telangana, becomes state’s 1st Congress CM

Ahead of the swearing in ceremony Thursday, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said, 'We will implement the guarantees. We are committed to whatever we have said.'

A big-ticket wedding for BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi’s MLA son & IAS fiancée — 4 cities, 3 lakh invites

Over 1.5 lakh expected to attend nuptial events of Bhavya & Pari. Card-and-'peele chawal' invites to go to all in family's Adampur seat. BJP leader visits 86 villages to extend personal invites.

How MP sweep surprised BJP brass — ‘sidelined’ Shivraj’s women connect, state unit’s groundwork

A survey in June painted a dismal picture of voter fatigue, anti-incumbency for BJP. But party’s organisational structure, combined with CM’s Ladli Behna Yojana, helped turn the tide. 

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

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.