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‘Bhagyanagar’ pitch, Modi roadshow — BJP aims to build on civic poll gains in Hyderabad assembly seats

BJP sprang a surprise in 2020 GHMC polls, going to 48 seats from 4. While it's perceived to have lost some momentum since then, party is pulling out all stops in Hyderabad area.

‘Resign, quit cabinet’: BJP’s Vikhe Patil tells NCP minister Bhujbal who made ‘anti-Maratha’ remarks

OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal has opposed granting Marathas reservation from OBC quota. Patil says if Chhagan Bhujbal doesn't resign, Maharashtra CM will 'have to think about it'.

Influencers, memes & WhatsApp — social media war rooms are frontline in battle for Telangana

Congress strategist Sunil Kanugolu has set up camp in Hyderabad along with his team. Member of BRS 'war room' says KTR spends 4 hours each night chalking out social media strategy.

‘Entry of cow eater a violation’ — local VHP leader ‘purifies’ UP temple after Muslim MLA’s visit

Dharmaraj Verma, who contested nagar panchayat polls with BJP support, says invite to SP MLA Saiyada Khatoon was attempt by 'own people' — Hindus — 'to tease' others from community.

Priyanka, KCR spar over ‘Indiramma’ but in ex-PM’s former seat, Medak, ‘that loyalty died with her’

Indira Gandhi represented Medak constituency in Parliament from 1980 until her assassination 4 years later. Her name has been frequently invoked in Telangana assembly poll campaign.

Why KCR’s adopted village in Telangana is upset with him

As Telangana prepares to vote on 30 November, villagers in Vasalamarri, which KCR adopted in 2020, point to issues such as lack of govt jobs, poor access to PDS & inadequate housing.

Ahead of Himachal mayoral polls, giving voting rights to MLAs new flashpoint between Congress, BJP

BJP plans to move court against Congress govt for mustering majority by giving ‘unconstitutional voting rights to MLAs in middle of poll process’. Congress says ‘no new addition to law’.

Aim is to end hatred in country, and for that Modi needs to be defeated, says Rahul Gandhi

Addressing an election rally at Nampally in Hyderabad, Gandhi alleged that RSS, PM Modi and 'hardliners' have spread hatred in the entire country.

Will quit politics if Rahul proves Congress-ruled states gave more jobs than Telangana — K Kavitha

Challenging the Congress leader, BRS MLC Kavitha asked whether Rahul Gandhi would also 'resign from politics' if he couldn't prove her wrong.

BJP slams TMC MP Santanu Sen for remarks on Modi’s Tejas sortie. ‘Sack if integrity left in party’

BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said that the TMC MP wishing the 'crashing of Tejas' would result in the death of an Air Force pilot and termed Sen's comment 'anti-forces'.

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.