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Bid to broker peace in splintered Telangana unit? BJP puts dissidents at helm of 14 poll panels

Vijayashanthi, Vijaya Rama Rao, Vishweshwar Reddy & Vivek Venkatswamy, all of whom skipped Modi's rally, were among those appointed to Telangana BJP poll panels.

NC-Congress sweep LAHDC-Kargil polls. ‘Message to those who divided J&K,’ says Omar

In elections for 26 seats held 4 October, the two INDIA allies secured 22 seats. BJP, which had 3 members in council before it was dissolved won 2 seats, 2 Independents won a seat each.

BRS to TMC & BJD, many parties champion women’s quota, but don’t field them in state polls

Most regional parties supported women's reservation bill in Parliament, but their track record of ticket distribution across last 2 assembly elections tells a different story.

Why so angry? BRS critics lash into ‘haughtiness’ of ministers in poll-bound Telangana

Opposition terms series of public outbursts of anger by BRS leaders display of ‘ego, power, arrogance & frustration’. KCR's party says home minister's actions were 'unintentional'.

Modi ‘trusts bureaucrats’, but BJP cadres in poll-bound states don’t want them in electoral fray

Party insiders say more than 20 former civil servants are vying for ticket in MP & Rajasthan. BJP leader from Rajasthan maintains ticket will only be given on basis of winnability.

‘Should I be CM or not?’ — Chouhan indulges voters with ‘apolitical chat’, Nath terms it ‘frustration’

Chouhan has been posing questions to voters about his performance as CM & their support for Modi amid speculation about his prospects in upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.

Inside Ayodhya crackdown on ‘colonisers’ who ‘bent law’ to cash in on post-Ram-temple surge in land rates

Last August, Ayodhya Development Authority's purported ‘list of illegal colonisers’ found its way to social media. Since then, there's been a scramble for regularisation of these plots.

BJP’s Guna MP K.P. Yadav says convoy ‘followed & intercepted’ after Modi event, seeks probe

In letter to MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Krishnapal Singh Yadav says such incidents happening near elections 'raises suspicion'. Police say man arrested in matter wanted to meet MP.

‘Friendly match’ — oppn takes dig at AAP as its Punjab & Haryana units lock horns over SYL issue

LoP Bajwa says Punjabis must wake up to what AAP's 'fake revolutionaries' are up to. Punjab minister Cheema & Haryana AAP's Tanwar held press meets on dispute in adjacent bungalows.

73% Muslims in Bihar ‘backward’ — state survey sparks debate on caste in Islam, BJP alleges ‘appeasement’

Ex-MP & Pasmanda activist Ali Anwar says impact of quota for backward-class Muslims already visible in Bihar politics. BJP says quota 'depriving' Hindu backward castes of their due.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.