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Eight consecutive bypoll losses since 2021 — what’s behind BJP’s downslide in Bengal

Post impressive performance in 2021 assembly polls, it has all gone downhill for Bengal BJP. It saw sharp decline in vote share in July panchayat polls, and has now lost Dhupguri to TMC.

Mizoram CM recalls days as rebel leader, calls state ‘one of the most peaceful’ in world

Speaking at Mizo Students' Union general conference, Mizo National Front leader said his state offers a refuge to those who have fled Myanmar, Bangladesh & Manipur owing to political turmoil.

JD(S) says ‘no discussion on seat sharing’ a day after BJP’s Yediyurappa says ‘4 seats finalised’

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy denies talks of seat sharing 'or anything' with BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Analysts say in case an alliance is forged, BJP stands to gain more from it.

Andhra CID arrests Naidu, names him ‘prime conspirator’ in Skill Development Corporation ‘scam’

YSRCP govt has accused ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu of being main beneficiary in Rs 371 crore 'scam' involving a purported deal with Siemens for skill development projects.

Mayawati’s NOTA appeal in Ghosi yields little — story behind Dara Singh Chauhan’s loss & INDIA’s gain

SP & Congress defeating veteran turncoat Chauhan of BJP in Ghosi bypoll exposes BSP's eroding base. Its absence helped SP get Dalit votes along with its traditional Muslim-Yadav votes.

Politics, but also grassroots governance — why India has gained 50 new districts since 2020

Rajasthan, MP & Assam are latest states to create new districts. Boost to governance cited as factor, although lack of data means this remains an 'open empirical question'.

G20 summit: Both LoPs not on guest list for presidential banquet, Adhir says ‘unprecedented’

Former PM Manmohan Singh, all CMs get invites. Former Rashtrapati Bhavan officials say LoPs of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha being dropped from guest list perhaps a first in recent past.

BJP faces bypoll upset in UP’s Ghosi, Bengal’s Dhupguri, gets its first ever Muslim MLA in Tripura

BJP held 3 of the 7 seats where bypolls were held on 5 September, lost Ghosi despite fielding former SP leader Dara Singh Chauhan, who had won by margin of over 22,000 votes in 2022.

INDIA bloc defeats BJP 4-3 in bypolls with key wins in UP, Bengal

The BJP’s three victories came in Tripura and Uttarakhand.

‘Democratic structures under attack’: Rahul slams Modi govt in Belgium but backs Russia-Ukraine stand

As New Delhi hosts flurry of world leaders for G20, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on week-long tour of Europe for meetings with European parliamentarians & Indian diaspora.

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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.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.