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1 year of Fadnavis 3.0: Iron grip on power, sidelined Shinde, big infra push & a messy balance sheet

Despite a 235-seat mandate, Fadnavis has had to deal with recalcitrant allies & controversies. While he has managed to fast-track projects like Metro, airports, expressways, finances are constrained.

‘Game being played’: Congress bristles at Tharoor invite to Putin banquet while Rahul, Kharge snubbed

'I don't know the basis of the invitation. This is all done by the govt...by Rashtrapati Bhavan. What do I know? All I can say is that I am honoured to have been invited,' Tharoor said.

Rahul said it’s ‘tradition’ for foreign leaders to meet LoPs. Indeed they did, under Manmohan, Vajpayee

Rahul claimed Modi govt is 'insecure' about letting Leader of Oppn meet foreign dignitaries. In 2004, Putin met then LoP Advani during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s term.

Aiming for ‘Stalin rule’ in Kerala, DMK takes electoral plunge, fields 20+ faces in local body polls

Party has fielded candidates in Kollam and Idukki districts. Both leading alliances in Kerala are members of INDIA bloc, as is the DMK.

IndiGo flight cancellations reach Parliament, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questions airline’s ‘monopoly’

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also moves a notice in Rajya Sabha, requesting the civil aviation minister to make a statement on the disruption of IndiGo flight operations.

Cartier watches add to troubling times for Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, his deputy Shivakumar

The glittering watches they wore at a breakfast meeting have triggered a political storm, with the BJP reviving attacks on their wealth declarations and graft allegations.

MP-MLA court considers plea questioning Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship, sets hearing on 5 Dec

Court takes note of a Bengaluru-based BJP worker's petition accusing Rahul of providing information to enemy countries and obtaining a fake passport.

BJP-RSS gameplan for UP takes shape after marathon meetings in Lucknow. Yogi at centre of it

A two-day review by top RSS and BJP leaders in Lucknow points to deeper Sangh-government coordination and tighter organisational oversight ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls.

INDIA bloc rock solid in Jharkhand, says Venugopal dismisses reports of Congress-JMM rift

Venugopal added that the ‘coordinated rumour mongering’ by ‘Right-wing trolls’ is sign of ‘growing desperation & political insecurity’.

Another power tussle brewing in Karnataka—BJP dissenters camp in Delhi in fresh bid to oust Vijayendra

Rebellion in Karnataka BJP resurfaces even as Congress appears to have quelled dissent within & struck temporary truce between CM Siddaramaiah & his deputy D.K. Shivakumar.

On Camera

Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

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.