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PM Modi meets Bengal BJP MPs in Parliament, says SIR a ‘purification’ exercise

Meanwhile, Mamata called SIR a 'politically-driven exercise'. Last week, TMC MPs met chief election commissioner linking deaths of at least 39 people including 4 BLOs in Bengal to SIR.

Political donation windfall: LJP up from 11 lakh to 11 crore, TMC sees 2,766% jump, BJP report pending

Contributions to Congress increased from around Rs 280 cr last year to around Rs 509 cr in 2024-2025, a jump of 81.7%. This is first full year after electoral bonds scheme was struck down by SC.

‘Revanthuddin, not Revanth Reddy’—Telangana BJP takes aim at CM for Hindu deities remark

Reddy made the remarks Tuesday. 'There are 3 crore gods & goddesses in Hinduism... For people maintaining celibacy, there is Hanuman. For those consuming alcohol, there is one.'

‘Twisting and turning history’—Congress slams Rajnath Singh’s Nehru-Babri remark

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi calls defence minister's remark about her great-grandfather a distraction, adding that these issues are raised to avoid discussions on important matters.

Battered by defeat & ‘lack of coordination’, Congress-RJD alliance unravels in Bihar

While RJD state chief Mangani Mandal says Congress is free to exit alliance, the latter has said tie-up was ‘only for elections’ and that it plans to focus on strengthening itself.

Parliament woof-off over Renuka’s dog, Congress MP ‘bhow bhows’ to privilege motion threat

Responding to Renuka Chowdhury’s imitation of a dog’s bark, BJP called the Rajya Sabha MP a ‘serial offender’ hurting the dignity of the House.

Dy CM Kalyan’s ‘evil eye’ remark draws heat from within & across state border—‘apologise to Telanganites’

As Telangana preps for panchayat polls, its leaders demand that the JSP chief withdraws his remark, with critics saying he’d 'lost his mental balance'. JSP says his words are being twisted.

CM Revanth inaugurates university named after Manmohan Singh—to say thanks for Telangana

In recognising contributions of the 2-term UPA PM, the CM outdid his Congress counterparts in Himachal & Karnataka who merely renamed existing institutions after Singh this year.

PMO will soon move to its new address—‘Seva Teerth’

The Common Central Secretariat, also known as Kartavya Bhavan, which houses several ministries, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2025.

BJP defends Sanchar Saathi—‘Govt doesn’t want to snoop on you, app cannot read your messages’

Row has erupted over Centre’s directive to manufacturers & importers to pre-install the app on every smartphone sold in India within 90 days. Oppn calls it ‘Big Boss moment’.

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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.