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Echoes of Dhankhar vs Mamata in fresh row as Bengal CM & governor spar over Chancellor’s role

Friendly relations between Mamata & Governor CV Ananda Bose have soured in past few months. Bose recently quoted Shakespeare to make a point, saying a governor 'should not be like Hamlet'.

“This dialogue baazi must stop”: Rajasthan minister slams Congress leader over remark against Sachin Pilot

Jaipur (Rajasthan) , May 12 (ANI): Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Friday spoke out against the remarks by fellow Congress leader Shanti Kumar...

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s Jan Sanjog Yatra completed 2000 km in 17 days

Kolkata (West Bengal) , May 12 (ANI): National General Secretary, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee who embarked on the two-month TMC mega event...

Jairam Thakur meets JP Nadda, discusses roadmap for 2024 LS polls in Himachal

New Delhi , May 12 (ANI): Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur with BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda and discussed the political situation...

Chhattisgarh: CM Baghel terms ED ‘Bhasmasur’, says it is carrying out raids on BJP inputs

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) , May 12 (ANI): Terming the Enforcement Directorate (ED) "Bhasmasur" (a mythical demon endowed with the power to turn everyone he touches...

Karnataka elections: Key BJP meeting at Yeddyurappa’s residence in Bengaluru ahead of counting day

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 12 (ANI): A day before the counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday...

“Zero tolerance against crime is essential”, Tripura CM Manik Saha

Agartala (Tripura) , May 12 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state holds absolutely zero tolerance towards crime, adding...

How Modi makes himself heard during election ‘silence period’ — tweets, speeches outside ‘polling area’

MCC calls for 48-hour ‘silence period’ before elections, but rules are hazy on social media or speeches outside ‘polling area’. It’s a loophole PM seems have leveraged many times.

‘Audio tape’ is reason behind transfer of Palanivel Thiaga Rajan to IT Ministry: Tamil Nadu BJP chief

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , May 12 (ANI): A day after the reshuffle in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's cabinet, state BJP president K...

“We have decided who to form govt with”: JD(S) leader Tanveer Ahmed ahead of K’taka poll results

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 12 (ANI): A day before the counting of votes of the recently-concluded Assembly elections in Karnataka, the Janata Dal (Secular)...

On Camera

Why India’s young would rather pay for a crowd than sit quietly in a library

In trying to modernise the idea of a 'third space', Gen Z has forgotten the original ones altogether. Libraries, parks, and museums were about coexistence without expectation, which went beyond productivity or leisure.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.