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What’s behind Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge’s RSS-bashing

Vocal critic of the RSS-BJP ecosystem, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy and politics, Priyank Kharge appears to be positioning himself for the ‘long run’.

Kharge says RSS should be banned, calls BJP & its ideological parent ‘root of law & order problems’

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Friday that, in his “personal opinion”, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which he accused, along with the...

‘Mahagathbandhan’s win in Bihar will be beginning of the end for Modi’—CPI(ML)’s Dipankar Bhattacharya

In an interview with ThePrint, Bhattacharya hints at possibility of more than one deputy CM if the Oppn alliance wins in the state, which goes to polls in phase 1 on 6 November.

In Bihar, NDA’s big promises to youth, women, EBCs—1 cr govt jobs, 1 cr Lakhpati Didis, financial aid

The 69-page manifesto details 25 promises that include MSP for every crop & Rs 10 lakh financial aid to various Economically Backward Classes (EBC) communities.

Bihar polls: NDA’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ promises ‘skill census’, metro expansion beyond Patna

The manifesto, released Friday, promises Rs 2 lakh aid for women, Rs 10 lakh assistance to EBCs, 10 new industrial parks, creation of 1 crore govt jobs, and 1 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’.

‘Disrespectful to Modi and Chhathi Maiya’: Amit Shah slams Rahul’s remarks on festival ‘drama’

Addressing an election rally in Bihar, the Home Minister said “Rahul Baba’s” remarks reflected a “lack of understanding” of the “deep faith” associated with the festival.

‘Katta, Kroorta, Katuta, Kushasan & Corruption’: BJP’s five-word definition for Opposition in Bihar

PM Modi, taking as swipe at the RJD-Congress alliance during an election rally in Bihar, said “where there is 'katta’, where cruelty reigns, there the law breaks down”.

His call for AIADMK unification ignored, ex-minister Sengottaiyan joins hands with rebels OPS, TTV

Chennai: Senior AIADMK leader and former minister K.A. Sengottaiyan, who had last month called for the unification of all breakaway factions of the party,...

Polls on horizon, Pinarayi govt makes big moves—hikes in pension & ASHA workers’ honorarium, new schemes

LDF eyes hat-trick win in 2026 assembly elections, with Kerala also set to witness local body polls in December. For the new steps, the govt will incur expenditure of Rs 10,000 cr.

Karpoori Thakur: The convenient resurrection of Bihar’s Jannayak

New Delhi: About 55 years ago, Gokul Thakur, a barber by caste and profession, was lying unwell in his home in Pitaunjhia village of...

On Camera

Sapiosexuals are just snobs who are bad at small talk

This bold I-only-go-out-with-smart-people crowd opens Hinge chats by asking you what you're reading these days. They name-drop Kafka and Nietzsche and use the word 'nuance' a lot.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.