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Congress-DMK seal seat-sharing pact at 11th hour in Puducherry, no ticket for ex-CM Narayanasamy

DMK will contest in 14 constituencies, while Congress will take up 16 seats. DMK to share some of its seats with CPI & Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

‘Devil’s army’: Sharmila attacks Jagan’s YSCRP as property dispute gets messier after mother’s letter

In a notarised document Friday, Vijayamma stated that her late husband YSR’s wealth was never fairly apportioned to daughter Sharmila and her four grandchildren.

NDA’s seat-sharing for Tamil Nadu: 27 seats for BJP, 18 for PMK, 11 for AMMK and rest for AIADMK

AIADMK expected to get 170-odd seats after BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal meet with Palaniswami seals the deal.

Mahayuti allies Sena, NCP haul BJP over the coals for ‘manipulating’ Satara zilla parishad polls

Sena and NCP combine had won Satara zilla parishad polls, with 35 out of 65 seats. But BJP, with 27 seats, won the post of president with the support of an independent candidate.

Demographic changes happening in Bengal, Hindus could become minority, says BJP minister

Union minister Sukanta Majumdar added that BJP is pushing a more “Bengal-centric” narrative, and "cleansing" electoral rolls through SIR.

Kannur row puts CPI(M) in spotlight: How immune is the Left to the dynasty bug?

Announcement of P.K. Shyamala as candidate for Thalipparambu constituency in Kannur reopens old bag of nepotism allegations in Kerala.

Infiltration is not a communal issue and ‘love jihad’ is a reality, a crime—RSS’s Sunil Ambekar

Expressing concern over 'infiltration from Bangladesh', RSS national publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar tells ThePrint in an exclusive interview ahead of Bengal polls that 'it's a very serious threat'.

Former Nitish Kumar aide KC Tyagi joins RLD days after exit from JD(U)

Addressing speculations regarding parliamentary ambitions, Tyagi denied that his exit was linked to a desire for a seat in the Rajya Sabha.

A seat at the table—and beyond? Nara Lokesh’s dinner diplomacy earns praise, but also unsettles allies

CM Naidu’s son is said to be crafting an independent political identity, an effort that seems to have discomfited some alliance members. But he’s largely earning praise for ‘PR game’.

Man who brought in Himanta, now cast aside: Ex-Assam BJP chief among 19 MLAs dropped, veterans push back

Party old guard feeling sidelined after 19 MLAs dropped from candidate list announced on 19 March for 9 April polls. These include senior leaders Atul Bora, Siddhartha Bhattacharya.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.