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BJP moves to rein in ‘vigilante’ councillors & an unlikely alliance forces LDF govt on a backfoot

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The one thing Mamata & Yogi agree on, and for Mohan Yadav, the ultimate compliment from Amit Shah

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When Sasmit Patra snapped at fellow BJD MP & an ‘all-new’ Shivakumar

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Revanth’s ‘Messi’ approach to politics & a BJP poll promise to Delhi women quietly put on backburner

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Delhi Congresswalas make most of Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar tussle & big, fat Saifai wedding

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Shivakumar sells books that are not for sale & Kerala’s personal touch to lift BLOs’ spirits amid SIR

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VIP delays Delhi-Patna flight, Naidu’s ‘old friend’ Singapore & Shivakumar’s midnight toil

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DMK or Vijay? AIADMK breakaway leaders divided on best bet to pull EPS down

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EC’s lawyers will now have to fight trolls too, and Shivakumar’s got a blessing from above

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When an hour’s nap cost a senior BSP leader dearly & Allavaru’s pain is rivals’ gain

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On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.