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Pre-Truth

A side of Anil Vij you’ve not seen before & a governor Pinarayi govt finally gets along with, for now

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Andhra Pradesh’s succession row & a coffee-flavoured twist. Royalty gets ‘Bengaluru traffic’ treatment

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Congress cites Rao’s 1996 loss on HQ walls, not Rajiv’s & hot mic leaves Haryana BJP red-faced

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Portrait of a Yogi causes stir in IAS circles & a Babbar redux keeps UP Congress guessing

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

No Yogi at Ken-Betwa river link project launch, was never even on PMO’s guest list

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UP top cop & Yogi’s favourite IPS officer Prashant Kumar out of race to become ‘full-time’ DGP

Yogi’s favourite cop out of ‘full-time’ DGP race Prashant Kumar, Uttar Pradesh’s acting DGP, seems to be out of the race to take over as...

Saini takes to the skies on a wing & a prayer, while Mayawati’s nephew Akash keeps his head down

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Manipur is burning but Delhi remains unmoved, and Justice Gavai takes a trip behind bars

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Timing of Kharge’s jibe at Shivakumar, impact on Maharashtra polls—Congress grapevine is buzzing

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Why Chidambaram’s ‘basmati rice’ isn’t for everyone’s palate & MLA missing from Haryana assembly

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On Camera

Muslim objections to Vande Mataram are about faith, not rejection of India

Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.