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Why the serene Pangong lake lies at the heart of India-China border dispute in Ladakh

China already controlled more than half of the world’s highest saltwater lake, but since May, it has made further incursions to stop Indian patrols.

Vellore now Veeloor: TN changes names of 1,018 places so you pronounce them the Tamil way

The timing of announcement drew flak given that it was done in the middle of a pandemic. The entire process though took 2 years and 7 ministries, including 2 central ministries.

Curfew, an app & assured home delivery — Punjab leaves little to chance in Covid-19 battle

Punjab has had 33 cases of coronavirus so far. By Thursday, more than 580 cases had been registered against those allegedly found to have violated the curfew.

Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee — the crorepati MBA Amit Shah called ‘Bengal’s Rajkumar’

Diamond Harbour MP has been targeted by opponents for his wealth, but continues to grow as Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s heir-apparent in Trinamool Congress.

How this ‘younger Yediyurappa’ helped BJP beat caste calculations to win JD(S) turf

B.Y. Vijayendra, the younger son of Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa, is creating a stir in Karnataka politics with his acumen for strategy and organisational skills.

Why BJP is wary of pushing NRC in Bengal despite confidence on citizenship bill

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by Lok Sabha Monday and is slated for presentation in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.

Durga Puja pandals turn full-fledged political battlefield for BJP, Trinamool in Bengal

BJP leaders Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda and several leaders have descended on Kolkata to challenge TMC's political monopoly on Durga Puja.

How BJP is making Article 370 the focal point of its Maharashtra poll campaign

Booklets, street plays, leaflets — on Article 370, its history and benefits of scrapping it — are being employed by BJP in its Maharashtra poll campaign.

Delhi said no but Mamata got Kolkata Metro to change route — now houses are collapsing

Official letters accessed by ThePrint reveal several agencies had opposed realignment of the East-West Metro corridor route back in 2012.

Chhagan Bhujbal, the once fiery Maharashtra leader, now sitting on fence between Sena & NCP

NCP leader Bhujbal began his career with Shiv Sena but fell out with Bal Thackeray. Since his arrest in 2016, however, he has mellowed amid speculation he will return to the Sena.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.