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Narayan Rane may not be a bad deal for BJP but could test its shaky ties with Shiv Sena

Former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane, who was previously with Shiv Sena and Congress and wielded much power, now finds himself on the sidelines.

For these politician brothers from Bengal, NRC is the latest bone of contention

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy backs Bengal NRC but brother Sougata Roy of TMC opposes it. It's a similar tale for TMC's Sugata Bose & BJP's Chandra Bose.

5 years after CBI took over Bengal chit fund probes, it is yet to close a single case

The agency has filed over 100 charge sheets, arrested 210 people, secured 35 convictions but hasn't taken a single case to its conclusion.

Maharashtra Congress ready with ‘Pol Khol Yatra’ to counter BJP rally, but dissent brews

The Maharashtra Congress will begin its rally on 26 August amid discord among senior leaders for not being taken into confidence about the yatra.

Darjeeling is not Kashmir but Gorkhaland demand gets a fresh lease of life

Driven by ethnic differences between West Bengal’s majority Bengali population and Gorkha residents of the north, the statehood stir has gone on for decades.

The IAS officer 6 Karnataka CMs couldn’t do without takes charge of CCD

Former chief secretary S.V. Ranganath, a 1975 batch IAS officer, has been the chairman of Coffee Board. Colleagues say he's the best man for the CCD job.

Mukul Roy seems to be losing his way in Bengal BJP after big bang start as chief strategist

Despite being politically productive for BJP, Roy has not been handed any leadership position, and his recruitment drive has been put on hold.

Rajeev Kumar, a mighty Kolkata cop close to Mamata, is now just a pale shadow of himself

Rajeev Kumar, considered closest civil servant to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, is set to be named co-accused in CBI chargesheet in chit fund scam case.

How Fadnavis went from being a promising MLA in 2009 to face of Maharashtra BJP in 2019

From a municipal councillor in Nagpur to the undisputed leader of the BJP in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis has seen a phenomenal rise.

In Aaditya Thackeray’s tour of Maharashtra, there’s a message for ally BJP

Long seen as an urban leader, Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray has been touring Maharashtra hinterlands to shed that tag while his party plays up his CM prospects.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

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.