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Death of IPS senior Madhukar Shetty led Karnataka’s ‘Singham’ Annamalai to resign

A mechanical engineering graduate with an MBA from IIM-Lucknow, K. Annamalai is an IPS officer of the 2011 batch. He resigned Monday.

Narendra Modi & Sharad Pawar are the newest frenemies in Indian politics

Modi has singled out Pawar as the BJP's main threat in Maharashtra, a far cry from 2015 when he said the NCP chief's experience was needed for the nation.

Why the buzz in Goa is all about state bypolls not Lok Sabha elections

The BJP's shaky coalition in Goa is set for another test as any decisive results in the bypolls could embolden the Congress' efforts to wrest power. 

This BJP MLA is Devendra Fadnavis’ go-to troubleshooter for seething farmers & allies

A native of Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, Girish Mahajan, 58, is a five-time MLA and minister in the Devendra Fadnavis government.

NCP hopes third-gen Pawar will unseat Shiv Sena from Maval with ‘family magic’

Parth Pawar has been fielded by the NCP from the Maval parliamentary constituency, which has been with the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance since 2009.

The loneliness of Raj Thackeray — to ally or not, to contest elections or not

Raj Thackeray, who has seen his MNS get sidelined in Maharashtra politics, was hoping to be part of opposition alliance. Now he's unsure if his party should even contest.

This Karnataka IAS officer is taking on the politically mighty, transfers be damned

In the last couple of years, Rohini Sindhuri Dasari has had run-ins with Congress minister A. Manju and the CM’s brother H.D. Revanna. But she’s undeterred.

On edge of election season, Dharavi makeover project looks set for takeoff again

Since the Dharavi redevelopment project was conceived in 2004, successive state governments seem to have taken major decisions just ahead of elections.

Devendra Fadnavis is the Pramod Mahajan of Shiv Sena-BJP alliance 2.0, almost

Devendra Fadnavis has emerged as the troubleshooter of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance, his handling of tensions reminiscent of Pramod Mahajan for many.

Allama Iqbal to Thomas Piketty: Punjab’s Budget has poetry to match the numbers

Reciting couplets has almost become a tradition in Budget speeches as it helps break the monotony of a lengthy text full of statistics.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.