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Dharmayudham 2.0: After targeting Sasikala 6 years back, new OPS mission to recoup AIADMK from ‘betrayer’ EPS

While in 2017, EPS joined hands with OPS after ousting Jayalalithaa aide V.K. Sasikala, he has now formed a 'working relationship' with Sasikala's nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran in battle against EPS.

Atiq dead, Mukhtar convicted, but sons and ‘fugitive’ wives now in police crosshairs in Yogi’s UP

With a manhunt on for Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen and Mukhtar Ansari’s spouse Afshan, a look at some ‘mafia’ family members currently in the radar of the UP police.

‘Not a yes man’ — why Stalin ‘values’ Tamil Nadu finance minister PTR, target of BJP’s audio files

While BJP & AIADMK upped the ante against ‘PTR’s remarks’, the Tamil Nadu backed his minister and dismissed the issue as 'cheap politics'.

Amritsar’s Rambagh Palace — a tragic tale of lost glory and systemic apathy 

Chandigarh: In December 1838 — just a few months before his death — Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, escorted Lord...

Ajit ‘dada’ & Supriya ‘tai’— how Sharad Pawar’s resignation has put focus on power dynamics between Pawar cousins

A committee, comprising senior party leaders and key officebearers, nominated by Pawar met Friday morning for the first time and decided to reject the NCP supremo’s decision to step down.

From Dabhol to Barsu, why industrial politics dogs projects in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri

Proposed Barsu refinery is latest of many projects in industrially backward Ratnagiri district, part of Konkan region, to face protests with heavy political undercurrents.

74 years, 3 generations, 1 ideology: Inside DMK’s ‘first family’ at the heart of TN BJP’s ‘corruption exposé’

BJP’s purported exposé — ‘DMK Files’ — claims 13 members of DMK have assets totalling Rs 1.34 lakh crore. Five of these, it says, are members of ‘DMK first family’.

Haryana man behind #SelfieWithDaughter among Modi’s guests to mark 100th episode of Mann ki Baat

Former sarpanch of Bibipur village, Sunil Jaglan will be part of week-long celebration leading up to 100th episode airing on 30 April. Modi has mentioned him often in his radio address.

Loyalty, boundaries, revolt — what shapes the ‘Pawar brand of politics’ and where it’s headed

While MLAs quitting under central agencies' pressure may bring sympathy for Pawar, the question of his political heir — nephew Ajit or daughter Supriya — continues to plague NCP.

DMK’s rising star or crowned too soon? Inside MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi’s swift ascent as minister

DMK cadres are rallying behind Tamil Nadu actor-politician Udhayanidhi like they had with his grandfather Karunanidhi & father CM Stalin, but analysts say he has ‘a lot to prove’.

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Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.