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Why Ajit Pawar’s cornered over Manikrao Kokate, NCP’s trouble-maker minister who’s always dodged the rap

Kokate had held a press conference where he denied playing rummy in the house, but while he tried to put out one fire, he started another that has put Ajit Pawar's NCP in quite a spot.

Telangana CM Revanth’s advice for Modi govt: make BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya V-P to ‘amend mistake’

Next V-P should be from Telangana because last time there were talks that Venkaiah Naidu could be made President but he faced injustice and was sent back, says Revanth Reddy.

Uttarakhand cops post video of kabaddi star’s dramatic rescue; he denies it was him, then says it was

Uttarakhand Police claimed to have saved Deepak Niwas Hooda from the Ganga, adding that he wholeheartedly thanked the 40th Battalion for its rescue efforts.

‘Baap, baccha, farzi CM’ & Nitish-Tejashwi clash—slugfest over voter roll revision in Bihar assembly

RJD MLA Bhai Virendra got upset when Speaker asked Tejashwi to keep his speech brief. ‘Yeh sadan kisi ke baap ka nahin hai,’ Virendra said, prompting demand for an apology.

JDU MP calls voter roll revision ‘Tughlaqi farman’, says EC doesn’t know history or geography of Bihar

Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled later this year, the Election Commission is conducting the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests over Bihar SIR.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests over Bihar SIR.

Rise & rise of Rajeev Shukla—Kanpur reporter & ‘everyone’s best friend’, next in line to lead BCCI

Shukla has friends across party lines, boardrooms and dressing rooms. Such is his ability to be photographed at all the right moments that the Congressman is now part of popular culture.

Tejashwi counters critics by invoking Dhirubhai, Steve Jobs. ‘Gyaan aur shiksha alag cheez hai’

RJD leader says one does not need to be a rocket scientist to build better Bihar but needs vision. BJP, he remarks, did nothing in 20 years so it keeps talking about 'jungle raj’.  

Modi’s ‘cold’ farewell message for ex-V-P Dhankhar suggests ‘deeper reasons’ behind sudden exit

PM Modi, in an X post, said that Dhankhar has had opportunities to serve the country in various roles and wished him good health, nearly 13 hrs after V-P's resignation.

A blaze, a ‘missing’ report & no closure. Ghost of 1986 Nakodar killings returns to Punjab

On 4 Feb 1986, four were killed when police fired at AISSF members protesting against desecration of Guru Granth Sahib. For yrs, govt action taken in this episode remains unknown.

On Camera

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.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

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.