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Rift in ruling NDA in Puducherry? BJP MLAs criticise NR Congress, allege bid to ‘weaken’ party

Leaders from ruling NR Congress have dismissed talks of a tussle between alliance partners as ‘routine differences’ ahead of 2026 assembly elections.

Demand for cabinet posts behind Puducherry BJP revolt. ‘Took advantage of poll loss to rake it up.’

Multiple BJP functionaries confirm that delegation in Delhi sought removal of Home Minister A Namassivayam & Rural Development Minister AK Sai J Saravanan Kumar.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.