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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicBharatiya Janata Party

Topic: Bharatiya Janata Party

Disastrous electoral debut for AAP’s Avadh Ojha in Patparganj, BJP candidate wins by 28K margin

AAP shifted Manish Sisodia from Patparganj and brought educationist-turned-politician Ojha to contest, but his campaign on turning Patparganj into Kota hasn't worked out.

Malviya Nagar: BJP’s Satish Upadhyay dashes Somnath’s dreams of 4th term, YouTuber Meghnad flops

Upadhyay is leading in the seat by over 3,900+ votes after six rounds of counting, according to EC data.

Politicians making Beed sarpanch murder a Maratha-OBC issue, but all signs point to a murky energy nexus

Tensions have arisen as the sarpanch was a Maratha & the suspects are Vanjari caste. Santosh Deshmukh's murder though was most likely a fallout of a fight at a power plant in Beed.

Madhya Pradesh BJP in troubled waters—pet crocodiles, millionaire constable & mass tehsildar strike

BJP has been hit by a series of setbacks in MP, including a case of alleged corruption in the transport department, 'tax evasion' by a minister and protests against the suspension of a revenue officer. 

‘I stand with protesters, Katra ropeway shouldn’t be installed at Tarakot,’ says Jammu BJP MP

Katra town in J&K has seen protests for over a month, with locals, business communities & pony operators opposing the ropeway project due to concerns over potential loss of livelihood.

What is an artesian well & how it might have caused water ‘eruption’ in Jaisalmer desert

Rajasthan govt officials say water sometimes gushes out from an 'artesian well' in deserts, where water remains confined and encased within a geological sandstone layer.

‘Tughlaqi action’—BJP workers vow to rebuild camp office in Ballia bulldozed by district admin

BJP's Ballia V-P Surendra Singh led protest against demolition. SDM says administration wants to keep land free, says it belongs to Railways, which gave it to PWD.

MP couple’s ‘suicide’ days after ED raid: Family says ‘had we sided with BJP, this wouldn’t have happened’

MP Congress president Jitu Patwari met the family & Rahul Gandhi spoke to them over phone. BJP's Ashish Agarwal accuses Jitu Patwari of goading the family to level false charges.

‘Only want to clear doubts,’ say Markadwadi residents as admin stops mock poll in Maharashtra village

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Uttam Jankar, who won the Malshiras assembly constituency within which the village falls, polled 160 fewer votes than BJP's Ram Satpute in Markadwadi.

How audio clips aired a year ago & a ‘gangster’ tell-all on camera led to AAP MLA Naresh Balyan’s arrest

AAP's Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan was arrested on extortion charges by Delhi Police Saturday and will appear before the court Sunday.

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.

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.