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Friday, July 18, 2025
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Topic: BJD

BJD, TRS swing Rajya Sabha deputy chair poll in Modi govt’s favour

There are 244 members in the Rajya Sabha currently, which means the winning candidate needs 123 votes; the NDA count adds up to 125.

RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh among 4 nominated to Rajya Sabha

Two out of four nominations have an Odisha connection, a state where BJP is trying to expand its base to dislodge the ruling BJD.

Jay Panda quits BJD but road ahead unlikely to be smooth for him

Odisha MP was suspended from BJD in January this year; his ‘open flirting’ with BJP is believed to have irked CM Naveen Patnaik.

‘Congress top brass made Odisha a laboratory and it didn’t go down well with the people’

State Congress president Niranjan Patnaik lists the challenges his party faces in Odisha, says it’s difficult but not impossible for Congress to dislodge the ruling BJD.

From a soft-spoken socialite to a ruthless, authoritarian leader: Naveen Patnaik’s two decades in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik’s uninterrupted winning streak is due to his spartan image, TINA factor in Odisha and a combination of economic growth and populist measures.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.