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Congress finds common ground with TMC, alleges voter list manipulation by BJP ‘in connivance’ with EC

TMC had alleged that multiple voters in various states had been issued similar EPIC numbers. ECI admitted Sunday that it had happened due to ‘a decentralised & manual mechanism’.

Congress forces spokesperson Shama Mohamed to delete social media posts critical of Rohit Sharma

In her now-deleted posts on X, Shama Mohamed questioned Sharma's standing as captain, comparing him to legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid.

‘Congress high command demanded Partition, not Jinnah,’ says Cambridge historian

"If you did not have Partition, you would have to give the Muslim-majority provinces a degree of provincial autonomy," said Anil Seal.

A tea-ser about new EC chief & the Maharashtra Congress president who started off on the wrong foot

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Shashi Tharoor has always disliked ‘statist Congress’. He’s ridiculed Indira, Sanjay, Sonia

As leaders of the Kerala Congress attacked him over the piece, Tharoor defended himself, 'when something good emerges, even if only in one area, it is petty not to acknowledge it'.

Sam Pitroda is all that the Chinese are talking about. And chinks in India’s policy

Chinese discourse recognises that India’s political parties have varying approaches to China, with the Congress seen as more favourable toward Beijing.

Delhi court closes dark chapter with life sentence for Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Congress ex-MP Sajjan Kumar has been convicted for leading mob that murdered two Sikh men in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar, and has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.

How a Hindi phrase in UCC is making even Uttarakhand BJP leaders squeamish

The UCC rules in Uttarakhand came into force on 2 January this year, making it mandatory for live-in couples to register with the state government.

Trump’s USAID claim sparks Congress-BJP slugfest. ‘Western deep state & RSS’ in the mix

Trump's remarks came after Elon Musk's DOGE cancelled the humanitarian aid agency USAID's funding for several projects, including '$21m for voter turnout in India'.

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Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.