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Topic: Haryana

Only 6 of 68 RS seats where BJP lacked numbers in 10 yrs, 2nd in BJP state—why Congress’ Haryana win is rare

The last time, Ahmed Patel pulled it off in Gujarat in 2017 despite defections and cross-voting in favour of BJP. It was seen as a battle between two titans, Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel.

SC stays axing of cheating charges against 8 Haryana officers provisionally elevated to IAS. A 20-yr saga

Stay on HC order puts question mark on promotions of 8 officers named in a 2023 chargesheet for alleged irregularities in their original 2002 selection to Haryana Civil Services.

Haryana govt’s Rs 150-crore fixed deposits in Kotak go missing. It’s similar to ‘IDFC fraud playbook’

Fraudsters allegedly opened shadow accounts using Panchkula municipal corporation documents, routed funds out while sending fake renewal papers to assure officials.

Haryana women’s panel summons Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh over molestation charge, hearing on 2 April

Commission has taken cognisance of complaint by Haryanvi actress Anjali Raghav, who too has to appear on 2 April. Actress announced exit from Bhojpuri industry in wake of incident.

SC aspirant in Haryana missed shot at civil judgeship by a hair. Top court gives her another chance

Aspirant's case drew attention for the unusual nature of her grievance. HC asked to consider relaxing the marks threshold for reserved category in state’s judicial branch exam for 2023–24.

‘Sparing you because you are a woman’—Haryana minister’s reprimand to civic official sparks backlash

It wasn’t the first such episode. Cabinet minister Anil Vij has been at the centre of two similar incidents involving senior women police officers in the past.

Haryana Congress names fifth cross-voter in Rajya Sabha poll, Ratia MLA gets show cause notice

Notices were served to four other MLAs this week. The five are said to have voted in favour of BJP-backed Independent Satish Nandal in Rajya Sabha election.

Rajya Sabha polls returning officer who was branded ‘BJP agent’ among 23 IAS transferred in Haryana

Pankaj Agarwal, a 2000 batch IAS officer, was accused of being 'biased and predetermined' by the opposition Congress in the RS polls.

How a rickshaw puller’s son from Sirsa cracked Haryana’s administrative machinery

In 'Beyond Dynasties', Sushil Manav recounts how the Haryana state machinery was built on merit and how it has changed over the last ten years.

In voting math for Haryana RS seats, near-misses for BJP & hard truths for Congress—despite win for both

What began as a routine two-seat election to Rajya Sabha turned into a midnight drama of cancelled ballots, EC scrutiny and voting patterns likely to have left the Congress unsettled.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.