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With Abhay Chautala’s coronation as national chief, INLD eyes comeback as Haryana’s primary Opposition

Signalling new phase of restructuring while reviving party in parent state, INLD parliamentary working committee has giving charge of Haryana to Abhay’s cousin and MLA Aditya Devilal.

OP Chautala: Jat mass leader with rural connect, last of Haryana’s veterans, five-time CM & more

He was first from his family to have started writing his village name of Chautala as second name. His father Devi Lal’s influence was evident in his political style and strategies.

In Haryana, it’s the clash of the ‘Lal’ clans. 15 dynasts are gearing up for electoral battle

All assembly polls in past 5 decades have had candidates from each of the 3 influential families. October’s elections are set to feature some direct contests among members of same clan.

What impact INLD-BSP alliance could have in Haryana polls

2024 LS poll results show Jats & SCs largely voted for Congress. Now, INLD led by a Jat family, & BSP led by Dalit leader Mayawati, are teaming up after 10 yrs for a fight in state.

Abhay Chautala meets with Mayawati, says INLD-BSP alliance finalised for Haryana polls

Formal announcement of alliance on 11 July, says Chautala. He adds that INLD plans to align with a few more forces in Haryana to constitute a 'Mahagathbandhan' ahead of assembly elections.

After INLD & JJP get just 2.61% voteshare, another Lal dynasty faces political irrelevance in Haryana

INLD risks losing its election symbol — pair of spectacles — used since Chaudhary Devi Lal's era. Meanwhile, JJP needs fresh faces by 2029 to consider any chance of revival.

Political power play, ‘gang rivalry’ & a 600-sq-yard land — saga of Haryana INLD chief’s murder 

INLD’s Haryana chief’s killing in broad daylight earlier this week brought to light the rivalry between Bahadurgarh’s Rathees. At the heart of it was disputed a 640-sq-yard plot. 

UK gangster claims responsibility for INLD leader’s killing via Insta post: ‘Was friends with my rival’

In his post, gangster Kapil Sangwan claims INLD's Nafe Singh Rathee worked with Manjeet Mahal’s brother-in-law to 'grab properties of people'. Mahal and Sangwan belong to rival gangs.

’19 bullet shells’ found where INLD’s Haryana chief was murdered, former BJP MLA among 12 booked

Abhay Chautala says Nafe Singh Rathee had informed Khattar govt six months ago about danger to his life but 'no security was provided to him', 'holds CM responsible'.

‘Bigger parties need to leave arrogance’, say INDIA bloc leaders as Congress skips INLD rally

TMC’s Derek O'Brien, NC’s Farooq Abdullah and JD(U)’s K.C Tyagi call for unity to oust BJP-led NDA at Kaithal rally of INLD, which is looking to join INDIA alliance.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.