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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.

Devi Lal’s legacy in tatters, INLD makes desperate revival bid with ‘Samman rally’ on Hooda’s turf

Rally to be held 25 Sept in Hooda’s stronghold Rohtak. Being viewed as attempt to reclaim relevance after worst electoral performance in LS and assembly polls in last decade.

Former V-P Dhankhar moves into INLD chief Abhay Chautala’s Chhatarpur farmhouse in South Delhi

Gurugram: Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has moved out of his official bungalow at Vice-President's Enclave in Church Road and moved into a farmhouse in...

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. 

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.