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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicJD (S)

Topic: JD (S)

JD(S) at 25, still master of the political reboot. The ‘decennial phoenix’ is rising again

Party that has oscillated between kingmaker, survivor & outlier marks its silver jubilee with fresh relevance—thanks to shifting national winds & enduring arithmetic of caste politics.

Gowda scoreboard: Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses in grandpa Deve Gowda’s turf, dad & uncle win their constituencies

Nikhil lost to the Congress's H.A. Iqbal Hussain by 10,715 votes.. His previous poll outing — in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — had ended in defeat as well.

Former Congress ally Deve Gowda ‘appreciates’ Rahul’s march but won’t attend Srinagar finale

JD(S), Congress are bitter rivals in Karnataka, especially in the Vokkaliga belt of Old Mysuru, despite at least two state-level alliances which further soured their relations.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

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.