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If Utpal was a BJP worker, he should’ve accepted the alternative seat, says Pramod Sawant

In an exclusive interview, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said BJP will come to power in Goa with more than 22 seats in the 40-member assembly.

BJP’s Goa list sparks rebellion: 4 leaders resign, ex-CM says ‘party taking me for granted’

Leaders who've left BJP include a sitting minister, deputy speaker of assembly, Manohar Parrikar's son and wife of one of the 2 deputy CMs. Ex-CM Parsekar considers quitting too.

Public infighting in Goa unit a setback for BJP that Modi & Shah project as united house

BJP is concerned about adverse messaging, especially as it heads into poll season, despite the internal fighting emerging from a small state such as Goa.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.