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BJP’s woes are piling up in Tripura. Tensions with TIPRA, infighting rock Manik Saha govt

New Delhi: Over the past few weeks, the ruling BJP in Tripura has been rocked by a series of controversies that have not only put...

Tipra Motha MLA accuses Telangana Governor’s son of threatening him, matter reaches CM Manik Saha

FIR was registered against Pratik Dev Varma, the son of Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, based on the complaint of Kanchanpur MLA Philip Reang.

After Bakrid ‘donation’ to Muslim family backfires, Tripura BJP faces Hindutva outrage & Oppn attacks

BJP came under attack from VHP for allegedly facilitating a cow for slaughter, while Oppn has demanded arrest of VHP followers who ransacked Muslim family’s house on Bakrid.

From Opposition to ruling camp — why Pradyot Debbarma’s TIPRA Motha aligned with BJP in Tripura

Motha won 13 seats in 2023 assembly polls. It's entry into cabinet assures BJP of the party’s support in LS polls, while also weaning it away from path of agitation for 'Greater Tipraland'.

11 women in BJP’s list of 48 candidates for Tripura polls. CM Manik Saha fielded from Bordowali

BJP released the list of candidates Saturday, a day after talks of alliance with TIPRA Motha failed. It has also fielded Muslim candidates in 2 seats & dropped 6 sitting MLAs.

Tripura CM Manik Saha wins electoral debut as BJP bags 3 of 4 assembly seats in bypolls

BJP bagged Town Bardowali, Jubarajnagar and Surma seats, while Sudip Roy Barman of the Congress won from Agartala. TMC candidates lost their deposits in all four seats.

‘There are stray incidents but we’re united’: Tripura’s new CM Saha to focus on state BJP unity

Dr Manik Saha, who took oath Sunday, said he has ‘very good chemistry’ with ex-CM Biplab Deb, and that the leadership change won’t impact BJP’s prospects for 2023 assembly polls.

Increasing factionalism behind Deb resignation and Saha’s appointment as Tripura CM

According to sources, the central leadership had been in the know of the increasing factionalism within the state unit and had given ‘several chances’ to Biplab Kumar Deb to address it but he failed

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

IAF achieved air superiority in Op Sindoor, forced Pakistan to seek ceasefire—Swiss think tank

Authored by military historian Adrien Fontanellaz, the study reveals the drone strategy used by Pakistan & how they tried to hit S-400 air defence system, both of which failed.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.