Bengal campaign turns sharply personal
West Bengal’s election campaign has moved into a more combative phase, with senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Trinamoo…
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Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad as Pakistan stepped up efforts to keep a fragile diplomatic track alive between Tehran …
Poll watchdog removes Diamond Harbour officers
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Kejriwal overture fails as AAP MPs defect
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s attempt to contain a revolt in his parliamentary ranks collapsed after seven of the party’s 10 Rajya Sabha …
Gauhati court setback deepens Khera legal risk
Gauhati High Court has refused pre-arrest bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed after a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Ass…
Dissent sharpens scrutiny of CIC choice
Rahul Gandhi’s objection to Raj Kumar Goyal’s selection as Chief Information Commissioner has placed the appointment process for India’s top transp…
Murshidabad poll clash deepens security concerns
Murshidabad witnessed a tense election-day confrontation after Trinamool Congress workers raised slogans and clashed with police when Aam Janata Un…
Nabin frames delimitation row as diversion
BJP President Nitin Nabin has accused the Opposition of turning delimitation into a North-South flashpoint, arguing that parties now questioning th…
Trump citizenship post stirs India row
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Azharuddin’s cabinet future faces deadline
Hyderabad is witnessing a fresh round of political uncertainty as Mohammad Azharuddin’s continuation in the Telangana cabinet depends on whether he…
Iran’s oil threat jolts energy markets
Tehran’s threat to answer any strike on its oil infrastructure with matching attacks on energy hubs across the Middle East has turned the Gulf conf…
Naravane says Ladakh orders showed trust
Former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has rejected suggestions that the government left him isolated during the 2020 border crisis with C…
Turnout surge redraws poll mood
West Bengal’s opening phase and Tamil Nadu’s single-day Assembly vote produced participation levels that broke long-standing records, with updated …
Tehran turns on Islamabad’s peace role
Pakistan’s bid to position itself as a go-between in the US-Iran war has run into a sharper challenge from Tehran, with commentary carried in Iran’…
Rahul Gandhi case nears key ruling
Rahul Gandhi’s long-running defamation case over remarks linked to Amit Shah moved a step closer to a procedural ruling on Wednesday, with the spec…
Mahila Congress presses quota rollout
A nationwide postcard drive by the All India Mahila Congress has opened a fresh political front over the stalled rollout of women’s reservation in …
Lenskart row deepens after protest video
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Court rebuke jolts Bengal poll battle
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 23 — The Supreme Court has delivered a sharp warning over the conduct of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during…
Bali baggage scandal jolts travellers
Shock and embarrassment spread across social media after a video from Bali showed hotel staff opening the luggage of four tourists from India and p…
Poll panel sharpens scrutiny of campaign rhetoric
The Election Commission has moved to intensify scrutiny of campaign language after issuing a show-cause notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kh…
Supreme Court opens test of NIA law
India’s Supreme Court has opened a potentially far-reaching examination of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, issuing notice to the Union…