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Congressman-turned-‘fiery’ BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla removes party name from X bio

Poonawalla made headlines in 2017 when he claimed the Congress presidential election process was rigged in favour of Rahul Gandhi. He went on to join BJP.

One nation, one metro card: In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Surendra Nagar makes case for smarter travel

MP says existing practice of separate plastic smart cards for every city creates unnecessary hardship for commuters and adds to environmental damage.

Kharge-Nadda face-off after LoP’s ‘Manusmriti’ remarks as Rajya Sabha debates anti-paper leak Bill

A Rajya Sabha debate on anti-paper leak amendment Bill spiralled into a political slugfest after Kharge's remarks on Manusmriti sparked protests, with Nadda demanding the 'quotes' be authenticated.

Who is India’s richest CM & who’s facing the most number of criminal cases? An ADR tell-all

Analysis of the wealth, criminal record and educational qualifications of the 31 chief ministers presents a study in contrasts.

PM should sack Amit Shah, order SC-monitored probe into protest crackdown, says Rahul Gandhi

The demand came after the government denied that any firing on protesters had taken place and that in any case such orders were not given by a minister but by the administration. 

Vande Mataram Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid heated debate. Oppn says ‘reverence can’t be legislated’

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai says 'opposing Vande Mataram amounts to boosting the morale of the 'Bharat tere tukde honge gang''. Oppn walked out in middle of debate.

What senior RSS, BJP leaders may be trying to convey to BJP through their remarks on youth protests

From RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to BJP veterans Murli Manohar Joshi and Muralidhar Rao, senior Sangh voices have expressed their opinion about govt’s handling of young protesters.

No firing at all, says govt denying Rahul’s allegation that Amit Shah ordered pellet guns on protesters

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, aimed at preventing future paper leaks, was passed in Lok Sabha Wednesday amid furore over Rahul’s remarks.

Kangana continues Gen Z tirade, calls CJP’s Saurav Das ‘unemployed’ as BJP doubles down on wooing youth

BJP MP Kangana sharpens attack on CJP and Gen Z, even as BJP intensifies its outreach to young voters with Instagram videos talking about the opportunities the govt has provided for India's youth.

Priyanka questions ‘gaumutra expert’ on exam-reform panel; Bilkis Bano remark sets off LS face-off

In 2022, as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Joshi had defended the release of the 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano case, saying he found nothing wrong as their release followed the process of law.

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Ajinkya Rahane’s farewell closes the chapter on India’s greatest Test generation

Ajinkya Rahane was at the heart of India's rise under Kohli and Shastri. Nowhere was his understated value more immortalised than during the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.