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India eyes reset in Nepal ties under Balen Shah's stable government

With Balen Shah's Rashtriya Swatantra Party heading for a landslide in Nepal's polls, New Delhi hopes a stable majority government will reset strained ties after the K P Sharma Oli era

Is Patnaik shedding 'equidistance' doctrine? BJD-Cong tie-up sparks buzz

Naveen Patnaik's decision to back a joint candidate with the Congress signals a potential shift in Odisha politics as regional and national parties reposition after the 2024 elections

As Nitish Kumar steps aside, Bihar faces an unfinished political agenda

As Nitish Kumar steps aside after two decades, Bihar faces a political transition while grappling with persistent poverty, fiscal stress and large-scale youth migration

West Asia crisis, LPG price hike may dominate Budget session of Parliament

The Budget session's second leg begins Monday, with the Opposition pressing the government on West Asia and prices while moving a resolution seeking Speaker Om Birla's removal

Nitish Kumar's son Nishant joins JD(U) amid buzz over deputy CM role

Nishant claimed his father, as the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, did a lot for the state in the last twenty years

Budget session to resume from Monday, no-trust resolution against Birla

The no-confidence resolution against Birla was given by several opposition leaders who alleged that he had acted in a "blatantly partisan" manner in the House

'Will work to strengthen party': Nitish Kumar's son Nishant joins JD(U)

Speculation is rife that Nishant will be made deputy CM in the new government

Citizens paying for PM's foreign policy failures: Cong on LPG price hike

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the price of domestic LPG cylinders has been hiked by Rs 60 and claimed that a profit of ₹115 is earned in commercial LPG

Change inevitable in West Bengal after assembly polls: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Lambasting the TMC, he said those who had won the trust of the people of West Bengal some years ago have now launched a vicious attack on the state's pride

Nitish files RS nomination; Bihar govt likely to be headed by BJP CM

Nitish Kumar filed his Rajya Sabha nomination on Thursday, signalling his exit as Bihar CM and setting off a tussle over succession as Opposition parties term the move a betrayal of the 2025 mandate

India needs steady hand at the wheel but has 'compromised PM': Rahul Gandhi

His remarks came a day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off Sri Lanka's coast when it was returning after participating in the Milan naval exercise

Huge betrayal of people's mandate: Congress on Nitish Kumar's move to RS

Kumar on Thursday announced that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtain down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM of Bihar

BJP leader dismisses rumours of Nitish Kumar moving to RS as Holi prank

However, senior BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh dismissed the rumour as a "Holi prank", asserting "Nitish Kumar ji is the chief minister"

'Mamata should be ashamed,' Shivraj slams Bengal govt over law and order

The BJP leader also accused the TMC of preparing fake Aadhaar and voter cards for infiltrators and attempting to change the region's demography

Crosscurrents in 'Keralam': Are vote shares signalling flux in politics?

Civic poll results have complicated the state's binary politics and narrowed the Left's margin for error. Are vote shares signalling flux?

Amit Shah vows to 'throw out infiltrators' if BJP wins in Bengal polls

Shah said the TMC had turned Bengal into a "swarg (heaven) for infiltrators" and alleged that the border state's security was compromised because the ruling dispensation allowed illegal immigration

Mounting rice stocks raise questions over subsidy-fuelled paddy expansion

As Odisha battles procurement protests and Kerala defends bonuses, mounting rice stocks intensify questions over subsidy-fuelled paddy expansion

Congress and its AAP problem resurfaces after Kejriwal verdict timing row

Since its electoral debut in 2013, AAP has mostly contested in states that have seen BJP-Congress fights

Poll season potboiler in TN: Panneerselvam's crossover adds new complexity

O Panneerselvam's crossover adds new complexity to a finely poised electoral battle shaped by shifting alliances and Vijay adding a new variable

Countdown for BJP's exit has begun, says Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar rally

He said the prime minister had nothing to do with the country, and he was after power only through "conspiracies" and manipulation in voter lists