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Pahadpur to Purvodaya: PM's tribal outreach signals renewed focus on East

Modi's Pahadpur visit underscored Mission Purvodaya, blending tribal outreach with the BJP's push for development and political expansion in eastern India

National parties fall short of 33% women's representation: ADR report

Only 10% fielded in 20 Assembly polls since passage of women's Bill in 2023, says report

Purvodaya in focus with PM Modi's push for eastern India's development

From Bengal to Assam, Modi's eastern outreach gathers pace as Guwahati prepares to host the landmark India-Japan summit

A post-poll fiscal reality check: TN and Kerala face rising debt pressure

New governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala have released white papers on state finances, but economists say debt figures alone do not capture the full fiscal picture

Facing revolt by six MPs, Uddhav says ready to quit as party chief

The Shiv Sena's 60th foundation day exposed deepening fault lines as Uddhav sought to contain a rebellion and Shinde projected further political gains

TMC's treasurer seeks freeze on party bank accounts amid leadership battle

Aroop Biswas's plea to freeze TMC accounts has intensified the party's leadership battle, bringing control of its finances into focus

Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with regional party NCPI, to back NDA

According to the dissident camp, the Speaker verified the signatures of the 20 MPs who backed the representation

BJD at a crossroads as defections test Naveen Patnaik's leadership

Naveen Patnaik's party faces internal churn after the 2024 polls with the BJP strengthening its Odisha foothold

Slowly & strategically: NDA close to 2/3rds Rajya Sabha majority

The NDA is assessing its numbers in Parliament as it prepares to revive the Delimitation Bill, which requires a two-thirds majority for passage

Back to the cradle of India's oil industry amid Northeast energy push

A tripartite pact - amid the promise of removing Afspa from almost all of the Northeast - revives hydrocarbon exploration along the Assam-Nagaland border after decades of dormancy

'Cooperative AI' on the table as Modi, Macron aim to deepen ties

Both sides announce 13 outcomes, including setting up high-level mechanism to double bilateral trade in 5 years

FM says Rahul Gandhi undermines India's gains, rejects looming crisis claim

At a BJP event, the finance minister said Rahul Gandhi was using Lok Sabha speeches to decry India's progress even during crises such as Covid-19 and West Asia

Former West Bengal minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia quits TMC amid party rift

Speaking to the media, he confirmed that he had submitted his resignation letter to Mamata Banerjee, requesting her to accept his resignation from the primary membership of the party

Next polls ours as public anger growing, but won't be fair: Rahul Gandhi

At the meeting of the INDIA bloc on Monday, he also gave a clarion call to the leaders to stay united, saying it is easy to beat the BJP "if we stand together and resist"

States seek central support for infra, chip projects at NITI Aayog meet

Chief ministers used the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting to seek support for infrastructure, semiconductor and development projects, while Andhra Pradesh flagged demographic sustainability

Fresh setback for TMC as MP Prakash Baraik resigns from party, Rajya Sabha

A tribal leader from Bengal, Baraik was serving as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the Consultative Committee on Tribal Affairs

Swapan Dasgupta new Bengal finance minister, Tapas Roy gets industry

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari allocates key portfolios; retains home department while assigning education, health and agriculture ministries to senior BJP leaders

12 years of NDA in power: PM Narendra Modi says reforms to continue

Prime Minister says reforms are a matter of conviction, not compulsion, as NDA leaders felicitate him for becoming India's longest-serving elected prime minister

Congress, TMC dismiss merger buzz amid West Bengal political churn

Meetings between Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi spark speculation, but both parties deny any merger plans

NDA leaders to felicitate PM Modi as he surpasses Nehru's tenure record

Sri Lankan PM and others congratulate PM; Congress slams govt for "anti-poor" policies