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Iran minister arrives in India to a 'warm welcome' amid Gulf backlash

Abdollahian is the first leader from an Islamic country to come to New Delhi amid widespread anger in West Asian countries over Sharma's comments

Himachal voters prefer change to continuity: Congress leader Sukhu

The BJP government in Himachal runs via remote control from Delhi, says Congress's election panel chief in the state.

House-proud MPs: RS elections have a lot of intricate politics behind them

The results of the Rajya Sabha election will come out on June 10

Riding on Patidar power: Hardik Patel is undoubtedly a trailblazer

The language of reservation, relative deprivation and frustration is a big attention catcher. Hardik Patel combined this with innovative campaign tactics

National Herald case: Enforcement Director­ate summons Sonia, Rahul

Agency probing 'illegal' benefits of Rs 414 crore obtained by the Gandhi family

'All parties are on board', Nitish Kumar to go ahead with caste census

Bihar will hold a census based on caste and a proposal to this effect will be sent to the cabinet, Kumar told reporters after the meeting

RS nominations for 57 seats in 15 states roil leaders across parties

Elections are due on June 10 and will be an important element in the presidential election to be held in July

Like a stubborn rash, regional political parties just won't go away

They are in power in six states. They are part of an alliance with national parties in ten. And reports of their death are highly exaggerated

Small state, big opportunities

If Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang can keep his flock together, Sikkim can become one of the most progressive states in India's Northeast

Sibal quits Congress, seeks SP support to fight Rajya Sabha independently

The former union minister had been vocal about the way Congress was being mismanaged, as part of the Group of 23 leaders who had sought a 'more active' party leadership

Gujarat's stalwart champion: Meet Delhi's new LG Vinai Kumar Saxena

His CV as KVIC chairman on the website describes him as having a 'suave and refined persona' and being a 'multifaceted personality'

Newsmaker: What is the biggest challenge for Tripura's new CM Manik Saha?

The monsoons are here and parts of Tripura are still unreachable. This is the new CM's greatest challenge

Newsmaker: What is the biggest challenge for Tripura's new CM Manik Saha?

The monsoons are here and parts of Tripura are still unreachable. This is the new CM's greatest challenge

As long as a convenient law exists, sedition will be misused: Sanjay Hegde

'Efforts to curtail misuse (of sedition law) have largely failed in the face of administrative bull-headedness'

'One family, one ticket' gets Congress approval, but conditions apply

In his speech, party leader Rahul conceded that the connection between the people and the party had been broken and promised to rebuild it

BJP vs who? The contest for India's First Citizen, and what it entails

The electoral college for the presidential election comprises MPs from both Houses of Parliament and MLAs from all Assemblies

Congress may raise representation of SC, ST, minorities in party to 50%

The national party hinted at its plans for representation at the party positions during the 'Chintan Shivir' in Udaipur

Government, RBI behind the curve in controlling inflation: Congress

The party also termed the government's decision to ban wheat exports as anti farmer.

Congress Chintan Shivir: Party in need of reform, says Sonia Gandhi

More space to leaders under 50, Cong to adopt '1 family 1 nomination' rule

Bommai in unstable times

As chief minister, Mr Bommai is getting very little organisational support