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The BJP's new star in Bihar

The current minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, could play a big role in the post-Nitish era

Lure of power amid farm protests: Dushyant Chautala may lie low and wait

Under pressure of leaving the BJP, Dushyant is likely to wait until paddy procurement starts in Haryana and see if govt buying placates farmers

Offices that need the pink slip

With the slide of the economy and pressure on the government to reduce expenditure, there are at least two departments that need review and, eventually, downsizing

Parliament's monsoon session begins; 27 MPs test positive for Covid

In the Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to lighten the mood, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu joked that some members were sitting in the Lok Sabha without being elected to it

Questions abound as CBI seeks to chargesheet former CAG Shashi Kant Sharma

When Shashi Kant Sharma was appointed CAG in 2013, BJP had noted that he would be handling an audit into his own role in the AgustaWestland chopper deal - a classic case of conflict of interest

Cannabis in India: Delhi, Mumbai high on pot consumption, says report

Delhi consumed 38.6 tonne of cannabis in 2018 and Mumbai 32 tonne

Monsoon wind blowing for govt, with many Opposition top guns missing

Congress' reduced strength in Upper House and absence of key critics should help Treasury bench push through contentious Bills

The man who could be CM: What makes K C Venugopal so important in Congress

Who is K C Venugopal, where did he come from, and where is he going?

KC Venugopal: What makes the leader from Kerala important in the Congress

Valued by both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, his sights are set on the chief minister's job in Kerala and he may make it there eventually

AGR case: The govt should be filing a review petition, says Kapil Sibal

Sibal says the government should feel aggrieved that its decision - to grant 20 years to telecom companies to make the payment - has been turned down

MPs unite against Facebook over 'political bias', seek action against execs

The meeting was attended by 13 MPs of the BJP and four from opposition parties

No leaf unturned as Parliament gets set for monsoon session starting Sep 14

The two houses will sit for four-hour spells, may work on weekends as well. Dry runs on Tuesday and Wedneday for the most technologically challenging session ever in the history of Indian Parliament

Kashmir can be a model for sustainable economies of tomorrow: Haseeb Drabu

Haseeb Drabu was the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 to 2018. He tells Aditi Phadnis the government needs to cast a fresh eye on the state's economic development

Pranab Mukherjee: A man who missed being the 'King', but was 'Sir' to PMs

Once seen as future Prime Minister, Pranab Mukherjee ended up becoming the President of India, and a Bharat Ratna, and a leader the RSS lionised

Imran Khan, Opposition battle over Bills as FATF blacklist looms large

In July, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the government had prepared eight Bills to curb money laundering and terror financing

Congress must 'target the BJP with surgical strikes', not its own: Sibal

Former union minister Jitin Prasada called a 'traitor' by party colleague in UP district

Sonia musters seven CMs' support against Centre over NEET, JEE exams

The chief ministers may file review petition against SC order on the exams, accuse Centre of being oblivious to the health crisis holding them could cause

India needs to be careful not to tip its hand, says Paul Staniland

There will be very strong interest in cooperating with India under any future American administration, he says

We put environment and growth on an equal footing: Prakash Javadekar

In a Q&A, the Minister for Environment says he strictly follows the guiding principles of the court on environmental issues

Organised assertion through violence? What really happened in Bengaluru

Was it just an attack by a gang of thugs, who were angered at disrespect towards their religion? Or was it a more organised assertion of Muslims, a trickle that could turn into a flood?