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Will Amit Shah replace Rajnath Singh as the next Defence Minister?

Now that the Rajya Sabha elections are over and more Covid-19-induced restrictions are being lifted, there is talk that normal politics may return

Will Amit Shah replace Rajnath Singh as the next Defence Minister?
Updated On : 27 Jun 2020 | 9:49 PM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia to Praful Patel, Rahul Gandhi is accessible to none

Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed he kept trying for a meeting with Gandhi and when he got it, Gandhi was more interested in playing with his pet than talking politics with Sarma

Jyotiraditya Scindia to Praful Patel, Rahul Gandhi is accessible to none
Updated On : 21 Mar 2020 | 11:06 PM IST

Where is Rahul Gandhi? Congress has the answer to this perennial question

Party sources defended him saying the Gandhi scion was away on a tour, but as a party veteran pointed out, Gandhi was missed as he was still the party's best bet

Where is Rahul Gandhi? Congress has the answer to this perennial question
Updated On : 26 Feb 2020 | 9:24 PM IST

When security staff filled in for journalists at Trump's press conference

The security staff, who were not in khaki, were asked to occupy the empty seats

When security staff filled in for journalists at Trump's press conference
Updated On : 25 Feb 2020 | 10:50 PM IST

What is the relation between US presidents' India visit and Sensex?

The Sensex was at 20K when Obama first visited. It was near 30K during his second visit. Currently, it is around 40K

What is the relation between US presidents' India visit and Sensex?
Updated On : 24 Feb 2020 | 10:06 PM IST

Not just telcos, even customers are struggling with poor signals

Consumer rants about bad mobile networks are nothing new but the whole thing can assume new significance in these volatile times

Not just telcos, even customers are struggling with poor signals
Updated On : 19 Feb 2020 | 11:48 PM IST

Grand-old party and crises: Left infiltration into Congress the latest

Expelled Congressman Satyadev Tripathi has alleged a group of former left-wing leaders were trying to capture the grand old party

Grand-old party and crises: Left infiltration into Congress the latest
Updated On : 01 Jan 2020 | 10:23 PM IST

The legend of money plants making you rich turns true in Odisha

Officials in Odisha over the weekend unearthed property worth over Rs 1 crore in the possession of a gardener-cum-horticulture extension worker employed by the state government

The legend of money plants making you rich turns true in Odisha
Updated On : 29 Dec 2019 | 10:31 PM IST

UP BJP MLA protests against 'harassment' by police and district officials

The MLA lamented he was being targeted because he was trying to expose corrupt officials in his constituency

UP BJP MLA protests against 'harassment' by police and district officials
Updated On : 19 Dec 2019 | 9:18 PM IST

A year on, Congress still searching for candidate to head MP's state unit

Now, as the government looks safe, the party has begun the search for a state head all over again

A year on, Congress still searching for candidate to head MP's state unit
Updated On : 16 Dec 2019 | 9:16 PM IST

RS releases names of MPs absent during voting on Citizenship Amendment Bill

The more intriguing part was the absence of two of the four Bahujan Samaj Party MPs

RS releases names of MPs absent during voting on Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated On : 12 Dec 2019 | 8:54 PM IST

Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy gifts onions on Sonia Gandhi's birthday

Puducherry CM protested the Central government's failure to control the price of onion

Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy gifts onions on Sonia Gandhi's birthday
Updated On : 09 Dec 2019 | 10:03 PM IST

Will SP, BSP go solo to regain lost ground against BJP in UP?

BJP leadership is drawing succour from the fact that the two main opposition parties are trying to hobble each other in their bid to position themselves as the "main opposition party"

Will SP, BSP go solo to regain lost ground against BJP in UP?
Updated On : 11 Nov 2019 | 9:56 PM IST

Did Google CEO Sundar Pichai cast his vote in Tamil Nadu? Here's the truth

Pichai video was from a tweet in 2017, when he visited his alma mater IIT Kharagpur

Did Google CEO Sundar Pichai cast his vote in Tamil Nadu? Here's the truth
Updated On : 09 Jul 2019 | 3:42 PM IST

2019 Lok Sabha polls: AAP urges Yashwant Sinha to contest elections

There are leaders, both in the AAP as well as the Congress, who believe the two parties will lose all the seven seats in Delhi in a three-cornered fight against the BJP

2019 Lok Sabha polls: AAP urges Yashwant Sinha to contest elections
Updated On : 01 Jul 2019 | 5:21 PM IST

We are neither friends, nor enemies of the BJP: Telangana CM Rao

BJP's Telangana unit President K Laxman has added to the growing distance between the two groups

We are neither friends, nor enemies of the BJP: Telangana CM Rao
Updated On : 22 Jun 2019 | 9:24 PM IST

TMC finds news channels invite people not associated with the party

TMC's allegations came after the INC disallowed its spokespersons from participating in television news debates

TMC finds news channels invite people not associated with the party
Updated On : 03 Jun 2019 | 11:09 PM IST

Mixing cricket with politics: Market players ready to cash in on excitement

A domestic brokerage on Thursday came up with a list of 11 stocks, terming it the "dream team" for the World Cup

Mixing cricket with politics: Market players ready to cash in on excitement
Updated On : 30 May 2019 | 10:09 PM IST

Here's why Chhattisgarh CM must brush up his knowledge of country's history

According to Baghel, it was not Muhammad Ali Jinnah but Savarkar who first mooted the two-nation theory

Here's why Chhattisgarh CM must brush up his knowledge of country's history
Updated On : 28 May 2019 | 8:50 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Who will get credit if BJP performs so well in MP?

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the favourite as he addressed more than 140 public meetings

Lok Sabha polls: Who will get credit if BJP performs so well in MP?
Updated On : 21 May 2019 | 9:34 PM IST