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  OPINION | Small convoy’s big message: Save fuel

  India | May 14, 2026, 05:18 PM

  By cutting down the size of his convoy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a good message to the people. His ministers and state chief ministers have also reduced the strength of their convoys.

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  OPINION | Has NTA failed in providing a secure system?

  India | May 13, 2026, 06:15 PM

  A whistleblower's tip-off from Sikar, Rajasthan, to the NTA (National Testing Agency) about a 'guess paper' being sold to candidates led to skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard.

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  OPINION | Why do we need to save foreign exchange?

  India | May 12, 2026, 04:38 PM

  PM Modi has described this US-Iran conflict as one of the biggest global challenges of this decade. He has said that India cannot remain unaffected by the repercussions. He appealed to people to cooperate as they did during the COVID pandemic.

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  OPINION | Who will rule Tamil Nadu? Vijay or DMK-AIADMK?

  India | May 09, 2026, 04:14 PM

  On Friday evening, news first came about TVK chief actor Vijay going to take oath the next day at Nehru Stadium in Chennai, but minutes later, news came that the Governor has not yet invited him to form the government.

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  OPINION | Does Bengal need a Yogi model?

  India | May 08, 2026, 04:25 PM

  A major shock hit West Bengal politics when BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant was shot dead by unknown assailants in what Adhikari claims was an attempted assassination targeting him. The incident has intensified calls for stricter law-and-order measures in the state.

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  OPINION | Who is behind violence in Bengal?

  India | May 07, 2026, 04:22 PM

  Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot dead at close range in Madhyamgram, triggering strong political reactions and intensified scrutiny of post-poll violence in West Bengal. An SIT has been formed as the BJP and TMC trade allegations amid widespread clashes in the state.

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  OPINION | Can Mamata unite the opposition?

  India | May 06, 2026, 04:49 PM

  TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, after Bengal rout, on Tuesday said that she will work on strengthening the opposition INDIA bloc, adding that she would go around the country to mobilise people against the BJP.

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  OPINION | Modi: The architect of BJP's spectacular wins

  India | May 06, 2026, 04:43 PM

  The BJP's sweeping victories in Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu mark a major reshaping of India's political battleground, powered largely by the strategic leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Historic shifts include the end of Communist rule in any state, the fall of Dravidian dominance in Tamil Nadu.

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  OPINION | Hormuz: Did Trump miscalculate?

  India | Mar 21, 2026, 03:10 PM

  The Centre on Friday said, supplies of crude and natural gas to India have been affected because of the war and though there are adequate stocks, the situation is becoming serious. Nobody knows when this war will end and shipping through the Persian Gulf will return to normal.

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  OPINION | War enters dangerous phase: Ceasefire, talks only way out

  India | Mar 20, 2026, 05:10 PM

  Iran has nothing more to lose now. It had prepared for a long war for the last several years, it decentralised its IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), and these elements are now carrying out missile and drone attacks on Middle East countries.

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  OPINION | Why are top Congress leaders in Assam deserting their party?

  India | Mar 19, 2026, 05:32 PM

  The entry of Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Borah in BJP is a big success for Himanta Biswa Sarma. Bordoloi won the Lok Sabha election from a constituency which has 65 pc Muslim voters. He won assembly elections four times and was elected to the Lok Sabha twice on a Congress ticket.

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  OPINION | Battle for Bengal: Why Mamata made LPG an issue?

  India | Mar 17, 2026, 03:57 PM

  Mamata Banerjee's support base across the state is strong, and she has proved it time and again in how elections are contested and won. But this does not, in any sense, mean that the BJP is going to take the elections lightly this time.

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  OPINION | LPG: No reason to panic

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 05:11 PM

  Petroleum ministry official Sujata Sharma told a press conference that "supply of piped natural gas to domestic consumers and CNG is being ensured without any interruption or cuts.

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  OPINION | War may not end soon, but a ceasefire can be possible

  India | Mar 12, 2026, 04:46 PM

  Iran attacked Israel and several Gulf countries with missiles and drones. It attacked a container ship off Dubai, triggered a fire near Bahrain airport and targeted a major Saudi oil field with a drone.

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  OPINION | LPG Crisis: Why bring politics in this?

  India | Mar 11, 2026, 05:26 PM

  The Congress has nothing to say when the Centre refrained from hiking prices of petrol and diesel despite an increase in fuel prices across the world. Akhilesh Yadav is not bothered when the Indian government acted with foresight and ensured that India had eight weeks of oil stocks.

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  OPINION | War will continue, Iran unlikely to surrender soon

  India | Mar 10, 2026, 04:48 PM

  On Monday, Iran declared the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mujtaba Khamenei as its supreme leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated him, but US leaders said Mujtaba may not remain alive for long.

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  OPINION | Russian oil waiver has no meaning, India was already buying

  India | Mar 07, 2026, 07:52 PM

  While there is nothing wrong with the US looking after its own interests, it is trying to project as if it is America which is deciding from which country India should import crude.

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  OPINION | End of Nitish era in Bihar: Who can fill the vacuum?

  India | Mar 06, 2026, 03:38 PM

  Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He is all set to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet as a minister.

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  OPINION | Nitish’s switch to Delhi: A win-win situation for BJP and JD(U)

  India | Mar 05, 2026, 03:15 PM

  Nitish Kumar will be coming to central politics after a gap of two decades. He submitted his Rajya Sabha nomination in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and other top BJP, JD-U leaders.

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  OPINION | War intensifies: For how long can Iran fight the US?

  India | Mar 04, 2026, 04:44 PM

  IRGC claimed it fired more than 40 missiles on Israel and Gulf countries, while Israel has ordered people living in 16 villages and towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate to safer places. Israel bombed a hotel in Beirut on Wednesday causing heavy losses.