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From the Urdu Press: ‘There should be no compulsion to sing Vande Mataram; Putin’s India visit a clear message to world’

Meitei leader’s visit to Kuki camp: BJP praises its MLA, says ‘all party legislators’ want this

3 reasons why INDIA bloc wants Madras HC judge removed: Over 100 MPs submit notice to Speaker

DMK explores motion to remove HC judge over Madurai temple lamp row: Who is Justice G R Swaminathan?

In Vande Mataram debate, NDA allies differ: JD(U) steers clear of attack lines, others echo BJP

Priyanka Gandhi counters PM Modi, cites 3 reasons why govt wanted Vande Mataram debate: What are they?

Modi’s Vande Mataram pitch: How PM raised ideological points, from India’s ‘glorious past’ to Congress’s ‘surrender’

In the glow of Putin’s visit, why no banquet invite to Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge cast a shadowSubscriber Only

Why BJP is concerned as urban voters in Uttar Pradesh seek to shift to village addresses during SIRSubscriber Only

Putin dinner row: As Rahul Gandhi, Kharge are not invited, a diplomatic tradition fades away

Why Nehru did not want Vande Mataram as national anthem: ‘Premier song … (but) mournful … difficult for foreigners to appreciate’

Only 27% Waqf properties complete registration on govt portal, Bengal worst-performing state

As BJD continues to bleed, lose leaders to BJP, is ‘Operation Lotus’ to blame or leadership crisis?

Lucknow Mayor stirs row over inspecting slums in search of ‘illegal immigrants’, ‘Rohingya’: Who is Sushma Kharakwal?

Vande Mataram at 150: Rallying cry of freedom fighters to Sangh favourite — the evolution of India’s national songSubscriber Only

As 42% quota for Telangana Backward Classes awaits assent, faces court hurdle, parties find a workaround for rural polls

Eye on one crore jobs pledge, Nitish govt starts groundwork, creates three key depts

At centre of Parliament ‘dogfight’, Renuka Chowdhury’s stormy journey: NTR protégé to Congress firebrand

Bill against after-hour work calls: A look at Supriya Sule’s draft law on ‘right to disconnect’

In Kerala, why Congress, CPM, BJP have joined hands to take on a corporate group’s partySubscriber Only

Why B R Ambedkar opposed the move to add ‘socialist’ to Constitution, was silent on ‘secular’

As Calcutta HC sets aside order cancelling jobs of 32,000 teachers, why BJP may need to rethink its strategy against TMC

Why BJP is in deep water over a century-old canal project in Punjab, forced Arjun Ram Meghwal into making quick U-turn

Why Congress, SP are drifting apart in UP after INDIA bloc’s Bihar fiascoSubscriber Only