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Unpublished memoir, stalled Parliament: General M M Naravane, the soldier at the centre of a political face-off

February 06, 2026 10:42 am

Apart from tackling the tensions with China along the LAC in 2020, General Naravane oversaw the implementation of the Agnipath scheme during his tenure at the helm of the Indian Army

Once Rahul Gandhi's close aide, now his 'traitor friend', who is MoS Ravneet Bittu?

February 05, 2026 6:10 pm

The grandson of assassinated Punjab Congress stalwart and CM Beant Singh and a vocal critic of pro-Khalistani elements, Bittu had switched to BJP from Congress ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls that he lost

Why ex-minister Naseemudin Siddiqui’s exit is a big blow for Congress in UP

January 27, 2026 4:28 pm

Admitting to his capability to build an organisation, especially in the western part of the state, party leaders say the optics of his resignation may be difficult to manage

Who is Pratik Jain? Inside the rise of I-PAC’s key strategist at the centre of the ED-TMC faceoff

January 12, 2026 9:46 am

Jain, who started his professional career as an analyst with Deloitte, was among the early members of Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG) before joining I-PAC.

Stripped of portfolios, NCP minister Manikrao Kokate no stranger to row: Rummy trouble to housing scam

December 19, 2025 10:50 am

A five-time MLA from Sinnar in Nashik, Kokate has been convicted and sentenced to 2 year jail term in a 1995 case over illegal allotment of a government flat under CM’s discretionary quota, which also threatens his House membership

West Bengal Sports Minister resigns over Messi event chaos: Who is Aroop Biswas?

December 17, 2025 1:34 pm

The Tollygunj MLA since 2006, Biswas and his brother Swaroop are the Trinamool Congress's links to the Bengali film and entertainment industry.

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

December 09, 2025 9:55 am

The BJP leader is no stranger to controversies, with her style of functioning rubbing corporation officials the wrong way and even dividing even BJP leaders.

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

December 10, 2025 5:48 pm

The outspoken ex-Union minister, who has been a multiple-term Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, is no stranger to controversy, with her colleagues calling her “defiance personified”

JP Movement veteran who once ran a pharma business: Meet new Bihar Speaker Prem Kumar

December 02, 2025 10:10 am

The only one to file his nomination papers, the choice of the nine-time BJP MLA puts to rest speculation about a tussle between the JD(U) and his party over the Speaker's post

Jharkhand Congress leader and Health Minister Irfan Ansari

Jharkhand Congress Minister in eye of SIR storm over 'lock up' BLOs remark: Who is Irfan Ansari

November 26, 2025 9:24 am

EC seeks a report from Jamtara administration over Ansari's remarks; the three-term MLA, who is no stranger to controversy, had been booked by Bengal police for carrying “illicit cash”