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Naveen Patnaik is taking no chances for the 2019 Odisha election

The Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha completed four years of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Is a total party revamp on the cards for BJP ahead of 2019 elections?

Insiders say out of the 273 Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) from the party, nearly 50 per cent are going to be dropped in favour of new faces

Venkaiah Naidu pulls up Jitendra Singh for using 'I beg to' to lay papers

Naidu said though the expression "I beg to..." was not unparliamentary, it would be "proper to Indianise it"

Colour of discord: Will saffron walls bring down crime graph in Yogi's UP?

The residential quarters of police officers in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, have been repainted saffron

Show of solidarity: Mayawati fires Jay Prakash who criticised Rahul Gandhi

At a meeting of BSP workers he alleged that if Rahul Gandhi had been like his father, the late Rajiv Gandhi

Fifa World Cup 2018 final: Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi's French connection

For the records, India, ranked 97 in the world, did not qualify to play in the tournament

Govt to launch a special magazine on employment and self-employment

It will be released on August 15 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Political debut: Tej Pratap's wife Aishwarya Rai is new face of RJD

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's daughter-in-law, Tej Pratap Yadav's wife Aishwarya Rai, has made her debut of sorts in politics

Journalist Rajat Sharma is the new DDCA president, beats Madan Lal

Interestingly, at the DDCA, Sharma is following in the footsteps of close friend and Union minister Arun Jaitley

A matter of positioning: Durex mocks rupee as it slips below 69-mark

While economists and policy makers continue to fret since the rupee touched 69 against the dollar last week, contraceptive brand Durex has urged people to look at the bright side

MEA denies receiving request for Rahul Gandhi's Kailash Mansarovar visit

This had made the situation of senior party leaders piquant as they claim that their party chief is very much in India but cannot explain why he has kept away from public eye

Goods and services tax is a stupid concept, says Subramanian Swamy

'The night before the announcement, I was told to be ready. In one night, I am not sure what happened,' he said

Modi govt raking up Emergency issue to hide its failure, says Congress

Congress not only asked its supporters to not extol the virtues of Emergency, but was also careful not to criticise several of its current and potential allies

Reel to real: Haryana panchayat to pass 'No Toilet, No Bride' resolution

The Godikan panchayat has already been declared an Outdoor Defecation Free panchayat

M Venkaiah Naidu kicks off poll process for deputy chairman

The Opposition is currently looking at fielding a consensus candidate, preferably a non-Congress candidate that can help even Congress rivals like TDP and Biju Janata Dal to vote for him or her

Rahul Gandhi plans to celebrate birthday with Congress workers in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi has generally been reticent about celebrating his birthdays with any fanfare

Kumaraswamy rejects Modi's challenge, says 'development fitness' priority

Considering Kumaraswamy has had a bypass surgery, his party felt that the PM was mocking their leader

Investors are demanding more transparency and disclosures from India Inc

When investors got transparency, then there was no $1 billion in the bank, the stock plunged The price of transparency

Jugaad cooler: Indians are finding a way around everyday challenges

Locals also devised an interesting way to keep the water inside the tractors cool. They covered the tractors with plastic sheets which in turn were covered with ice cubes

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Narendra Modi of giving scripted answers

The interpreter started translating the PM's answer in English, which was much longer than his Hindi reply