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'Will quit if asked': Karnataka CM's fate to be sealed on July 25

B S Yediyurappa says he will remain as the CM of Karnataka till the BJP's central leadership asks him to step down

The original dynasts

Book review of The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue

Former UP CM Kalyan Singh's health condition remains critical: Hospital

The health condition of former UP CM Kalyan Singh remains critical and he continues to be on life support, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences said on Thursday.

Mamata Banerjee says 'Khela Hobe' till BJP is ousted from Centre in 2024

The West Bengal chief minister calls for a national alliance, wants planning started right away

Aggressive metamorphosis: Making sense of a 'Hindu mahapanchayat'

For the first time a 'Hindu mahapanchayat' sharpens the communal divide in a Haryana district

BJP appoints Prem Shukla, Shazia Ilmi as national spokespersons

The BJP on Wednesday appointed Prem Shukla and Shazia Ilmi as its national spokespersons

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

Free him at or before 5 pm today: SC on Manipur activist held for FB post

Leichombam was booked under the NSA for a Facebook post criticising BJP leaders for advocating cow dung and cow urine as cure for Covid

No relief in sight for Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Changing political dynamics have worsened situation for the BJP

Yediyurappa meets PM Modi, sidesteps queries on leadership change in state

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Friday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and requested him to facilitate early implementation of some pending state works including the Mekedatu dam project

Priyanka arrives in Lucknow, starts with silent protest against BJP govt

Priyanka Gandhi arrived here on a two-day election-preparation visit, and started with a silent protest before a Mahatma Gandhi statute against the BJP govt in the state

Best of BS Opinion: Making of BJP's social rules, Covid-19 vaccines & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

The making of BJP's social rules

From conservative to radical, the party's stand on marriage and population control has evolved in two distinct phases: One when it was in power, another when it was not

PM Modi defends farm laws, cites record procurement of food grains

Modi underlined the central government was working proactively to improve the government procurement system and at the same time, giving more agri marketing options to farmers

Real winners of the reshuffle

New responsibilities for the finance minister and the home minister indicate the government's focus on privatisation and cooperatives

Population control fiasco

The ill-advised two-child policy must be reviewed

Bengal: 8 BJP MLAs quit as House panel heads to protest Roy's appointment

Eight BJP legislators on Tuesday resigned as heads of various Assembly panels in protest against MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari objected to Roy's elevation, arguing that the MLA, who had crossed over to the ruling TMC last month after winning the polls on a BJP ticket, cannot be considered a legislator of the saffron camp. As per norms, a legislator of the main opposition party is made the PAC chairperson, and Roy hasn't quit as a BJP MLA in the House, despite switching camps. Manoj Tigga, one of the saffron camp legislators, said after resigning from a standing committee that "Roy's appointment is undemocratic and a naked display of partisan politics. In protest, we have decided to step down..." Led by Adhikari, the eight MLAs, including Mihir Goswami, Bhisma Prasad Sharma and Tigga, later visited Raj Bhavan to apprise Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of the "blatant violation of ...

Consider the evidence: Moment of relief for Shivraj Singh Chouhan

There was speculation of a leadership change in the state, with Home Minister Narottam Mishra emerging as the main challenger to Chouhan

Gehlot flays BJP spokesperson for remarks against ex-Union minister

Gehlot criticised BJP's national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia

Best of BS Opinion: The culture of the beard, India's arbitrariness & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday