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Nabin as BJP National President Marks Generational Shift in Saffron Party
Nabin as BJP National President Marks Generational Shift in Saffron Party
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Bihar leader Nitin Nabin rise is unexpected as he was not among the probables in discussion but the 45-year-old leader has been a successful five-term MLA and handled assignments as state in-charge. H ...
Explainer: Trump, Macron and the Wine Tariff Threat
Explainer: Trump, Macron and the Wine Tariff Threat
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Trump threatened 200% tariffs on French wine after Macron declined his “Board of Peace,” underscoring how trade threats are increasingly being used as tools of personal diplomacy
Saina Nehwal Retirement: How Knee Degeneration Forced India’s Olympic Trailblazer to Step Away
Saina Nehwal Retirement: How Knee Degeneration Forced India’s Olympic Trailblazer to Step Away
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Saina Nehwal has retired from competitive badminton after irreversible knee damage. The Olympic bronze medallist ends a historic career that transformed Indian badminton and inspired generations
Why Canada Is Considering Sending Soldiers to Greenland
Why Canada Is Considering Sending Soldiers to Greenland
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As Donald Trump sharpens his rhetoric on Greenland, Canada is quietly weighing a troop deployment to Greenland, turning sovereignty and NATO unity into a growing geopolitical test
From 'Red Dawn' to 'Orange Dawn': Trump’s Dangerous Cold War Reboot 
From 'Red Dawn' to 'Orange Dawn': Trump’s Dangerous Cold War Reboot 
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A satirical but unsettling look at Greenland and Washington’s growing appetite for manufactured enemies
Jaishankar Slams Selective Targeting, Recalibrates India–Poland Partnership
Jaishankar Slams Selective Targeting, Recalibrates India–Poland Partnership
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pushed back against “unfair” selective targeting as India and Poland deepened strategic ties, aligning on trade, terrorism and dialogue amid global churn and ris ...
Valentino Garavani (1932-2026): Purveyor of Beauty
Valentino Garavani (1932-2026): Purveyor of Beauty
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The Italian designer showed that power could be soft, romantic, and exquisitely tailored, defining fashion not through spectacle or rebellion but with a quiet authority perfected over decades
Nitin Nabin to take over as BJP chief
Nitin Nabin to take over as BJP chief
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At 45, he will be the youngest BJP president, marking a generational shift
Spain Rail Tragedy: What Went Wrong in the Adamuz High-Speed Collision
Spain Rail Tragedy: What Went Wrong in the Adamuz High-Speed Collision
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At least 39 people were killed after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another near Córdoba, triggering a major investigation into safety failures on Spain’s modern rail network.
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Nitin Nabin to take over as BJP chief
Nitin Nabin to take over as BJP chief
At 45, he will be the youngest BJP president, marking a generational shift
Where Does The Maha Vikas Aghadi Go From Here?
With routs across Maharashtra and distrust creeping in, could this election spell the end of the Opposition alliance
BMC Poll Result: The Saffron Squeeze
Why regional satraps are losing leverage under the BJP's dominance
Maharashtra Win After Bihar Boost Modi Appeal
BJP’s electoral successes validate the development plus Hindutva model and add wind to BJP’s sails ahead of difficult state elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. There is a renewed buzz abo ...
BMC Poll Result: Sunset of the Thackerays
The gamble to consolidate the Marathi vote failed, and with the loss of Mumbai, the cousins face political irrelevance
Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra Civic Polls
Leading in 24 out of the 29 municipal bodies, the BJP-led alliance set to extend its power over the state's key urban centres 
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