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Priyanka Gandhi's appointment as AICC gen secy paves way for Sonia's exit, lends support to Rahul in Uttar Pradesh

Till now Priyanka has been in the thick of things unofficially, but now as AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East), she will be able to lead from the front

Narendra Modi's foreign trips cost over Rs 2,021 cr since 2014; Manmohan Singh spent Rs 1,346 cr during UPA II

An expenditure of over Rs 2,021 crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to foreign countries since June 2014, according to the government.

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath faces uneasy term in office as ghosts of 1984 anti-Sikh riots return to haunt him

Fresh demands are being raised to reopen cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots including the one against Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister on Monday

Raghuram Rajan note to parliamentary panel slams UPA mistakes; Congress blaming Modi for NPAs is bunkum

Rajan's letter on NPA is a big eye-opener on the Indian economy; blaming the mess on Modi will be Congress' mistake

Rising fuel prices: As petrol and diesel rates touched new high on Friday, Tamil Nadu govt says onus on Centre to cut taxes

On Friday, one litre of petrol in Chennai was being sold at Rs 83.13 while diesel cost Rs 76.17.

Congress takes a jibe at GDP figures, says people equate term with 'spiralling prices of gas, diesel and petrol'

The Q1 growth rate in 2017-18 is based on the lowest base of 5.6 percent in the last eight quarters, Congress leader Gourav Vallabh said.

As BJP draws flak for arrest of activists in Bhima Koregaon case, document reveals UPA took a similar line in 2013

The UPA affidavit also noted the 'effectiveness' of the Maoists' propaganda machinery and stated that taking any legal action against these people has a counter effect as it fetches a lot of 'negative publicity' to the government

Mohandas Pai says India has lost its demographic dividend, saddled with youngsters unsuited for economy

India no longer enjoys the advantage of demographic dividend as it's saddled with crores of youngsters with low skills unsuited to the economy, claimed a human resources and education expert.

'Never ride a tiger, you may be its first victim': Arun Jaitley warns Opposition against using Maoist forces

His comments come after police in Pune, while investigating the Maoist links to the Koregaon-Bhima caste riots, stumbled upon letters pointing to plans to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

2G scam interview: Manmohan Singh betrayed me, shed tears of regret on my acquittal, says A Raja

Raja agreed to a full interview, the excerpts of which are reproduced here.