The airstrike appears to have been the turning point in shifting the focus to nationalism and national security from issues like farm distress and lack of jobs, which helped the Congress wrest power from the BJP in the three heartland key states. read more

The Congress has a strong core of good leaders, who will review and introspect and identify the weaknesses in the party to revive it. And as a party leader, I will join these efforts to restore the party to its old glory. It is not about a national or... read more

The story of Modi’s rise and rise cannot be told without chronicling the abject failure of the Congress and the complacency of its leadership. Even in the three states it won in the December assembly elections, the party was unable to consolidate its... read more

Well beyond all the usual reasons offered by pundits for why the BJP may do well — the Balakot strike, nationalism, hindutva, machismo, the party’s deep pockets, polarisation — there is one bigger reason: the absence of a clear national leader to take... read more

Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the PM for his statement regarding the Balakot airstrikes and added that Narendra Modi was living in his own dream world. read more

Congress star campaigner, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to give his home state a miss. The cricketer-turned-politician, who is headed next to Bihar today to address a rally for Shatrughan Sinha. read more

Later in the day at another rally in Deoria, he said he was surprised that opposition parties were saying that elections were on and the security forces were opening fire on militants. read more

As a section of Twitter users trolled the PM, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury complained to the Election Commission that Modi violated the poll code by divulging the details of a sensitive mission. read more

Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air Force strike on a terror camp in Balakot on February 26. However, Pakistan on March 27, opened its airspace for all flights except for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. read more

The family members of CRPF jawan Mahesh Kumar, who lost his life in Pulwama terrorist attack, are not only dissatisfied with the monetary assistance provided to them by the government, they are equally unhappy over the claims which it made about the... read more

Addressing an election rally in support of his wife and Congress’ Patiala Lok Sabha candidate Preneet Kaur, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh also slammed PM Modi over his remarks on former PM late Rajiv Gandhi and his bid to take credit for the... read more

In a fresh revelation, an Italian journalist has claimed that 130-170 Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists may have been killed in the February 26 Indian Air Force airstrike at Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. read more

Badal said the Modi government has taught Pakistan a lesson through the Balakot air strike and the earlier surgical strike. “However, Amarinder is demanding proof for the valour of our soldiers.” read more

In an undated video, Varthaman, who was visiting his former colleagues in Jammu and Kashmir recenty - for the first time after his ordeal, happily posed for selfies with everyone who wanted, even after repeatedly saying that it was the last one. read more

A new paper published by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) on Friday said Pakistan was fully aware that it was no match for India in a conventional conflict and the air strikes were merely a “demonstration of will” and did not intend to... read more