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Evening news wrap: Nitin Nabin becomes youngest BJP national president; Trump warns of 200% tariff on French wine & more

. Nitin Nabin took charge as BJP’s youngest national president, with PM Modi calling him ‘his boss’ Trump threatened a 200% tariff on French wine after Macron declined the US-backed peace board. Read More

SIR chaos: West Bengal districts erupt in protest; demonstrators allege ‘harassment,’ forces deployed

Malda: People block National Highway 12 during a protest against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, at Gazole in Malda district. Read More

‘Decision at right time’: DK Shivakumar’s brother namedrops Rahul Gandhi in CM row; Siddaramaiah puts it to ‘high command’

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar NEW DELHI: The ongoing tension over the Karnataka chief minister’s post resurfaced on Tuesday after DK Shivakumar’s brother said Rahul Gandhi had assured the deputy chief mini Read More

‘Where is the election?’ Congress’ swipe Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP chief; RJD joins criticism

Nitin Nabin, BJP national president NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe after Nitin Nabin formally took charge as the BJP’s new national president without a leadership contest and also took a dig at Chief Election Read More

Tejashwi Yadav vs Misa Bharti? RJD national executive meeting on Jan 25; to decide ‘working president’

Misa Bharti and Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is set to convene a meeting of its national executive in Patna later this week, with key leadership decisions expected to be made. Read More

Mic switched off, ‘misleading’ statement: Governor stages walkout—how the Tamil Nadu assembly drama unfolded

(IANS) NEW DELHI: Events unfolded rapidly inside the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday as Governor R N Ravi walked out of the House without delivering his customary address, alleging, among other things, “inaccuracies” in the DMK gover Read More

‘Committed contempt’: SC criticises Maneka Gandhi on remarks on stray dogs order; asks what ‘budgetary allocation’ helped with

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s criticism of the apex court’s order in the stray dog case. Read More

‘Expose them to public’: PM Modi targets parties ‘protecting’ illegal immigrants; flags ‘threat’

PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting o Read More