Mukesh Ambani

Maharashtra's Maratha reservation issue remains a major political development after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ended his 20-day hunger strike and gave the state government three months to consider his demands.

Rajasthan's urban local-body elections have concluded with a strong voter turnout of 70.68% in the second phase. With polling now over, attention has shifted to the Elections Results, while allegations of clashes, EVM glitches and bogus voting have added tension to the political contest.

• Narendra Modi
• Rahul Gandhi
• Amit Shah
• Rajnath Singh
• Nirmala Sitharaman
• S. Jaishankar
• Om Birla
• C. P. Radhakrishnan