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Yogi is Baba, Mahant, or Gorakhnath. Akhilesh’s image is all about ‘change with continuity’
In some pockets of Uttar Pradesh, the soft influence of Yogi Adityanath travels independent of BJP presence and outreach.
Shutdowns, debts, layoffs: Bengal tanners pushed to the edge say 3rd Covid wave will finish us
Bengal tanners say industry has incurred massive losses, and they have been left to grapple with ‘cancelled orders’, disruption in the supply chain and growing debt as they struggle to stay afloat.
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Young sepoy killed in Ladakh was to get married in July, leaves behind terminally-ill dad
The news of Rajesh Orang's death brought scenes of despair to his house in the tribal village of Belgoria, Bengal, but there was also pride.
Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.