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I was born a Dalit, but I am not just a Dalit leader, Chandrashekhar Azad says after LS win

In an interview, Nagina MP Azad says he fights for all communities and that the INDIA bloc should have allied with his party if it was sincere in its Bahujan outreach efforts.

Why 6-time MP Rao Inderjit Singh’s supporters aren’t celebrating his induction as MoS in Modi 3.0

Singh, 74, won from Gurgaon for the 4th consecutive time this election. He was elected as MLA from Jatusana in 1977, 1982, 1991 & 2000, and was a Haryana minister from 1991 to 1996.

‘Oppn not adversary, polls not war,’ says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, urges new govt to prioritise Manipur

At an RSS event in Nagpur, Bhagwat emphasised the need to get over election rhetoric & focus on problems facing the nation. He also said that a true 'sevak' must not be "arrogant".

Eye on upcoming Bengal assembly bypolls, why BJP retained Shantanu Thakur in Modi 3.0

Bongaon MP Thakur, an influential leader of the Matua community, is now one of only two representatives from Bengal in Modi’s new Council of Ministers, the other being Sukanta Majumdar.

Modi govt 3.0 has 10 Dalit ministers, 5 from religious minorities but no Muslims

The new Council of Ministers has 2 Sikhs, 2 Buddhists and 1 Christian. The share of ministers from 'upper' castes has dropped, while Dalit and OBC representation is largely consistent.

Suresh Gopi, BJP’s 1st Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, sworn in as minister of state in Modi 3.0 govt

Gopi, who contested 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 assembly elections without success, triumphed in Thrissur with a significant margin of over 70,000 votes, giving BJP its lone LS seat in the state.

1st LS seat to neck-and-neck fight in Thiruvananthapuram: Why Thrissur isn’t only win for BJP in Kerala

The party, which contested 16 seats, saw its vote share rise to 16.68%, up from 13% in 2019 when it contested 15 seats. This surge has impacted both LDF and UDF.

Lack of development, a need for change — why Assam’s Dhubri voted AIUDF chief Ajmal out

Badruddin Ajmal lost to Congress's Rakibul Hussain 'because of loopholes in his leadership', say analysts. AIUDF chief says he'll now work for party’s prospects in 2026 assembly polls.

‘Threat’ to Constitution, Dalit-Muslim-OBC alliance — how SP won over Dalits in UP & challenges ahead

Lokniti-CSDS data shows NDA lost big chunk of non-Jatav Dalit votes to INDIA bloc. But analysts say SP may find it hard to sustain voter coalition that includes both Dalits & Yadav base.

NDA in 18th Lok Sabha is ‘minority-mukt’ with no Muslim, Christian or Sikh MPs

Compared to BJP-led NDA, INDIA bloc’s strength of 235 MPs in 18th Lok Sabha comprises 7.9% Muslim, 5% Sikh and 3.5% Christian MPs.

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Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

What’s standing between Modi & Trump? India’s contradictions

Psychoanalysing Donald Trump is a booming global business. We in India are doing our bit. The only objective, however, is to find a way...