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Modi designed Kejriwal’s template for Delhi win years ago in Gujarat

The amazing thing about AAP is not that it fell back on conventional wisdom, but how quickly and eagerly it embraced the rules that it set out to change.

Arvind Kejriwal’s win in Delhi can change Nitish Kumar’s election preparation in Bihar

For NDA ally Nitish Kumar in Bihar, there are lessons in the Delhi election results.

Gentle on jihadis, harsh on dissidents: Ehsanullah’s escape exposes Pakistan’s intentions

Terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan's escape from Pakistan raises the same questions that were asked at the time of Osama bin Laden's death.

Indian courts speak of ‘national interest’ but they order often in Modi govt’s interest

In case after case, India saw the scales of justice tilt against those opposed to the Modi government, often on the basis of flimsy evidence.

BJP failure in Delhi not a referendum on CAA-NRC. But voters have a message for its ideology

AAP’s victory has moved the fulcrum of Indian politics further to the Centre-Right. BJP now urgently needs a new script to win state elections.

Am I a closet Sanghi for mourning demise of an RSS man? Something’s terribly wrong: Tharoor

My more than 30 years of being at odds with BJP and the Hindutva movement was irrelevant to my critics. For them, I had revealed my 'true colours'.

A lesson BJP won’t learn from Delhi election: To not polarise Bihar and West Bengal

BJP tally increased from three to eight seats in Delhi assembly. This is enough to tell the party that polarisation could be a good bet in Bihar, Bengal and Assam.

Why Delhi voters chose Arvind Kejriwal for CM and Narendra Modi for PM

After a lull since Indira Gandhi, India has again entered an era of personality politics. People craving for CEO-style leadership first got Modi, now Arvind Kejriwal.

Why 2020 is a much bigger achievement for Arvind Kejriwal than 2015

The AAP faced many odds, and made many mistakes over the last five years. To win despite these is a stunning achievement.

5 reasons why Modi-Shah’s BJP lost to Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP in Delhi election

For the losing BJP under Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the problem was that its success mantra for elections became its biggest foe.

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Skincare doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are 10 timeless hacks

If there’s one thing I tell every single patient, it’s this: sunscreen is non-negotiable.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.