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Why UP bypolls, not Maharashtra & Haryana verdict, threw up a bigger surprise for Mayawati

Akhilesh Yadav finally has reason to smile and not just because the Samajwadi Party won seats in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

BJP set for victories in Maharashtra & Haryana but something has changed for Modi voters

PM Modi seldom talks about his ‘achhe din’ promise, but people still remember it. These voices from the ground are likely to be drowned in victory celebrations soon.

Three reasons why Sonia Gandhi should make one last ‘supreme sacrifice’ for Congress’ sake

Congress seniors continue to hold Sonia Gandhi in respect but are uneasy about her being an interim president to keep the seat warm.

Communist Party of China has a solution for India’s opposition that Modi-Shah won’t mind

Indian polity is witnessing a melting away of opposition parties with some putting up a fight on Twitter. But China’s CPC may have a permanent solution.

Modi-Shah’s BJP thinks it doesn’t need mass leaders in states. So did Indira Gandhi’s Congress

Yediyurappa, Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Chouhan and Raman Singh are the only mass leaders of BJP in states. But they are being replaced now.

Three reasons why Mamata Banerjee is losing the plot in West Bengal

BJP claims it is the new change Bengal wants. Didi may prove the party right in 2021 unless she takes time off politics to govern.

Why Nitish, Mamata, Uddhav and Kamal Haasan need Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor gives a big leg-up to his clients, working on their strengths and weaknesses. But his successes expose his clients, too.

Kejriwal is trying to be Delhi’s ‘Chhota Modi’. Now, we wait for the elections

Modi defines electoral success in India today. So, there is no harm in replicating it.

Three sacrifices the BJP must make to ‘fully integrate’ Kashmir with India

When you talk to ordinary Kashmiris about what really hurts them, they don’t talk about the finer points of Article 370.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.