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RSS flags fake Bhagwat-Modi letter, AI-generated content going viral ahead of polls

The RSS has complained to the police about viral deepfake videos and AI-generated letters that have gone viral before the assembly elections, including in Assam.

How Congress leaders remember Mohsina Kidwai, party’s generational bridge & voice of internal democracy

The veteran leader, who passed away on Wednesday at 94, leaves behind a legacy that party leaders say would be remembered for a long time.  

Adhir comeback & Humayun Kabir’s ‘Babri’ stir interest, but Bengal’s Muslims fear BJP gains

ThePrint visited Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Malda, Nadia, Kolkata, Nandigram, where some decisions by Mamata haven't gone down well with community that has traditionally supported TMC.

CBI opposes Kejriwal’s plea for recusal of Delhi HC judge. ‘Attending RSS event doesn’t indicate bias’

The agency rejected Kejriwal’s allegation of ‘ideological bias’, calling his plea for the judge’s recusal in the excise policy case hearing ‘wholly vexatious’.

Right hook: Inside the tactical coalition between CPI-M and ‘untouchable’ SDPI in Kerala

Political arm of banned PFI seeks to carve out a gamechanger destiny by doing playing AIMIM-like role to hurt UDF in the southern state.

Competing schemes, stressed budget: Tamil Nadu parties go all out to woo voters, critics slam ‘freebies’

Chennai: The Dravidian leaders prefer to call them as ‘social investments’, or ‘personalised gifts’. But a familiar sight is back in poll: Dravida Munnetra...

Assam, Kerala & Puducherry vote today in single-phase election

Voting is underway for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Kerala, and 30 in Puducherry.

As Assam votes, Jorhat frames a contrast between Himanta & Gaurav Gogoi—intensity vs reticence

A victory here would not only mark Gogoi’s first entry into Assam assembly, but also endear him to a quieter, yet sizeable, constituency across Assam that finds Sarma’s style unappealing.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu has a solution for rampant drug abuse in Punjab—‘opium tablets for addicts’

Former Congress member Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who joined Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party the previous day, now says Priyanka Gandhi is ‘like my sister’.

Beyond Krishna and Godavari, Andhra Pradesh plans river-linking project to plug water gaps

While the Godavari and the Krishna rivers were already linked in 2015, the current plan will also connect their tributaries as well as some major rivers in northern Andhra Pradesh.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.