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‘Winnability’ over nari shakti? Only 13% of BJP’s candidates for upcoming state polls are women

Telangana, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh & MP headed for polls next month. BJP, which has brought women’s reservation law, has named 81 women among 613 candidates announced so far.

BJP rethinks its OBC strategy for Maharashtra, UP & Bihar as caste politics threatens key vote bank

In past decade, BJP has worked towards assimilating non-dominant OBC castes under the Hindutva umbrella. Party high command has asked state leaders to focus on wooing OBC leaders.

“We hope new Mizoram govt will listen to our problems,” say Myanmar refugees staying near Aizwal

Aizawl (Mizoram) , November 3 (ANI): The refugees who fled from Myanmar to seek shelter in Mizoram expressed hope that the new government in...

With 1.2 lakh teacher appointments, Nitish makes a jobs push ahead of 2024

CM has also reiterated pledge to give 10 lakh jobs to youth, an idea for which he had originally criticised Tejashwi Yadav. Bihar's unemployment rate is more than twice national figure.

YSRTP leader YS Sharmila quits Telangana race, says will support Congress against ruling BRS

After failing to tie up with Congress, daughter of late Rajasekhara Reddy, undivided Andhra's CM & sister of current AP CM Jagan Reddy, Sharmila says decision in state's 'larger interest'.

Rs 3,100/quintal paddy MSP, Rs 12,000/yr to women: BJP’s Chhattisgarh manifesto one-ups Congress ‘revdis’

BJP has also promised to develop IIT & AIIMS-like institutions in every region of Chhattisgarh, besides travel subsidy for college-goers and religious tourism for elderly.

Karnataka BJP MLAs threaten to skip winter session if LoP isn’t appointed, post vacant since May defeat

Several names doing rounds for Leader of Opposition post such as Bommai, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal & C.N. Ashwath Narayan but no decision taken yet by central leadership, it is learnt.

BJP leader calls Masjid-gurdwara growth ‘problematic’, says ‘meant Masjid-madrasa’ as SGPC condemns

Protests broke out soon after Sandeep Dayma's statement at rally in Rajasthan's Tijara. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee says speaking against mosques 'equally condemnable'.

‘BJP doesn’t own Ayodhya Ram temple’, says Kamal Nath, denies playing ‘soft Hindutva’ in MP polls

In interview to ThePrint ahead of 17 November assembly polls in MP, Congress leader denies rift with party colleague Digvijaya Singh, calls disgruntlement over ticket distribution 'natural'.

BJP’s 3rd Rajasthan list — ‘locals’ to challenge Gehlot & Pilot, 2018’s lone Muslim dropped

The BJP released its third list of candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections Thursday, including fresh face Mahendra Singh Rathore against CM Ashok Gehlot.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.