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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Kannauj, to file nomination Thursday

Akhilesh Yadav served as Lok Sabha MP from 2000-2012. He resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat in 2012 after he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

‘Love jihad’ & Manipur — how BJP’s prospects look among Kerala’s Syrian Christians

Communal dimension is creeping into the Church with priests, even bishops, being ‘communally inclined’, says Fr. Paul Thelakkat, former spokesperson of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Congress hits back at BJP, cites Jayant Sinha & Amit Malviya’s remarks endorsing inheritance tax

Jairam Ramesh says Congress has clearly stated it has no plans to implement a wealth tax, asks where Modi stands on the issue 'given multiple BJP leaders have supported the idea'.

Why HLP leader Gopal Kanda is important for BJP in Haryana — ‘money power, popularity on ground’

The Haryana Lokhit Party chief & Sirsa MLA is known to be close to former & current CMs, and is pivotal for BJP for his strong support base among non-Jat population & Agarwals.

After BJP snubs Kuldeep Bishnoi for Hisar, backlash in Haryana’s Adampur. ‘Low turnout or NOTA’

It’s a muted election season in Haryana’s Adampur, and all eyes are on Kuldeep Bishnoi. The big question: Will he stand by the BJP after they sidelined him?

Congress tried to introduce religion-based census in armed forces, says Rajnath Singh

Addressing a poll rally at Vishakhapatnam, the defence minister claimed that the Sachar Committee, which was formed by the Congress government, recommended such a census in 2006.

Businesses battered, but ‘aayega toh Modi hi’­ — why Kanpur’s small business owners still back BJP

Although unhappy with the government’s policies for MSME sector, including a new clause they say is bleeding them dry, small business owners tend to remain BJP loyalists.

“Tried to introduce religion-based census in armed forces”: Rajnath drops bombshell on Cong amid wealth survey row

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) , April 24 (ANI): Amid the furore around wealth redistribution, an idea Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allegedly said would be followed...

Never said Constitution forced on Goa, called for protecting Goanness — Congress’s Viriato Fernandes

South Goa candidate says Modi 'is lying' and he has challenged PM to a debate. Modi had called Fernandes' remarks, made at a public meeting, an ‘insult’ to Constitution & Ambedkar.

India will turn into ‘Bigg Boss House’ if BJP returns to power, says Aaditya Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader & former state minister Aaditya Thackeray also talks about falling out with BJP & big-ticket projects moving from Maharashtra to neighbouring Gujarat.

On Camera

Rajkummar Rao must keep his chin up. Questions will be asked and he’s no victim

Rajkummar Rao now looks pretty much unrecognisable. It doesn’t take much to deduce that eyebrows will be raised, and questions will be asked about his face.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Russia-Ukraine war a gold mine for US, British defence firms — sales rocket, stock prices soar

Such has been the growth in the defence sector that companies are spending billions of dollars on buying back their own shares with record number of orders in pipeline and counting.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.