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Congress’ overseas wing meets with UK leader Corbyn over Kashmir, BJP demands explanation

The BJP and Congress in India got into a war of words after British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted about his discussion on Kashmir with UK members of Congress.

BJP’s 2014 spend on Maharashtra, Haryana poll campaign was 4 times that of Congress: Report

The report, prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms, comes days before Haryana and Maharashtra go to polls again.

Milan to Mewat, Nauksham Chaudhary ditches fashion to help BJP win backward Haryana seat

Nauksham Chaudhary, the 28-year-old BJP candidate from Punhana in Mewat, has a masters in fashion, business and brand management from Milan in Italy.

Is your nationalism inspired by Hitler & Mussolini, CM Bhupesh Baghel asks Mohan Bhagwat

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who is on weeklong 'Gandhi Vichaar Padyatra', says RSS chief's idea of nationalism is not the inclusive nationalism of Mahatma Gandhi.

Narayan Rane — the one prickly issue between BJP & Shiv Sena that’s unlikely to be resolved

BJP is banking on Rane, a former Sainik, and his aides to make inroads in Sindhudurg district but that has angered Shiv Sena, which holds sway there.

In Haryana Congress manifesto, Rs 10 thali, private sector job quota & old-age pension

Faced with bleak prospects in Haryana, Congress plans to offer unemployment allowance of Rs 10,000 a month and old-age pension of Rs 5,100 per month.

Congress to boycott J&K block polls over party leaders’ detention

The block development councils elections are slated for 24 October but mainstream Kashmiri parties including NC & PDP also plan to skip them.

Shehla Rashid quits politics, former IAS officer Shah Faesal could be next

Former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid quit over BDC polls in J&K, says can’t be party to legitimising the brutal suppression of my people.

Former JNU leader Umar Khalid’s assailant gets Shiv Sena ticket to contest Haryana polls

A 'gau rakshak', Naveen Dalal says he joined Sena because BJP & Congress only did 'politics in the name of cows, farmers, martyrs & the poor'.

BJP candidates around Mumbai’s Aarey Colony say tree felling not a poll issue for voters

Sitting BJP MLAs and candidates say, on the campaign trail, voters have barely mentioned the cutting of trees for a Metro car shed at Aarey Colony.

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?