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Modi brings up ‘Jungle Raj’ as BJP and JD(U) fall back on old line of attack on RJD

The NDA campaign is now revolving around the ‘Jungle Raj’ of Lalu and Rabri but RJD says BJP & JD(U) trying to obfuscate from ‘real issues’ of unemployment and corruption.

PM Modi begins second leg of Bihar campaign, calls Tejashwi Yadav ‘the yuvraj of jungle raj’

Sharing the stage with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the Prime Minister called him the 'bhaavi mukhyamantri' & credited him with Bihar's economic turnaround.

Ghosh vs Khan in Bengal BJP is a fight for control between old guard & Trinamool defectors

Feud was out in the open on 23 October when state president Dilip Ghosh dissolved all district committees of the Yuva Morcha, headed by Saumitra Khan, once with the TMC.

Has Nitish done enough? Bihar’s women, unhappy about jobs & alcohol, set to answer key question

Concerns about prohibition & employment appear to hold a strong sway among women in Bihar even as they laud the many initiatives taken by Nitish Kumar govt to empower them.

Sachin Pilot silent on friend Jyotiraditya in campaign on Scindia turf, but slams CM Shivraj

Of the 28 assembly seats headed for bypolls in MP, vacancies in 25 have resulted from a rebellion led by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected from Congress to BJP this March.

BJP has put J&K on sale, betrayed people, local parties say after Centre changes land laws

Centre allowing anyone in India to buy land in J&K is a ‘betrayal’, says alliance of Kashmiri parties. New laws slammed in Jammu region too.

Scindia royalty vs farmer’s son — the contrasting campaign styles of Jyotiraditya & Shivraj

For the crucial MP bypolls, Jyotiraditya Scindia has centered the campaign pitch on his erstwhile royal lineage while Shivraj Chouhan's focus has been his rags-to-riches story.

BJP wants ‘Chirag’ to light up its home but burn down JD(U)’s, Congress’ Shaktisinh Gohil says

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Congress Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil hits out at BJP-JD(U) for its 'thug-bandhan', says 'Chanakya land' will prove all opinion polls wrong.

No understanding with Tejashwi Yadav, my MLAs will support BJP CM, says Chirag Paswan

LJP chief Chirag Paswan says he is unwavering in his support for the BJP despite leaders of the party referring to him as a ‘vote-cutter’. Excerpts from an interview.

Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh biggest traitors, betrayed voters’ trust, says Scindia

Accusing the Congress of running a corrupt govt, Jyotiraditya Scindia said he was confident the BJP would win a majority in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh bypolls.

On Camera

Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.