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PM Modi enters 20th year in public office today, Covid & growth challenges mark occasion

Narendra Modi was first sworn in Gujarat CM on 7 October 2001. He is the longest-serving head of elected governments among all Indian prime ministers.

Bihar ex-DGP Pandey’s political ambitions hit a hurdle as Buxar assembly seat lands with BJP

Gupteshwar Pandey was keen to contest Bihar assembly polls from hometown Buxar, but the constituency has gone to BJP as part of the NDA seat-sharing agreement.

Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan — why one is political gymnast & the other a weathercock

In episode 586 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how the weakening of Nitish & Paswan, the two 'maharathis of Bihar', benefits BJP in the upcoming assembly polls.

RSS & VHP call religious conversion a form of ‘violence’, to launch campaign to curb it

Under the campaign, VHP workers will conduct door-to-door visits in tribal areas to educate people about Hindu religion. It also wants a law to halt conversion.

Drama before BJP-JD(U) press meet, message to LJP loud and clear — Nitish is NDA’s CM face

BJP leaders say there is ‘resentment’ in the party over LJP’s stance. They also say if needed it will write to EC to stop non-NDA parties from using Modi’s photo in poll posters.

Jagan’s 40-minute meeting with Modi amid pandemic fuels YSRCP-BJP alliance buzz, again

There has been speculation about Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party joining NDA since the beginning of this year at least, but the party has denied it.

BJP snubs Paswan, backs Nitish Kumar as parties reach 122-121 seat-sharing deal in Bihar

There should be no confusion with regard to the fact that in Bihar the NDAs leader is Nitish Kumar. Our alliance with his party is ‘atoot’, said Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal.

‘Entire country being pushed, no big deal if I got pushed too by UP Police’ — Rahul Gandhi

At a press conference in Patiala, Rahul Gandhi questioned the media’s ‘silence’ on China, and spoke about his showdown with UP Police.

Congress and AIUDF inching closer to Assam alliance, announcement expected soon

Congress is also in talks with the Left and regional parties to form a 'mahagathbandhan' to defeat the BJP in the 2021 assembly elections.

This is how Congress states are planning to fight govt’s farm laws, even if it’s ‘symbolic’

Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Puducherry may call House sessions to pass bills to negate Centre’s agri laws, but their bills will require governor’s & the President’s assent.

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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

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.