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BJP gets ready for Bihar election, will kick-off campaign with Modi’s next Mann Ki Baat 

BJP leaders say on 31 May, booth committee members will listen to the PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to spread his message to people & mobilise support ahead of polls.

Why coronavirus is making India’s politicians nervous

Old school leaders who believe in 'touch-and -feel politics' are faced with adapting to more tech-savvy ways of reaching voters in the Covid world.

Chappal, soap, ambulance — be prepared with these to help migrants, Amit Shah tells BJP

Amit Shah made the suggestion to BJP chief J.P. Nadda, who then instructed the party to organise camps on highways and along railway tracks.

Besides Covid, Shivraj’s fighting dissent — from Congress defectors & BJP leaders they beat

The rebel Congress MLAs want a state cabinet expansion soon while BJP leaders, who lost to the MLAs in 2018, feel their political futures are at stake. 

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & 8 others elected unopposed to Legislative Council

The council's election process was initiated on 4 May to fill in vacancies for nine seats, which fell vacant after the completion of the term of nine members.

Mamata is invoking Bengali pride again — her new ‘strategy’ to counter Covid flak

For 12 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held no press conference. When she finally did Tuesday, after a heated discussion with PM Modi, she resorted to playing up 'Bangla' refrain.

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

NC has been against J&K reorganisation Act, but the party could go unrepresented on the govt panel that will execute the delimitation exercise if its MPs aren't on it.

‘IAS officers don’t fight polls’: Bihar BJP tells CM Nitish to make MLAs face of Covid relief

BJP has asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to allow MLAs stuck in Patna to return to their constituencies so they can distribute relief material there.

Gujarat High Court declares BJP minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama 2017’s election as void

Congress candidate Ashwin Rathod alleged that Chudasama indulged in 'corrupt practice and breach of many of the mandatory instructions of the Election Commission'.

Paswan slams ally Nitish over food beneficiary list, JD(U) says he is doing politics

Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan is upset with Nitish govt for not sending updated list. But Bihar food minister says list already updated on Centre’s portal.

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Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, 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.