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Assembly election results not a reflection on Modi, says Rajnath

PTI -
Union minister Rajnath Singh says state governments fought polls on performance plank
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KCR’s ‘praja welfare’ with schemes & freebies thrashes Congress-TDP ‘praja alliance’  

Rohini Swamy -
Unpopularity of Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu seems to have pulled the Congress-TDP alliance down in Telangana. 
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India assets swing as markets weigh Modi’s performance in polls

Subhadip Sircar -
These states are key to Modi’s reelection bid in 2019, and the prospects of the Congress party.
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Set for victory in Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh, Congress softens stand on EVM tampering

Sanya Dhingra -
Congress had earlier questioned credibility of EVMs and demanded ballot paper for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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A birthday ode to Pranab Mukherjee, former president and a true democrat

Achyut Mishra -
In his over five-decade-long career, Pranab Mukherjee has served as a party worker, Parliamentarian, minister and President of India.
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Modi factor not good enough to win state elections for BJP anymore

D.K. Singh -
BJP looks as vulnerable to anti-incumbency as any other party, which is not heartening news for the ruling party ahead of 2019.
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Congress takes the lead in Chhattisgarh, CM Raman Singh trails from Rajnandgaon

Neelam Pandey -
Of Chhattisgarh's 90 seats, Congress is leading on 59, BJP on 24 and others on 9, suggest early trends.
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In early trends, Congress looks set to snatch Hindi heartland from BJP

Ruhi Tewari -
In the election trends so far, the Congress is ahead in Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, with MP posing a ‘takkar ka chunav’ with BJP.
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Today’s keenly-watched election results won’t tell us what 2019 will look like

Ruhi Tewari -
Results of 5 assembly elections could reflect voter mood but will come with limitations that will prevent these polls from being a semi-final to 2019.
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Assembly election 2018 updates: What media and poll pundits said, and what parties walked away with

ThePrint Team -
From TimesNow, Republic TV to AajTak, NDTV, we track how India's top news anchors are reporting on the 2018 assembly election results. Here are...
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Opinion

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

Suresh Prabhu -
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

Modi’s Nari Shakti pitch is fake. Men hold real power in BJP

BJP wants to be the party of Nari Shakti. Here’s a list to make that happen

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Economy

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Udit Bubna -
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Defence

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Jaydeep Gadhavi -
Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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