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No ‘soft Hindutva’ in Telangana as Congress goes all out to court all religions

Congress manifesto promises monthly honorarium for imams, salary for temple priests on par with state staff and efforts to get SC status for Dalit Christians.

Why BJP is a non-starter in Telangana

All that the BJP can do in Telangana is win a few seats by playing the Hindutva card. It has no other game.

Six transgender candidates promise to make a difference as MP votes Wednesday

Shabnam Mausi, India’s first transgender MLA, among six candidates who have highlighted issues such as lack of development, poverty among others.

Pakistan lays red carpet to Kartarpur ‘corridor of infinite possibility’

In Lahore, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu says those like Imran Khan know what it is to make history. Pakistani minister says imperative to talk.

BJP goes back to basics for these elections — dumps triple talaq, embraces Ram

From Modi and Shah to other party leaders, BJP has been silent on pet issues that it played up in the past, focusing instead on the Ram temple row.

J&K Governor gets image ‘makeover’ after speech video goes viral

Centre would've wanted Lone govt in J&K, says Governor Malik, explaining why he dissolved assembly. Omar Abdullah & Mehbooba Mufti praise move.  

BJP manifesto for Rajasthan assembly polls promises 50 lakh private jobs in 5 years

The BJP manifesto also held out a possibility to farmers of doubling their income, helped by a new Rs 250 crore fund to encourage rural start-ups.

BJP’s two-pronged poll approach — Vikas in manifesto, Hindutva in campaigns

Arun Jaitley releasing party manifestoes is BJP's strategy to ensure that it isn’t just in content but also in the optics that the party is seen as pro-development.    

As Rahul Gandhi attacks Anil Ambani over Rafale, Sibal appears as RComm lawyer in SC

Congress leader Kapil Sibal represents Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communication in SC in case related to selling company assets to brother Mukesh Ambani.

After BJP & RSS leaders, Modi too drags Supreme Court into Ram temple politics

PM Narendra Modi links Congress move to impeach Dipak Misra to the former CJI's refusal to postpone the Ayodhya hearing to after 2019 elections.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.