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In home stretch of poll campaign, a very real Congress fear — Modi rallies

Neelam Pandey -
PM Modi has a reputation of tilting polls with his last-minute election addresses, and this time too BJP has lined up back-to-back rallies for him.
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Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s election – to win or lose

Ruhi Tewari -
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the pivotal leader in this election — he is BJP's biggest asset in Madhya Pradesh but is also weighing the party down.
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Modi, Yogi should vacate chairs if Ayodhya situation turns communal again: Bhim Army chief

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravan says he will head to the VHP’s Dharam Sansad with a copy of the Constitution, wants Ayodhya renamed as Saket.
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Indira Gandhi’s bank nationalism a fraud, says Modi

PTI -
PM Modi targeted the late PM Indira Gandhi by calling her famous slogan 'garibi hatao' as a "false promise" and bank nationalisation a "fraud".
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Nobody knows about Modi’s father, says Congress leader Vilasrao Muttemwar

PTI -
Following Raj Babbar and C P Joshi, another senior Congress leader has passed a controversial remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lineage.
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In the lotus vs hand battle, the elephant’s weight may scuttle the scales

Ruhi Tewari -
In this closely fought election, any party eating into its vote-share could end up dampening the Congress’ prospects.
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India’s milkman Verghese Kurien donated Amul profits for Christian conversions: BJP leader

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Former Gujarat agriculture minister Dileep Sanghani claims evidence in Amul’s records, say issue cropped up during his tenure.
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Citing Pak role in terror, Capt declines invite to Kartarpur ceremony

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab CM also alleges ISI fuelling 'nefarious activities' in Punjab, Sidhu to attend the function in Pakistan.
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UP Deputy CM says Shiv Sena has no role to play in Ram temple movement

PTI -
The deputy chief minister also made it clear that no mosque, memorial or tomb in the name of Babar will be allowed to come up at Ram Janmabhoomi.
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Here’s when elitism in Congress actually started

Shekhar Gupta -
Social elitism is a peculiar problem that only the Congress has. Shekhar Gupta takes a look at the party’s history to find out why.
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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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