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From Purulia stage, Shah throws Mamata a challenge, says BJP will win 22 seats next year

BJP chief pays tribute to three party workers who were allegedly murdered last month, claims Bengal CM is “unleashing violence” on her rivals.

All parties that attended Kumaraswamy swearing-in may not contest together in 2019: Deve Gowda

Says he favours third front to take on BJP; adds that JD(S) will ally with the Congress in Karnataka.

Just 10 days after pulling out of J&K govt, BJP is in poll mode and looking for allies

BJP chief spokesperson for the state tells ThePrint the party doesn't want to form another coalition government now but is looking ahead to new elections. 

Ravi Shankar Prasad rejects Congress’ allegation of politicising surgical strikes

Prasad accuses Congress of questioning the commitment and courage of the armed forces and lowering its morale.

At Kabir’s mausoleum, CM Yogi Adityanath refuses to wear cap but keeps it

Adityanath was overseeing preparations for PM Modi's visit at poet's mausoleum when a local caretaker offered him a fur cap.

Amit Shah to visit Bihar after 3 years as Nitish Kumar reaches out to Lalu Prasad

BJP chief Amit Shah will go to Bihar on 11 July; seat-sharing talks with ally JD(U) on agenda New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah...

No NRC draft on 30 June as Assam govt moves Supreme Court for extension

Any delay that extends the process till the 2019 poll season is expected to help the BJP’s campaign by giving the party a poll...

To be relevant in 2019, Congress must rewind to 1996-2004

Congress should try to get back to its 135 seat share in 1996-2004 rather than aim for the 206 of 2009.

More cracks in mahagatbandhan, Bengal Congress doesn’t want tie-up with Mamata

State unit leaders want party to ally with Left front, accuse Trinamool Congress of trying to break Congress in the state.

Naxals, remote jungle, wild allegations: The murky stories linked to Jharkhand ‘gang rape’

Police suspect Pathalgarhi movement supporters, said to be linked to Naxals. Activists say police cooking up theory to malign movement for autonomy.

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The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.