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Modi’s new vote: Sub-categorisation set to bring OBCs into BJP fold

By spreading benefits of OBC reservations more evenly among all castes, the BJP can win over 40 crore of India’s most deprived people.

Defeating BJP in Gujarat is one of my top priorities: Hardik Patel

The face of the Patidar campaign hints at electoral understandings with like-minded organisations ahead of assembly polls in state.

The RSS roadmap is clear after Mohan Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech

At his foundation day/Dussehra speech in Nagpur, chief Mohan Bhagwat has shown the roadmap, and it’s clear that RSS is here to stay and excel.

Jayalalithaa niece beats EC deadline to stake claim on AIADMK symbol

Election Commission has already rejected Sasikala-Dinakaran faction's plea for more time to prove its claim for ‘two-leaves’ symbol; to hear the matter on 5...

EC wants to hold Anantnag bypoll before snow, seeks J&K govt report on security

The Anantnag bypoll was to be held on 12 April, but was put off following the Srinagar bypoll on 9 April, which saw 8 people killed...

Instead of talking so much, act with sensitivity: ABVP organising secy to BHU

ABVP’s top man Sunil Ambekar says BHU incident is “not such a big thing”, it is being “over-politicised” and “stretched out unnecessarily”.

‘BJP should announce its CM candidate in poll-bound Himachal’

Former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal cites a ‘flawed ticket distribution' process as the main reason behind BJP’s loss in the last election

The Opposition in the Gujarat election is a collection of sideshows that don’t add up

There are a few big issues in Gujarat but the BJP does not need issues. It has an icon, a Gujarati PM that the state is proud of.

When it comes to political dynasties, BJP is fast catching up with Congress

The BJP has slammed Rahul Gandhi for admitting the existence of dynastic politics but numbers show the ruling party isn’t free from the malaise either.

BJP brokers three-point deal with Patidars to end reservation stir in Gujarat

As part of the deal, a commission to examine reservation demands is set to be set up, and cases against Patidars involved in agitation...

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.