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12 FIRs & Rs 1,000 to his name — what jailed Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s poll affidavit says

Amritpal Singh, who filed his nomination papers from Dibrugarh jail in Assam last week, is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab.

‘Communal’ campaigns in KK Shailaja vs Shafi Parambil poll battle leave Kerala’s Vadakara simmering

CPI(M)-led LDF & Congress-led UDF accuse each other of trying to polarise voters in Vadakara, which has history of conflict between Muslim landlords & Hindu OBC Thiyya labourers.

‘Alliances for political reasons, but no clean chits’ — Fadnavis rejects ‘washing machine’ tag for BJP

In an interview with ThePrint, former Maharashtra chief minister spoke about Mahayuti's poll strategy, Modi vs Rahul contest, Maratha reservation issue, and more.

Modi’s 1st roadshow in Mumbai — BJP makes show of strength days before all 6 seats go to polls

With Shiv Sena divided, BJP faces a challenge to retain seats this election as MVA is set to give it a tough contest in 4 seats. In 2019, BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won all 6 Mumbai seats.

‘125 seats more than enough’ — Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on how Congress can form govt at Centre

Telangana CM stands by his surgical strike remark, says there's no evidence & that Pulwama attack happened because intelligence sources were deployed on Opposition instead.

‘100-yr-old’ ties with Rae Bareli, Amethi — Sonia & Rahul on constituencies that gave them ‘everything’

In a 6-minute video, mother and son talk about the family's long history with the two Uttar Pradesh constituencies, going back to a visit by Jawaharlal Nehru to Rae Bareli in 1921.

As HD Revanna walks out of jail amid celebrations, complainants fearful. ‘If anything happens to us…’

JD(S) leader HD Revanna, accused of kidnapping a woman allegedly raped by his MP son Prajwal, was released on bail Tuesday. Complainants, meanwhile, say their ordeal continues.

FDs & small savings schemes over land or equity — what Modi’s affidavit says about how he invests

According to the affidavit, Modi’s assets grew from Rs 2.55 cr in 2019 to Rs 3.02 cr in 2024 — a 18.4% rise. It shows PM prefers safer alternatives & has no investments in equity market.

Vedic scholar to BJP veteran workers — who are PM Modi’s poll proposers in Varanasi

Twelve chief ministers and several NDA allies were present when Modi filed his nomination papers Tuesday.

AAP admits Kejriwal aide ‘misbehaved’ with Swati Maliwal, but rift brewing for months

An AAP functionary says Maliwal wanted to contest elections before, which did not happen. By the time she was offered Rajya Sabha seat, she had apparently lost faith in party.

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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.