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‘Ram forced to live in tent, Modi built him a magnificent temple’ — BJP’s Sirsa candidate Ashok Tanwar

Former Sirsa MP Tanwar is up against Congress’s Kumari Selja, INLD’s Sandeep Lot & JJP’s Ramesh Khatak. ‘Country will soon be Congress-mukt & Opposition-mukt’, he says.

‘Ab jaldi karni padegi’: Rahul Gandhi on queries about marriage during poll campaign

The Congress leader was addressing a rally in Rae Bareli, his second constituency after Kerala's Wayanad.

AAP’s Swati Maliwal alleges assault by Kejriwal aide at Delhi CM’s residence, no police complaint yet

Maliwal reached Civil Lines police station but left without lodging complaint, says North district DCP. Delhi BJP president, meanwhile, demands justice for former DCW chief.

IAS officer & BJP candidate Parampal Kaur Sidhu’s resignation accepted. How it’s different from VRS

She had earlier applied for voluntary retirement, but her request was rejected by Punjab govt. Though her resignation has been accepted, she will not get pension & other emoluments.

‘Will give tyranny a befitting reply’ — Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar kickstarts his campaign in Delhi

INDIA bloc's candidate for North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Kumar held 2 public meetings, attended by hundreds, in an area which was among worst-affected during 2020 communal riots.

Tea breaks, chats, selfies & X debut — how KCR is trying to reconnect with public after 2023 drubbing

In his speeches, ex-Telangana CM has been attacking Congress state govt as well as Modi. He is attempting image makeover, say political observers. Congress calls it poll gimmicks.

‘Congress will bring back Article 370, triple talaq if voted to power,’ says Union minister Kishan Reddy

In an interview with ThePrint, BJP's candidate from Secunderabad also talks about development work done by Modi govt being the party's sole focus in Lok Sabha elections.

‘Bijli, paani’ or Kashmir’s ‘identity crisis’? What will drive elections in Srinagar, 1st since 2019

Srinagar goes to polls on 13 May, for the first time since Article 370 was scrapped in 2019. Poll contest is expected to be a triangular fight with PDP, NC & Apni Party in fray

‘BJP promises Gujarat model in Haryana, but no one knows what it is,’ says Congress’s Kumari Selja

In an interview with ThePrint, Congress's Sirsa candidate calls electoral bonds India's 'biggest scam so far'. Any decision on CM candidature to be taken by high command, she says.

Free electricity, scrapping Agnipath & statehood for Delhi — Kejriwal announces 10 poll ‘guarantees’

Diplomatic efforts will be made & armed forces will be given freedom to reclaim land from China, says Kejriwal. Speaking to media, he also brought up Modi's retirement plans again.

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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.