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How Akhilesh Yadav’s daughter Aditi is learning ropes on campaign trail in family bastion Mainpuri

Aditi has stepped in to seek votes for mother Dimple Yadav with nukkad sabhas. Her campaign, with focus on Karhal & Kishni, resembles that of her grandfather Mulayam Singh Yadav.

For Congress’s Sonal Patel, facing Amit Shah in Gandhinagar is ‘challenge, not political suicide’

62-yr-old architect who joined Congress in 1992 says party wanted to field someone 'with integrity' from seat that Shah won by margin of 5 lakh votes in 2019 & has been with BJP since 1989.

2 voter IDs, 2 ration cards — welcome to Kotia, cluster of disputed villages on Andhra-Odisha border

Residents of these 21 villages they can vote for 2 state govts & cast 2 votes for central govt. Both Odisha and Andhra govts function here & villagers get benefits from both.

TMC accuses BJP of ‘scripting’ Sandeshkhali row citing ‘sting video’ of mandal president

Abhishek Banerjee says TMC will seek legal advice on next course of action, while West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari terms 'sting video' a case of 'truth being twisted'.

Farmer’s death during protest against BJP candidate Preneet Kaur sparks row in Punjab

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal alleges 60-year-old Surinder Singh died after BJP workers pushed him. BJP rebuts allegations, says he collapsed on his own.

Blow to Odisha Congress as Puri pick Sucharita Mohanty returns ticket citing ‘fund crunch’

In her email to Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Puri Lok Sabha seat candidate Sucharita Mohanty claims AICC Odisha in-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar asked her to fend for herself.

Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP days after resigning as Delhi Congress chief

Former Congress MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Naseeb Singh and Neeraj Basoya and former Youth Congress President Amit Mallik have also joined BJP.

Russian grandmaster Kasparov clarifies ‘little joke’ on Rahul Gandhi’s Rae Bareli gambit

Ex-world chess champion Kasparov says hopes his joke about Congress's Rahul Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli 'does not pass for advocacy or expertise in Indian politics.'

‘Threatened, blackmailed’ — JD(S) worker says Prajwal Revanna sexually abused her for over 3 yrs

The JD(S) worker said in her statement that she first tried to meet Prajwal Revanna to secure seats for young girls in the state-run Backward Classes and Minorities hostel.

BJP, Azad & Apni Party proposed. NC, PDP opposed — implications of delay in Anantnag-Rajouri polling

NC & PDP allege EC postponing polling to 25 May will reduce voting by Gujjar-Bakarwals, who move uphill around this time. Other parties pushed for delay, citing closure of key road.

On Camera

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.