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JD(U) vs JD(U) proxy war, 2 young turks, Paswan bastion — why Samastipur battle is a must-watch

Congress has fielded Sunny Hazari, while Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is backing Shambhavi Kunal Choudhary. Both candidates are son & daughter of JD(U) ministers.

Jyotiraditya campaigns, Mahanaaryaman connects — how Scindia father-son duo is wooing Guna

While Jyotiraditya holds sabhas, in an effort to recapture family bastion Guna on BJP ticket, son Mahanaaryaman is bonding with younger voters & sharing meals with tribal, Dalit families.

‘Control centre, apply pressure from sides’ — Rahul draws chess & politics parallel in campaign video

Video clip released by Congress on social media. Rahul is once again contesting from Wayanad, though no word yet on whether he will also fight from Gandhi bastions Amethi or Rae Bareli.

“No provision in Constitution for religion-based reservation”: Rajnath Singh in Bihar

Chapra (Bihar) , May 2 (ANI): Hitting out at the Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, said that the party is "fooling"...

Month after opposing caste census, Congress leader Anand Sharma set to fight his 1st poll in 42 yrs

This will be the former Union minister's debut in Lok Sabha polls. He will take on BJP’s Rajeev Bhardwaj in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra constituency.

‘Not worried about Section 307, upset with Congress’ — Akshay Bam, Indore candidate who switched to BJP

Bam withdrew his nomination & joined BJP days after MP court accepted a plea to add attempted murder charge to an old case. Bam says he wasn't pressured, just had no support from Congress.

Siddaramaiah says cancel Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport. What this means & what the rules say

The Karnataka CM has written to Modi, urging him to cancel diplomatic passport accorded to Hassan MP Prajwal for his alleged involvement in an 'obscene videos' case. MEA yet to respond.

Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raebareli and Amethi; final decision today

New Delhi , May 2 (ANI): With just a day left for the filing of nominations for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections,...

Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raibareli and Amethi; final decision today

New Delhi , May 2 (ANI): With just a day left for the filing of nominations for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections,...

Who’s Shahu Chhatrapati, Congress’s pick for Kolhapur & people’s maharaja who hopes to ‘save democracy’

A member of the royal family and a popular figure in Kolhapur, Shahu Chhatrapati is known for 'his simplicity'. He will face sitting MP Sanjay Mandlik from Shinde’s Shiv Sena in the seat.

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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.