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‘Why do I have to look for jobs in Hyderabad?’ Youth anger palpable in Andhra as Jagan seeks 2nd term

YSRCP’s 2019 manifesto included promises like an annual job calendar, 2.3 lakh jobs in govt departments, etc. But students and job aspirants say Jagan govt has failed to deliver.

‘Congress doesn’t have leaders, people won’t tolerate appeasement,’ says Union minister RK Singh

Union minister & ex-IAS officer, Singh is contesting from Arrah a third time. BJP leader says in Bihar, honesty is appreciated, alleges Congress has lost trust of people.

After Lovely, two former Delhi MLAs resign from Congress over alliance with AAP, ‘outsiders’

Neeraj Basoya & Naseeb Singh follow former Delhi unit chief out of party. They had been made observers for West Delhi & North West Delhi parliamentary constituencies.

Akhilesh, Dimple to Shivpal’s son Aditya — here are the 5 members of Mulayam clan in poll fray

Aditya, nephew of Mulayam, has replaced his father, Shivpal, as SP candidate in Budaun. Amit Shah attacked Akhilesh Sunday, asking if he couldn't find Yadavs outside his family.

Congress government knew about Prajwal Revanna, waited till Vokkaligas voted: Amit Shah

Haveri (Karnataka) , May 1 (ANI): In a scathing attack on Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said its government in Karnataka...

Tension in Haryana Congress over Raj Babbar getting Gurugram ticket. ‘Seniors completely sidelined’

Captain Ajay Singh Yadav expresses discontent over decision. Birender Singh and Kiran Choudhry are also upset with party for having denied tickets to their children, it is learnt.

Broken sewage system, filthy ponds—Keorak, village adopted by ex-CM Khattar, ‘worse off than before’

Nine years after former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar adopted Keorak village, residents claim that poorly implemented sewage and waterbody projects have worsened its conditions.

Anupamaa actor Rupali Ganguly joins BJP, says ‘want to tread path shown by PM Modi’

The actor, who joined BJP in presence of party leaders Vinod Tawde & Anil Baluni, says she was inspired by BJP's development work. It's unclear if she'll get a ticket for ongoing LS polls.

“Issue of development is our election campaign”: BJP’s Mansukh Mandaviya

Porbandar (Gujarat) , May 1 (ANI): Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Family Welfare and Health and BJP candidate from Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in...

Vinayak Raut confident of securing hat-trick victory in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) , May 1 (ANI): Vinayak Raut, the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat and candidate of Uddhav Thakre's...

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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.