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Hooda says Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ claims vindicate his stand that BJP stole people’s mandate in Haryana

Bhupinder Hooda said, no one, including political observers and politicians, had expected BJP to win in Haryana. Said nearly 15 lakh votes 'increased' after the first voter turnout was released.

BJP’s 2024 Haryana win focus of Rahul’s latest ‘vote chori’ salvo. At centre of it all, a Brazilian model

In latest attack, Rahul Gandhi accuses poll panel, PM & HM of stealing the Haryana elections. Says the entire election was rigged.

‘Going to jail is not a crime’—Samrat Choudhary says Anant Singh’s case not like Shahabuddin’s

'Anyone can go to jail. Lalu ji went, Nitish ji also went. I also went to jail. It is not a crime to go to jail. The crime is when one is convicted,' Bihar's deputy CM tells ThePrint.

Reaffirmed as TVK’s CM face at 1st council meeting since stampede, Vijay slams Stalin’s ‘lies’

In his first public address since Karur incident, Vijay launched sharp attack on DMK govt, saying 'those who are in power should show responsibility, not arrogance'.

Divya Gautam’s quiet campaign spotlights unemployment in Bihar’s Digha. She won’t use ‘Sushant’ factor

The 1st-time candidate from Digha, contesting on CPI(ML)-Liberation ticket, is confident she can bring ‘badlaav’ with promise of jobs, the focus of her campaign in Digha constituency.

Haryana completes modalities to acquire land to honour 1761 Panipat battle’s Maratha heroes

Project seems to be aimed at wooing Marathas in Maharashtra, historians say, but there are contradictions in the narrative being developed by BJP governments in Haryana and Maharashtra.

The good, the bad, the worst of Bihar candidates: Doctors, crorepatis, alleged murderers & illiterates

ADR data shows 43% crorepatis in Bihar ph 2 poll, poorest candidate has no assets. 19 face murder charges, 79 candidates face attempted murder cases. 9 candidates are 'illiterate'.

Between idealism & survival: The Left’s long life in Bihar & its electoral pragmatism

Despite criticism, pragmatism makes the Left endure in Bihar as seen in the 2020 poll results & that too at a time when its existence is restricted to small pockets in India.

From front bencher to ‘X factor’ in Bihar: The trajectory of ‘Tu-Tu Bhai’ Prashant Kishor

A topper in school, Prashant Kishor is still aiming high, his Jan Suraaj party is contesting 238 of Bihar’s 243 seats. His ancestral village in Rohtas awaits his return.

Report card of 82 district secys in hand, EPS signals to AIADMK cadre—loyalty alone won’t fetch ticket

Ahead of district secretaries' meet, EPS studying report cards of 82 district secretaries prepared by party war room. Analysts say EPS wants results on the ground, not just loyalty.

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Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.