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How Mumbai’s redevelopment frenzy is forcing parties to rethink BMC poll strategy

Voters are on the move as redevelopment of old buildings picks pace in Mumbai, and political parties are scrambling to track their supporters ahead of civic polls.

India bloc considers land reform push in Bihar manifesto, reviving report Nitish shelved in 2008

Left parties pushing Congress & RJD to implement recommendations aimed at limiting land concentration, providing security to tenant farmers, redistributing land to marginalised rural workers.

Bihar polls looming, Congress’s 1st memorial for Sitaram Kesri, who was forced to make way for Sonia

Sitaram Kesri, a prominent OBC leader from Bihar's Danapur, was unceremoniously replaced as party chief with Sonia Gandhi in 1998. He died later on 24 October 2000.

Haryana BJP has a game plan for Bihar polls, and migrants will be key players

BJP intensifies outreach to Bihari migrants, amid row over electoral roll revision & polls due next month. It is focusing on 14 districts where their concentration is high.

PM Modi kicks off NDA campaign in Bihar, says people will prevent return of RJD & Congress’ ‘jungle raj’

PM Modi accuses RJD and Congress of caring only about their own families. Says under CM Nitish Kumar's leadership, NDA 'is set to break all its old records of victory' in Bihar.

Dalit fault lines are resurfacing for BJP. Case studies: IPS suicide to shoe thrown at CJI Gavai

These incidents and the way they were handled have once again put spotlight on what is being seen as BJP’s deficiency in addressing Dalit concerns & integrating them in Hindutva family.

Bihar polls & the complex caste dynamic: How parties are sticking to tried-and-tested strategies

As Bihar goes to polls next month, there is a sense of political déjà vu. Distribution of tickets reflects how the parties have not strayed from their traditional support base.

‘Tomar tapes’ to ‘Bhagwant Mann deepfakes’: Jagmandeep Samra, Canada man who stirred up Punjab politics

Chandigarh: Politics over purported AI-generated videos of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann heated up in Punjab Thursday, with the BJP questioning the association between Mann...

Kerala declares itself extreme poverty-free. How state ensured ‘no family is left behind’

Pinarayi govt claims Kerala is the first state to eradicate extreme poverty. Here's how state carried out this massive project.

Khattar’s ‘Mahapurush’ U-turn after Congress kicks up storm over his remark on Ambedkar & Constitution

Congress claims Union minister questioned Ambedkar's role in making of Constitution & remarks show 'mindset' of BJP. Khattar made the remarks after meeting widow of IPS Y Puran Kumar.

On Camera

The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

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.