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Why Akhilesh Yadav & SP have reason to feel ‘cheated’ by Mayawati & her BSP

BSP couldn’t transfer its vote to SP in 12 seats, including 4 where Akhilesh Yadav’s family members were contesting. But the corresponding figure for SP was 14.

Rahul’s Left-leaning aides helped Modi brand Congress ‘deshdrohi’, blogs party media head

Congress' national media coordinator Rachit Seth, who has deleted his blog post, had listed reasons why BJP was able to successfully brand Congress “anti-national”.

Congress should avoid knee-jerk reactions: Milind Deora on Rahul Gandhi’s offer to resign

Milind Deora says BJP had a well-articulated story to tell in this Lok Sabha election while Congress failed to show a ‘credible enough alternative’.

As Kamal Nath fights to save govt, Scindia loyalists stick the knife in

At least 3 ministers loyal to 'young' Jyotiraditya Scindia have called for him to be elevated as the state Congress chief, a post that Kamal Nath holds.

Suspended TMC leader Subhrangshu Roy among 3 West Bengal MLAs to join BJP

TMC leaders Subhrangshu Roy, Tusharkanti Bhattacharya and CPI(M)'s Debendra Nath Roy joined the party in Delhi on Tuesday

Harsimrat Kaur urges Modi to take up Guru Nanak palace demolition issue with Pakistan PM Imran Khan

The Guru Nanak palace, located in Pakistan's Punjab province, was partially demolished by a group of vandals Monday.

Rajasthan CM Gehlot, his deputy Pilot meet Rahul Gandhi as discontent brews among MLAs

The meeting comes amid Rahul Gandhi insisting on stepping down as chief after the party's disastrous performance in Lok Sabha polls. The party had drawn a blank in all 25 seats in Rajasthan.

How social media memes became a political weapon to woo first-time voters

Ahead of the 2019 elections, memes helped create a ‘Pappu’ image for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, while lionising Narendra Modi as a ‘powerful leader’.

Rajinikanth calls Modi charismatic, compares him to Rajiv Gandhi & Jawaharlal Nehru

Tamil actor Rajinikanth praised Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, but noted the BJP lost in Tamil Nadu due to an "anti-Modi wave".

Why Amit Shah kept Narendra Modi company on his Gujarat, Varanasi visits

PM-elect Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah left Delhi for two days Sunday, together visiting both their constituencies in UP & Gujarat.

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Idol worship an eyesore to Bangladeshi islamists. Durga Puja to be toned down this year

Manindra Kumar Nath, vice president of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said Hindus are afraid of celebrating Durga Puja as they did before.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?