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AAP wants ‘full statehood’ for Delhi, but is struggling to sell its pitch to voters

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP has been pressing for ‘Poorna Rajya’ in its election campaign, but voters aren’t sure what it means.

EC under ‘tremendous pressure’ from Modi, Congress doesn’t expect fairness: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi speaks to ThePrint in an exclusive interview about 'Modi imprint' on Supreme Court and other institutions, and an undercurrent of anger against the PM.

Indian Army orders probe after Leh DC suspects rigging in military postal ballots

Deputy Commissioner received complaint that commanding officers were asking jawans for their voting preferences. Army’s preliminary probe says allegations are baseless.

Don’t appreciate this nonsense, says Rahul Gandhi of Sam Pitroda’s 1984 Sikh riots remark

Congress president Rahul Gandhi tells ThePrint that Sam Pitroda's 1984 Sikh riots remark is "completely out of line", says will ask him to apologise.

BJP distorting truth to hide its failures, says Congress leader Sam Pitroda

Sam Pitroda and the Congress have been under fire from the BJP which alleged that Pitroda had dismissed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by saying, "Hua to hua, kya hua (it's happened, so what).

Amid Bhojpuri songs & ‘launda naach’, the contest for Azamgarh is a fight to reclaim its legacy

Azamgarh, which has been linked with terrorism since a 2008 Delhi encounter, accounts for 2 of UP's 80 constituencies, both of which vote Sunday.

BJP slams Sam Pitroda for anti-Sikh riots remark, demand apology from Sonia & Rahul Gandhi

BJP minister Prakash Javadekar accused Sam Pitroda of being dismissive about the anti-Sikh riots with his latest remarks.

In the battle for Bhopal, BJP is counting on the silence of Sadhvi Pragya

The Lok Sabha poll campaign for Bhopal, where BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is up against Digvijaya Singh of Congress, ends Friday evening.

Getting sentimental with voters – new trick Bihar’s politicians are using to win this poll

Veteran Bihar politicians are playing with the emotions of voters by either declaring these polls as their last or invoking their ties to certain seats.

A rarely told story of a Maratha vote-bank in deep, distant Haryana

Rod-Marathas are descendants of Maratha soldiers who fought the Third Battle of Panipat & Congress, BJP, BSP in Haryana woo them as a special votebank.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?