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How 5 families over 3 generations have controlled Haryana’s politics from day one

Hoodas, Chautalas, Bansi Lal, Bhajan Lal & Birender Singh have ruled Haryana since 1966. Fight continues as Gen Now join poll battle — some for control, some for survival.

‘Hum se kya bhool hui’: Why Shivraj Singh Chouhan is singing a sad song at BJP rallies

Ever since the BJP's defeat in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, three-term chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seems to be fighting for relevance in BJP.

Why love for Modi in Odisha may not convert into votes for BJP

Lack of BJP’s organisational infrastructure, strong local leadership & state schemes overshadowing central schemes might dent BJP’s chances of winning.

Here’s what frequent flier PM Modi achieved on his foreign visits

With 92 trips to 57 countries, Modi has flown abroad nearly twice as much as his predecessor Manmohan Singh in five years.

In UP, people back BJP MP who curses & insults them, never shows his face and does no work

In Unnao, Congress candidate is popular even among those not voting for her & BJP candidate universally disliked. Yet many voted for the candidate they don’t like.

Phase 4 records 64% voter turnout in 72 constituencies across 9 states

Among the heartland states, 62% turnout was recorded in Rajasthan, 53.12% in UP and 65.86% Madhya Pradesh.

Bihar records 58.92% voter turnout for 5 Lok Sabha seats in phase 4

Begusarai witnessed the highest turnout of 61.27%, while Samastipur recorded the second-highest 60.80%.

PM Modi claims 40 Trinamool MLAs in touch with him, TMC accuses him of horse-trading

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back at PM Modi and accused him of horse trading.

Mamata slams BJP for misusing forces as violence erupts in 4th phase of polls in West Bengal

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said law & order is a state subject and accused BJP of bringing in central forces and using them to garner votes.

Elections have become a convenient season to suddenly discover religion: Arun Jaitley

Without getting into issue of whether a person can inherit grandmother’s caste, Congress has proclaimed Rahul Gandhi a ‘Janeu-dhari Brahmin’.

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


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?