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Why BJP’s Amritsar candidate Hardeep Singh Puri should worry about his ‘outsider’ tag

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently took to Twitter in an attempt to counter the ‘insider-outsider’ narrative in Amritsar.

Advertisement of candidates’ criminal records to come under poll expenses, says EC

Some parties had approached the poll body asking if advertisement expenditure can be borne by parties and not candidates, who have a Rs 70 lakh cap on poll expenses.

AAP has a host of promises for Delhi — but only if the national capital becomes a state

From 85% reservation in jobs and colleges to ensuring women’s security, most of AAP's promises have one crucial caveat — statehood for Delhi.

At AAP manifesto release, Arvind Kejriwal slams Rahul Gandhi for failed Congress alliance talks

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said the party will support any grand alliance to beat BJP, and added they will fight for full statehood for Delhi.

No Priyanka vs Modi fight in Varanasi as Congress fields Ajay Rai

Ajay Rai, who is considered a local strongman in Varanasi, came third in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, after PM Modi and Arvind Kejriwal.

Message from India’s first voter S.S Negi — Democracy was hard-earned, vote thoughtfully

The first time Shyam Saran Negi of Himachal Pradesh voted was also the first time Independent India voted, in the heady initial days of the Indian Republic.

To win this election, Congress will have to master the spill-over effect

Unlike the BJP, the Congress has lost in a general election after having won in the preceding assembly election on three occasions.

Modi’s nomination filing a Varanasi show — temple run, Ganga aarti & display of NDA power

PM Narendra Modi's nomination filing will be a 2-day affair. Nitish Kumar, Uddhav Thackeray & Parkash Singh Badal will accompany the PM when he files his nomination Friday.

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is a god-send — for Digvijaya Singh

Digvijaya Singh, often called Congress' ‘Muslim face’, is attempting an image makeover, pitching a 'Hinduism vs Hindutva' contest in Bhopal.

This man from Madhya Pradesh wants to defeat both Kamal Nath & his son on the same day

M.P. Vishwakarma is the Rashtriya Aamjan Party candidate for both the Chhindwara assembly bypoll and the Lok Sabha elections in the constituency.

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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.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

‘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?