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The scars of Burhan Wani & PDP-BJP tie-up: What kept south Kashmir away from voting

Anantnag in south Kashmir, the hotbed of homegrown militancy, recorded a 13.61% voter turnout in its first phase of polling.

Why this Haryana seat could decide fate of more than one Congress leader

The contest for the Sonepat Lok Sabha seat will be fierce, with Congress' Bhupinder Singh Hooda up against the BJP incumbent and a Chautala grandson.

Sunny Deol to contest from Gurdaspur, Kirron Kher from Chandigarh

BJP has declared its nominees for 437 seats, the highest number of Lok Sabha constituencies it has contested so far.

Phase 3 of Lok Sabha polls records 64% voter turnout in 116 constituencies

The voter turnout in Gujarat was 58% this year as compared to 63% in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Trump administration’s decision to end Iran oil waiver is Modi’s diplomatic failure, says Congress

Congress also alleged that PM Modi has directed all oil companies not to increase the fuel prices till 23 May so that he can garner votes. 

Sukhbir Badal to contest from Ferozepur, hopes to revive SAD’s fortunes in centenary year

Party chief Sukhbir Badal hopes to help the Shiromani Akali Dal regain lost ground. If the NDA comes back to power, it could also mean a cabinet berth for him. 

Mamata, Congress would have bought post of PM with looted money if possible: PM Modi

Narendra Modi lashed out at Bengal CM Mamata Banarjee for being corrupt, saying she wanted to extort people with her tax system.

In Sunny Deol & Hans Raj Hans, BJP sees a ‘tactic’ that will help party win again

BJP names singer Hans Raj Hans as North West Delhi candidate. Sunny Deol could be Gurdaspur nominee as party looks to cash in on ‘ready-made popularity’.

Sunny Deol joins BJP, will contest either from Gurdaspur or Chandigarh

Actor Sunny Deol said the BJP is like family to him as his father, actor Dharmendra, was very close to Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Who’s Atishi? Doesn’t matter, in East Delhi the fight’s between Kejriwal & Modi

Very few voters ThePrint spoke to can name Atishi, AAP's East Delhi candidate, or for that matter a candidate of any other party.

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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?