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From Lalu & Paswan to Tejashwi & Chirag, 2019 marks a generational shift in Bihar politics

Tejashwi Yadav & Chirag Paswan are getting more responsibility in these polls in Bihar, and are joined by other youngsters like Kanhaiya Kumar & Mukesh Sahani.

In Gujarat, the land of Amul, dairy farming has become a huge Lok Sabha poll issue

Dairy farmers are unhappy with low prices and lack of government support, and the Congress has turned their anger into a poll plank against the ruling BJP.

This abandoned school in Ahmedabad is where Amit Shah began his political journey

Amit Shah was the BJP’s booth in-charge at Sanghvi High School, and his junior colleagues recall his hard work to ensure L.K. Advani’s victories here.

For Himachal’s apple farmers, BJP posters are only a reminder of Modi’s unkept promises

Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.

AAP extends unconditional support to Left Democratic Front in Kerala

While addressing a press conference, AAP leader Somnath Bharti said the party's main aim is to remove the NDA and put an end to communal tension.

Navjot Singh targets ‘anti-national’ Modi, alleges he sold interest of the nation

Navjot Sidhu accused Narendra Modi of favouring Ambani and Adani at the cost of state-run firms, and called him a "chowkidar" who only takes care of the rich.

How Amit Shah is campaigning in Gandhinagar without actually being there

BJP president Amit Shah has only visited the constituency thrice but has a strong trusted backroom team managing his campaign.   

EC to issue notice to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for her Hemant Karkare remarks

BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Thakur triggered a political storm after she said Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare died in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks because she had ‘cursed’ him.

Support for Sabarimala protests will win BJP 3 of Kerala’s 20 seats, says Pandalam royal

BJP, which has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, has been using Sabarimala as a poll plank in constituencies that served as hotbed of the agitation.

Fear, insecurity, polarisation: How Azam Khan maintains his notorious grip over Rampur

Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan, a 9-time Uttar Pradesh MLA, is facing a heated battle this Lok Sabha election against his own protégé Jaya Prada.

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India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

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.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?