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Congress’ Milind Deora gets Mukesh Ambani & Uday Kotak to endorse him for Mumbai South seat

Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora releases video in which Mukesh Ambani and Uday Kotak vouch for him. Do these industrialists have vested interests, asks Shiv Sena.

Why BJP picked Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan to win back Yogi Adityanath’s Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur has voted for mahants of the Gorakhnath mutt, mostly representing the BJP, for over 30 years since the first election was held in 1952.

Second phase voting begins slow, EVM glitches experienced in Bihar & Tamil Nadu

In this phase, 11 states and one union territory will cast their votes for 95 seats on Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad actually has more links to Ramayana than Amit Shah’s ‘Pakistan’

So entrenched is Wayanad with the Ramayana — a result of an oral tradition rendered by the district's tribals — that 30 places are named after the epic.

RJD & Congress yearn for Lalu Prasad as son Tejashwi ‘disappears’ from campaign trail

Tejashwi Yadav has so far skipped 4 days of campaigning, angering allies and his own partymen. The RJD leader is also under fire for failing to stamp out dissent.

To love or not to love Modi: How politics has split families down the middle in UP

ThePrint met three families in three of the eight UP constituencies that vote Thursday to understand how strong political beliefs divide families.

Voters rebelling over pollution, jobs, growth threaten BJP in Tamil Nadu

AIADMK’s performance will be vital for BJP to retain power but the party which won 37 of 39 seats in the state in 2014 is now on the back foot.

Congress’ Priyanka Chaturvedi hits out at party for taking back goons who ‘threatened’ her

Priyanka Chaturvedi is upset that alleged associates of Congress’ Mathura candidate Mahesh Pathak, who were suspended for threatening her, have been reinstated.

Narendra Modi’s rare interview feast — 10 print, 4 TV channels in 20 days

Narendra Modi gives interviews to a slew of media houses, BJP says idea is to ‘reach a captive audience’ and 'maximise outreach'.

Imran Khan’s statement on BJP victory an attempt to influence polls with reverse swing: PM Modi

PM Modi said that Indians knew how to hit a helicopter shot on a reverse swinging delivery.

On Camera

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?