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Advani tells BJP — never regarded political opponents as anti-national or enemies

In blog, BJP veteran L.K. Advani writes that party has been at forefront of protecting the integrity of democratic institutions, cites its role during Emergency.

From Nakul Nath to Karti Chidambaram, Congress ‘sons’ join poll fray

The Congress Thursday announced candidates for 21 out of 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, including the son of CM Kamal Nath. 

Coming soon, a BJP report card on how Mamata, KCR, Kejriwal & co failed their states

Almost all the opposition leaders likely to be targeted in the BJP exercise are involved with the opposition front taking shape to challenge the party.

Wayanad tribals say food, shelter & elephant attacks more important than welcoming Rahul Gandhi

There's not much hope from politicians, say tribals from the Kerala constituency where Congress chief Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination.

Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad, calls it an insult to Amethi

Congress' Rahul Gandhi will be contesting his second Lok Sabha seat from Kerala's Wayanad apart from Amethi where he's in contest with BJP's Smriti Irani.

Congress has a test for warring Haryana leaders eyeing CM chair — ace Lok Sabha polls first

The Congress' Haryana unit is said to be ridden with factionalism, with several leaders in the fray for a chief ministerial nomination.

BJP’s Anurag Thakur is fighting to save his political clout after losing cricketing clout

His father's loss in the assembly elections, setbacks on the cricket front and a growing chorus against dynastic politics threaten a once rising BJP star.

Beef is not banned in J&K, says BJP leader, forgets 157-year-old law against cow slaughter

Altaf Thakur says beef available anywhere in Valley, blames opposition parties for violence over cow slaughter.

BJP tops political ad spending on Google at Rs 1.21 crore, Congress comes in sixth

Google’s Indian Transparency Report shows that BJP accounts for 32% of the total ad expense on its platform, followed by the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress party.

Widow of farmer who killed himself joins poll race, says no one knows farm distress better

Vaishali Yede, 28, has filed her nomination for Lok Sabha polls from Vidarbha’s Yavatmal-Washim constituency. Yavatmal district is notorious for its high rate of farmer suicides.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?