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ETNow journalist gets Congress ticket from UP seat as party changes mind overnight

Congress had fielded Tanushree Tripathi, daughter of controversial UP strongman Amarmani Tripathi, from Maharajganj but withdrew her name after criticism.

I-T raids on Karnataka Congress & JD(S) leaders come with a ‘political script’

There were Income Tax raids on people connected to the two parties ahead of the 2018 assembly polls, while Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar was raided in 2017.

Modi & Shah in focus as new look BJP website gets back online

The BJP website, which was offline for over a fortnight, also mentions party veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

How Subramanian Swamy is helping BJP Lok Sabha campaign — taking potshots at Arun Jaitley

Subramanian Swamy’s latest swipe at Arun Jaitley stands out because he has chosen to refer directly to the finance minister, and not veil it.

Split in BJP’s Goa ally planned a month ago, midnight move was just the climax

BJP, MGP insiders say the two legislators had expressed their wish to Manohar Parrikar to be with the ruling party in return for significant portfolios.

CPM pledges unemployment allowance, scrapping of sedition law in election manifesto

CPI(M) also promises to restore wealth tax, revive Planning Commission and scrap the use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes.

Govt has shown courage for surgical strikes in all spheres — land, sky & space: PM Modi

The contest in the Lok Sabha polls is between a decisive government and an indecisive past, he said.

NDA allots only 3 Lok Sabha tickets to women in Bihar

From the ruling coalition in Bihar, only 3 women candidates have been allotted Lok Sabha tickets- one each by alliance partners the BJP, JD(U) and the LJP.

Both Goa MLAs who staged coup in MGP & merged it into ‘ally’ BJP are now state ministers

While Manohar Ajgaonkar was already state tourism minister, Dipak Pawaskar was inducted into the BJP's Goa cabinet Wednesday night.

Priyanka says will contest Lok Sabha polls if Congress wants her to

Will do whatever the party asks me, Priyanka says in Amethi, adds that nothing has been decided on her campaigning across the country.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?