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In Karnataka, a ‘khadi vs khavi’ battle as head of Lingayat mutt takes on BJP’s Pralhad Joshi

Karnataka Deputy CM says he will 'discuss' with Siddaramaiah & then take a call to extend support to Fakir Dingaleshwara Swami or not in Lok Sabha polls.

OTP verification of labharthis, daily reports — how BJP is micromanaging its LS campaign in UP

A BJP district president from UP says there is no way to 'fool seniors' as everything is being recorded on daily basis & report card is being sent which, in turn, is being digitised.

Ethnic bitterness, pressure groups & ‘silence’ of parties — factors at play in Outer Manipur LS seat

All candidates in fray are Nagas, with no Kuki in fray following call of influential pressure groups to abstain from contesting. BJP has extended support to NPF nominee.

BJP MP from Bangalore Central PC Mohan eyes 4th straight win in Lok Sabha polls

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , April 11 (ANI): BJP leader and three-time MP from the Bangalore Central constituency, PC Mohan on Thursday expressed confidence in winning...

‘Fight is against ideology, not a person,’ says Supriya Sule on Baramati face-off with sister-in-law

Baramati MP & leader of Sharad Pawar's NCP, Sule says Ajit Pawar aligned with ideology she always opposed. Ajit's wife Sunetra Pawar is contesting from her constituency.

‘Kicked my father,’ says son of TMC worker held by NIA in Bhupatinagar blast case. NIA version differs

NIA denies allegations, says officials were assaulted by a crowd & 1 suffered minor injury. Meanwhile, Bengal Police says NIA 'provided no opportunity to render assistance for such a raid'.

TDP to sit out LS polls in Telangana, yet to announce who party will support in upcoming elections

According to party spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagari, the Telugu Desam party (TDP) will resume activity in the state by contesting local body polls later this year.

‘Who else is there to vote for?’ — why Muslim clerics are rallying behind TMC in West Bengal

Muslim clerics are holding meetings to devise a plan with one aim — to ensure TMC’s victory. Community leaders & political analysts believe state's Muslims have little choice.   

‘ED remand justified to unearth layers of conspiracy’ — what HC said to uphold Kejriwal’s arrest

Court admonished Kejriwal for avoiding ED’s summonses, thereby delaying trial vis-à-vis others such as Delhi ex-Dy CM Manish Sisodia, who is already in jail in excise policy case.

RJD signalling strategy shift vis-a-vis Ram Mandir? Party’s Misa Bharti says ‘will visit after polls’

At a rally Sunday, Modi said RJD chief Lalu Prasad had declined invite to Ram Mandir inauguration. Since then, Bharti & brother Tejashwi have stressed on family's 'Sanatani' identity.

On Camera

Don’t let anti-vaxxers weaponise AstraZeneca furore. Vaccines are safe—and we are the proof

Vaccines have eliminated two diseases—smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle. If they were killing one in 50,000 people, we wouldn’t be rolling them out across the globe for decades.

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

Army Dental Centre of Research & Referral celebrates silver jubilee

The ADC R&R is dedicated to providing high-quality dental care to soldiers, their families, and veterans.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.