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AK Antony represents a party that’s been completely rejected by people, says son and BJP candidate Anil

Contesting elections for the first time, BJP’s Pathanamthitta candidate Anil K. Antony says Congress is now cut off from the nation's socio-political and cultural realities.

With RLD’s Jat consolidation & SP’s Muslim-Brahmin combo, stage set for close contest in Baghpat

For the first time in decades, no one from Charan Singh's family is contesting poll from traditional Lok Sabha seat of Baghpat. Muslims here feel ‘betrayed’ by RLD’s pact with BJP.

Backward classes panel flags Karnataka’s Muslim OBC quota. ‘Rights of actual OBCs being taken away’

There is 4 percent quota for Muslims under Category II-B of state’s OBC policy, then why are they given OBC quota under two other categories, asks NCBC chairman.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Kannauj, to file nomination Thursday

Akhilesh Yadav served as Lok Sabha MP from 2000-2012. He resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat in 2012 after he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

‘Love jihad’ & Manipur — how BJP’s prospects look among Kerala’s Syrian Christians

Communal dimension is creeping into the Church with priests, even bishops, being ‘communally inclined’, says Fr. Paul Thelakkat, former spokesperson of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Congress hits back at BJP, cites Jayant Sinha & Amit Malviya’s remarks endorsing inheritance tax

Jairam Ramesh says Congress has clearly stated it has no plans to implement a wealth tax, asks where Modi stands on the issue 'given multiple BJP leaders have supported the idea'.

Why HLP leader Gopal Kanda is important for BJP in Haryana — ‘money power, popularity on ground’

The Haryana Lokhit Party chief & Sirsa MLA is known to be close to former & current CMs, and is pivotal for BJP for his strong support base among non-Jat population & Agarwals.

After BJP snubs Kuldeep Bishnoi for Hisar, backlash in Haryana’s Adampur. ‘Low turnout or NOTA’

It’s a muted election season in Haryana’s Adampur, and all eyes are on Kuldeep Bishnoi. The big question: Will he stand by the BJP after they sidelined him?

Congress tried to introduce religion-based census in armed forces, says Rajnath Singh

Addressing a poll rally at Vishakhapatnam, the defence minister claimed that the Sachar Committee, which was formed by the Congress government, recommended such a census in 2006.

Businesses battered, but ‘aayega toh Modi hi’­ — why Kanpur’s small business owners still back BJP

Although unhappy with the government’s policies for MSME sector, including a new clause they say is bleeding them dry, small business owners tend to remain BJP loyalists.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.