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Karnataka caste survey: What’s behind Congress high command’s call for a recount

The caste survey report was submitted to the state government last year, but it has not been made public, even though some portions have purportedly come out through leaks.

Mevani vs Gohil: A rift laid bare in Gujarat Congress amid Rahul’s big reform plan ahead of bypolls

Infighting over 'BJP agents' in Congress has erupted as the state heads to by-elections in the Kadi and Visavadar assembly seats.

‘Only BS6 commercial vehicles to be allowed in capital from 1 November,’ says Delhi environment minister

Manjinder Singh Sirsa slams AAP's 'photo-op politics', says Kejriwal cannot live without power and that when the former CM lost Delhi, 'he fled to Punjab'.

Revanth inducts 3 ministers into cabinet, 3 berths still vacant. Congress rushes to pacify dissenters

It's the 1st cabinet expansion since Congress came to power in Telangana in 2023. Several MLAs like Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy & Malreddy Ranga Reddy were vying for berths.

‘Freeze seats or increase proportionately’: Andhra CM Naidu limits Modi govt’s delimitation options

NDA ally Chandrababu Naidu’s stance, as told to ThePrint, diminishes possibility of population-based redrawing of Lok Sabha constituencies—a sore issue for southern states.

Rahul slams EC’s ‘unsigned’ rebuttal of his Maharashtra poll rigging charge—’show voter rolls’

Rahul Gandhi's opinion pieces on election rigging spark controversy. EC sources call the allegations 'absurd', having made similar criticism in April.

Manish Tewari on Congress’s Narender Surrender jibe—‘nature of politics, back-channel talks nothing new’

In interview with ThePrint, Tewari says Congress position could be outcome of 'bitterly contested' nature of Indian politics where 'nobody is prepared to give any quarter'.

Law student Sharmishta Panoli walks out of Kolkata jail. ‘Wiser, learnt her lesson,’ says her father

Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to Sharmistha Panoli, who stands accused of hurting religious sentiments in an Instagram video.

Modi says no caste in India then calls himself OBC: Rahul attacks PM citing caste census move

Rahul claimed BJP decided questions of caste census in a closed room, as opposed to Congress’s approach with 3 lakh people preparing questions in open meetings in Telangana.

‘Picture of ideal democracy’: Mohan Bhagwat praises political unity post-Pahalgam, calls for self-reliance

At a Nagpur event, the RSS chief also backed the Modi government’s handling of the terror attack in J&K and called on all communities and classes to live in peace.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.