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Owaisi fields 7 candidates in Bengal, counts on Muslim-majority seats for state debut

AIMIM has decided to go solo after talks of a potential coalition with Abbas Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif fell through, with the latter choosing Congress and Left as partners.

Why NCP picked low-profile, soft-spoken Dilip Walse Patil as Anil Deshmukh’s replacement

Anil Deshmukh had Monday resigned as the Maharashtra home minister after Bombay HC ordered a CBI probe into allegations that he ran an extortion racket in Mumbai. 

‘Not cows to be milked’ — Muslims in Bengal, Kerala, Assam are now assertive, want recognition

Bengal, Kerala, Assam — each key state election has a serious ‘Muslim party’ in fray. A lot of young voters are drawn to them, but others are sticking with tried-and-tested ‘secular’ parties.

BJP says Maharashtra govt cheated people with strict lockdown, demands financial package

Speaking on the occasion of BJP's foundation day, state unit president Chandrakant Patil said traders and common people will not tolerate such "cheating" by those in power.

Mamata Banerjee asking Muslims to back her shows minority votes slipping away, says PM Modi

Claiming that a BJP wave was blowing across West Bengal, PM Modi said Mamata Banerjee's angry reactions indicates she has lost the polls and asserted her exit was imminent.

BJP activists forcibly occupying booths, attacking TMC members & candidates, alleges Mamata

Addressing a public meeting in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, the TMC chief said her party's nominee in Arambagh was chased & hit on head near a polling booth by BJP workers.

BJP not an election-winning machine but movement to win hearts: Modi on party foundation day

On a day four states and one union territory go to polls, PM Modi attacks BJP's 'enemies' and says they are using false narratives and white lies to create political instability in the country.

With barren land and no jobs, Singur now wants industry — and another ‘poriborton’ in Bengal

Singur, which votes on 10 April, is one of the keenly watched contests in West Bengal, with two important faces of the 2006 land movement fighting it out as BJP and TMC candidates.

How the BJP-AIADMK alliance isn’t sitting well in Kanyakumari — with anyone

AIADMK’s alliance with BJP in Tamil Nadu elections may be the most talked-about in the southern state. But this is coming at a price for the ruling party.

AIADMK urges Chief Electoral Officer to cancel’ candidature of Stalin, 4 other DMK leaders

The ruling AIADMK alleged that DMK president M K Stalin and four others of his party are 'distributing a sum of Rs 5,000 to voters'.

On Camera

Why ‘disgustingly well-read’ is a win for modern literacy

Like most social media trends, the 'disgustingly well-read' trend, too, is without a doubt problematic, performative, and for some, perfunctory

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.