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No plan of conducting NRC in Bengal, only looking forward to implementing CAA: Vijayvargiya

The BJP leader also accused the TMC of 'running a disinformation campaign against the saffron camp' and questioned why the ruling party in the state was opposing CAA.

First transgender candidate backs out of Kerala polls, alleges discrimination from party

Anannyah Kumari Alex, who was contesting as a Democratic Social Justice Party nominee, said she filed a police complaint against the DSJP and the leaders who harassed her.

Mamata’s ‘obstructionist mindset’ deprived Bengal of jobs & industries, alleges PM Modi

The PM also said the TMC supremo hurt people's self-respect by claiming they are attending BJP rallies after taking money, and mocked her for frequent criticism of the EVM and EC.

EC reduces campaigning ban on BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma from 48 hrs to 24 hrs

Assam minister Sarma was initially barred from campaigning till 4 April for allegedly making threatening remarks against Bodoland People's Front chief Hagrama Mohilary.

Those who tried to sabotage Kerala’s growth now speaking of development, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Kerala CM also alleged that the national leaders of the Congress and BJP including the PM, were attempting to create a distorted image of the state.

Amit Shah urges to reject ‘corrupt and dynastic’ DMK-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu

Only the AIADMK-BJP alliance can protect Tamil Nadu's fishermen, unemployed youth, women and all those having faith in the state's culture, said Shah.

Uniting Jats with Muslims & others — RLD plans ‘Bhaichara Zindabad’ campaign in western UP

Set to start later this month, the campaign seeks to bridge gaps between Jats and other sections in areas like Muzaffarnagar, where riots took place in 2013.

PM Modi urge militants in the state to join mainstream to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Assam

Addressing an election rally in Assam's Baksa district, PM Modi said people of the state have rejected violence for development, peace, unity and stability.

Home Minister Amit Shah holds road show in Chennai ahead of 6 April Assembly elections

Shah was campaigning for BJP's Thousand Lights candidate Khushbu Sundar. He travelled atop an open van with AIADMK candidates from nearby constituencies at the roadshow.

How BJP is using Mamata’s ‘outsider’ jibe to pit Bengali vs non-Bengali & pull the votes

The BJP is banking on non-Bengali votes in more than 30 constituencies across Asansol, Durgapur, North 24 Parganas, Kharagpur, Howrah and some parts surrounding Kolkata.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

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.