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Ex-CEA Ashok Lahiri is now BJP’s candidate in Balurghat after being dropped from Alipurduar

Ashok Lahiri was dropped as the BJP candidate from Alipurduar after party workers in the district protested against his candidature.

A Bengal BJP unit full of Trinamool discards makes it easier for us: Minister Firhad Hakim

In interview with ThePrint, Bengal minister Firhad Hakim speaks of Mamata Banerjee’s injury & addresses the issue of the BJP referring to him as the ‘mini Pakistan’ minister.   

Unhappy alliance gets more uncomfortable for Congress after Waze, Param Bir Singh scandals

Arrested cop Waze was a Shiv Sena member while Singh has made corruption allegations against NCP’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

MVA partners shield Home Minister Deshmukh, say Covid put him out of action through February

Mumbai Police’s ex-chief has alleged Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh met arrested cop Sachin Waze in February and instructed him to collected Rs 100 crore a month from bars & eateries.

BJP in Assam functioning like mafia, running syndicates, alleges Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Addressing a rally in Assam, the Congress general secretary said that the BJP unit in the state has no stability and comprises of two 'factions', both of which have betrayed people.

Necessary to unite all anti-CAA forces to protect ethos of Assam Accord, says Gaurav Gogoi

The Congress MP said his father Tarun Gogoi had always opposed the alliance with AIUDF earlier, but later himself gave the idea of the two parties aligning in the post-CAA scenario.

Unlike Congress, BJP has ensured peace & development in Assam, says Amit Shah

Addressing the first of three election rallies in Assam, Shah alleged that 5 years ago when Congress was in power, there was agitation, violence, bomb blasts, deaths and curfews were common.

Param Bir Singh’s letter maligned Maharashtra home department’s image, says Shiv Sena

In the editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', the party said a fire will erupt if the BJP tries to undermine the majority enjoyed by the MVA govt.

This is why Mayawati wants to fight solo, says no more poll alliances

Congress and Samajawadi Party, though, believe it doesn’t matter what Mayawati's BSP decides because party 'isn’t in the race for 2022 UP assembly election'.

Take pride in Tamil, oppose Hindi — how Dravidian ideals are influencing young voters in TN

Ahead of polls in Tamil Nadu, many youngsters ThePrint spoke to said the issues they will vote for are preservation of Tamil culture, non-imposition of Hindi and secularism. 

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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.