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BJP has to win West Bengal to expand ideological footprint, says Dilip Ghosh

Exuding confidence about coming to power, Ghosh said TMC has failed those who had voted for it and betrayed the aspirations of the people of the state.

Amit Shah on two-day campaign in poll-bound Assam, West Bengal

The BJP said the Home Minister will address two public meetings at Margarita and Nazira in Assam Sunday. He will then leave for Bengal where he will hold a road show in Kharagpur.

DMK releases manifesto, promises 75% jobs for locals in Tamil Nadu, free tablets

Releasing the manifesto, Stalin said if his party was voted to power, first generation graduates will be given preference in govt jobs, and promised subsidies for small farmers.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to start campaigning in poll-bound Assam

The defence minister will address four rallies in Biswanath and Golaghat districts. Multiple visits have been planned to the state in the coming month.

Mamata offered to meet Kandahar hijackers to secure release of hostages, says Yashwant Sinha

Sinha, who served in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had quit the BJP in 2018 after having serious differences with the party leadership.

What are Congress (I) & Congress (A)? The 2 party camps in place since 1970s in Kerala

Veteran leader P.C. Chacko quit Congress alleging 'groupism' in Kerala unit — Congress (I) and Congress (A) are an indisputable part of state politics, where both vie for posts and election tickets. 

Aishe Ghosh, ‘outspoken, outsider’ trying to ride JNU protest fame in Bengal elections

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh is the CPI(M) candidate from Bengal's Jamuria. Opposition welcomes 'young leader', but says she might need more time to understand the region.

Kamaraj, MGR & Jaya, BJP is using them all to fight ‘North Indian outsider’ tag in Tamil Nadu

With no local icon, BJP's election campaign in Tamil Nadu is leaning on its 'politics of borrowing'. Congress says people won’t fall for it, DMK takes a dig for using K. Kamaraj.

Mamata Banerjee discharged from hospital after 2 days, leaves on wheelchair

Doctors at the SSKM Hospital took the decision after the 66-year-old TMC supremo repeatedly requested them to discharge her from the medical establishment.

Former Kerala Congress leader Vijayan Thomas joins BJP, says many others may leave soon

While inducting him into the BJP, the party's general secretary Arun Singh said the ex-Congress leader is influenced by the policy and programmes of the Modi government.

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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.