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EC issues unprecedented order, ends Bengal campaign a day early

Election Commission has decided that campaigning for the 9 remaining seats in West Bengal will end at 10 pm Thursday instead of 5 pm Friday.

Narendra Modi’s name doesn’t mean hope for voters this election, but his schemes do

The disappointment over jobs and economy has been contained by Modi govt's rural development and handouts.

BJP activist who morphed Mamata Banerjee’s photo says she was tortured in jail

The Supreme Court pulled up the West Bengal government for the delay in releasing her.

CRPF helped me escape Trinamool goons while Kolkata police stood mute, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah appealed to the Election Commission to ensure a free and fair election in the last phase in West Bengal.

Both BJP & Congress claim credit for Rohtang Tunnel, but it’s set to miss another deadline

Modi says at a rally he will inaugurate Rohtang Tunnel after 23 May, Congress calls it a ‘lie’. Builder BRO says it's unlikely to meet its year-end deadline.

After Parth, it’s Rohit — one more son set to rise in Pawar dynasty

Rohit Pawar, the grand-nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is expected to contest Maharashtra elections later this year. This is after the debut of his cousin Parth in Lok Sabha polls.

Trolling the dead, women’s underpants & ‘Pappu’s Pappi’: Here’s worst of the 2019 campaign

Modi, Shah, Mamata, Mayawati or Rahul — this Lok Sabha election will be remembered for its vicious, personal attacks as well as brazenly sexist and communal remarks.

‘Secular’ Congress’ Punjab poll campaign hinges on these 3 religious issues

The Congress has been attacking the Akalis and the Badals in particular over the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 and their control over the SGPC. 

Amit Shah roadshow witnesses stone pelting & clashes in Kolkata

A scuffle broke outside the Calcutta University when activists of both the Left and Trinamool student wing shouted slogans at Amit Shah convoy.

TRS says its open to forming federal front with Congress but with conditions

TRS spokesman Abid Rasool Khan said that the federal front is completely averse to any help from BJP.

On Camera

How India’s Sparrows outsmarted Pakistan and conquered Siachen in 1984 Operation Meghdoot

The ‘Sparrows’—the signalmen of the Indian Army— were known for their swiftness and agility in establishing secure and reliable communication in battle zones.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.