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Why Modi is invoking Rajiv Gandhi and not Balakot in Punjab this election

Chitleen K Sethi -
BJP believes that neither Modi’s magic nor its anti-Pakistan rhetoric is likely to resonate with voters in the border state of Punjab.
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Modi lists out abuses hurled at him by Congress, accuses party of wearing mask of love

PTI -
Modi alleged that Congress leaders had called him him an insect, mad dog, Bhasmasura, and did not even spare his mother.
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Mayawati expects Mahagathbandhan’s prospects to improve in next 2 phases

PTI -
BJP leaders have lost sleep since formation of the Mahagathbandan, said the BSP supremo.
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Modi has the ability to turn every abuse hurled at him into something favourable: Khattar

Chitleen K Sethi -
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar says the Congress is known for corruption and defends the BJP's poll narrative centred on nationalism.
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Songs, slogans & hashtags — the quick, cheap way Haryana & Punjab are pepping up polls

Chitleen K Sethi -
Major parties in both states launch songs & slogans to capture voter attention, with JJP's Dushyant Chautala and INLD showing the way.
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BJP supporters have a secret weapon in their online poll campaign — satire

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Satire websites like Hansi Mazak Party and The Fauxy target the 'liberal ecosystem', which the former says comprises 'eminent journalists and paid thinkers'.
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Does Lalu still hold sway over Yadav votes — that’s the big question in Bihar this time

Dipak Mishra -
Since 1990, Muslims and Yadavs have constituted the core support base of the RJD barring 2014, when a section of the Yadavs backed the BJP.
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Arvind Kejriwal has hit the streets again but not to become PM of India

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
A far cry from its national vision in 2014, Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has chosen a Delhi-centric approach for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Once Bihar’s rising star, Nitish Kumar is a shadow of himself & losing support on the ground

D.K. Singh -
Nitish Kumar, the Bihar CM, was once seen as a potential PM but his recent public meetings have been far from impressive and he is missing on the ground.
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Wanted to give PM Modi a ‘tight slap of democracy’: Mamata Banerjee

ANI -
The TMC chief also attacked Modi saying the country will have a downfall as children will learn wrong things from a PM that lies.
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Opinion

Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Triya Gulati -
Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

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

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Economy

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

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

Defence

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

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
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.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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