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In Sonia & Rahul Gandhi’s model villages, bad roads, no hospitals & dirty drinking water

Most residents of Jagdishpur in Amethi and Urwa in Rae Bareli say there's been no development since they were adopted by Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in late 2014.

Haryana’s Hisar gets ready for ‘kurukshetra’ as 3 dynasts face-off in battle for prestige

BJP's Brijendra Singh is son of Union minister Birender Singh. Of his two rivals, JJP's Dushyant Chautala is Devi Lal's great-grandson and Bhavya Bishnoi is Bhajan Lal's grandson.

Let voters decide on moral issue of Sadhvi Pragya contesting polls, BJP’s Ram Madhav says

Ram Madhav says there are opinions within BJP also about Sadhvi Pragya’s candidature but technically nothing against her contesting.

BJP might just fall short of a majority on its own, says Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav says NDA will, however, have a comfortable majority. It will continue to focus on economic reforms & not populist cash handouts.

This is how Rahul and Sonia Gandhi retain Amethi and Rae Bareli

The twin constituencies have remained an island of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, as the party has been wiped away in the rest of the state.

Smriti Irani & the BJP have ensured Rahul Gandhi needs to fight for Amethi this time

The response to BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Amethi indicated that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is facing a battle against union minister Smriti Irani.

Modi’s 5 years have been the most traumatic, must be showed the exit door: Manmohan Singh

India headed for an economic slowdown and Modi govt has left the economy in dire straits, said former PM Manmohan Singh.

After Ladakh journalists claim BJP tried to bribe them, J&K govt examines CCTV for proof

The journalists have alleged that leaders including J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina were distributing envelopes of cash at a press conference in Leh on 2 May.

Brand Modi clicks in Madhya Pradesh as voters have ‘strong’ reasons to support him

Voters across MP cite various reasons for why they want to see Modi return as PM, and the opposition’s ‘chowkidar chor hai’ narrative has fallen flat.

Election Commission slaps notice on Pragya Thakur for campaigning despite ban

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has been barred from campaigning for her remark on Babri Masjid.

On Camera

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

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.

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.