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People want a PM who can respond to the enemy in its language: BJP leader Sushil Modi

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi says PM Narendra Modi is the symbol of both mandal and kamandal and that people see him as one of them.

BJP is looking to get around caste, the pulse of Haryana politics, and win the state

The BJP is once again relying on the strategy it adopted in some of the seats in 2014 — of fielding non-Jats in Jat areas and a non-Brahmin in a Brahmin seat.

Why in Congress bastion Guna voters talk about all that’s wrong with the party

MP Jyotiraditya Scindia is hugely popular in Guna. But while voters say they will back him, it's Narendra Modi they want to see back as prime minister.

Modi’s biggest blunder was asking Pakistan’s ISI to probe Pathankot attack: Manmohan Singh

Former PM Manmohan Singh criticised the Modi govt for using surgical strikes & national security for garnering votes.

Odisha’s Game of Thrones — whoever wins, these families will remain in power

At least half-a-dozen political clans in the state have family members in the 3 main political parties in the state — the BJD, BJP and the Congress.

Election Commission bars Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours

The BJP leader was barred for her remarks on former ATS chief Hemant Karkare and Babri mosque demolition.

Priyanka Gandhi says there’s no tacit understanding with Akhilesh & Mayawati in UP

From Balakot air strikes and terror attacks in India to Rahul Gandhi fighting from Wayanad, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra speaks to ThePrint on a host of issues.

Tej Bahadur Yadav’s Varanasi nomination to contest against Modi rejected

Samajwadi Party candidate and former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's nomination was served notices by the Varanasi returning officer over discrepancies in 2 sets of nomination papers.

Arun Jaitley is wrong, Modi has used his caste 4 times in last 15 days to attack opposition

PM Modi hit out at SP-BSP and Congress for talking about his caste, but from 2014 to the current election campaign, he has often used it in his speeches.

Congress slams Election Commission’s clean chit to PM Modi

The Congress party criticised the Election Commission, and sought action against PM Modi's 'divisive' speech in Wardha on 1 April.

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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.