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Former IAS officer Shah Faesal to launch political party on Sunday

Shah Faesal, who resigned from the IAS in January, will launch his political outfit 'Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement' in Srinagar on Sunday. 

Priyanka Vadra won’t make a difference, SP-BSP alliance a false alarm, says UP CM Adityanath

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the younger Gandhi's appointment and political entry is an internal matter of the Congress, but would not impact BJP's poll prospects.

BJP’s RK Sinha may get Patna Saheb in Bihar, but other party MPs feel ‘gloomy’

BJP has given up five of its Lok Sabha seats to retain the alliance while Nitish Kumar has managed to 'settle' scores with some MPs in Bihar.

Chandigarh is Congress’s latest problem as three leaders fight to take on Kirron Kher

Former ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Manish Tewari, and former BJP MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu are fighting it out for the Chandigarh ticket.

Congress announces names for 8 of 17 seats in Telangana amid defections

The Congress is facing a small crisis in Telangana following the defection of six of its MLAs, reducing the party's strength in the Assembly from 19 to 13.

BJP gets Lok Sabha boost in UP, ‘disgruntled’ Apna Dal agrees to remain in NDA

Allies work out a seat-sharing deal, Apna Dal gets two Lok Sabha tickets

Arvind Kejriwal summoned by Delhi court in defamation case

Rajeev Babbar has sought proceeding against Kejriwal & others for harming reputation of BJP by blaming it for the deletion of names of "voters" from electoral rolls in Delhi.

West Bengal has maximum number of first time voters, followed by UP & MP

Election Commission data shows that number of voters have increased by 8.4 crore to 2014.

New transgender bill & paternity benefits likely to feature in Congress manifesto

Congress could also propose gender-sensitive training for govt departments and armed forces. 

BJP’s Citizenship Bill strategy for polls — raise the pitch after northeast votes

Voting in northeastern states will be over by 23 April, which is when BJP will pick up the Citizenship Bill issue again to cater to its Hindu vote-base across the country.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.