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Bajrang Bali, bird droppings, Brahminical patriarchy: 15 controversial comments of 2018

ThePrint looks back at some of the remarks made by leaders this year that started a row 

Angry, Dalit, Muslim, sportsman: The many avatars of Lord Hanuman in 2018

Since Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Dalit’ Hanuman comment last month, BJP leaders have been tripping over themselves to offer new labels to the God.

Punjab panchayat poll process breaks down over a matter of Rs 7 ‘chulha tax’

Thousands of candidates have been rejected due to non-payment of chulha tax, but they allege officials are not accepting it to favour the Congress.

Nitin Gadkari does what only he can — subtly show Modi-Shah the mirror

Nitin Gadkari's recent remarks indicate a slight tilt in scales as a section of BJP now feels emboldened to question the Modi-Shah leadership.

‘Chastened’ Amit Shah reaches out to BJP MPs, they say move is 4 years too late

BJP chief Amit Shah has been meeting MPs and allowing them to air grievances but many feel it's just optics, and their suggestions won’t be part of 2019 strategy.

BJP leader takes a train from Amritsar to Ayodhya, says no ‘achhe din’ in railways

BJP’s Laxmi Kanta Chawla, travelling on Saryu-Yamuna Express, has a message for Modi & Piyush Goyal — stop thinking of bullet trains, Indian Railways.

Naveen Patnaik, Mamata Banerjee shake hands with KCR only to push their own 2019 agendas

While meeting helps Patnaik maintain his anti-BJP, anti-Congress stand, Mamata burnishes her credentials as a key facilitator to opposition unity.   

TRS chief KCR meets Mamata & Patnaik in efforts to forge alliance without BJP & Congress

The Telangana Chief Minister said that very soon they will come out with a concrete plan for the next year's Lok Sabha elections.

Hanuman was a sportsman & symbolised strength, says UP minister Chetan Chouhan

Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson, says UP sports minister Chetan Chauhan

Modi’s tightrope walk in Odisha — slam state govt, but not Naveen Patnaik

With its allies driving a hard bargain and opposition parties huddling together to forge a front, BJP doesn’t want to antagonise relatively less unfriendly forces.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

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.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.