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Month after opposing caste census, Congress leader Anand Sharma set to fight his 1st poll in 42 yrs

This will be the former Union minister's debut in Lok Sabha polls. He will take on BJP’s Rajeev Bhardwaj in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra constituency.

‘Not worried about Section 307, upset with Congress’ — Akshay Bam, Indore candidate who switched to BJP

Bam withdrew his nomination & joined BJP days after MP court accepted a plea to add attempted murder charge to an old case. Bam says he wasn't pressured, just had no support from Congress.

Siddaramaiah says cancel Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport. What this means & what the rules say

The Karnataka CM has written to Modi, urging him to cancel diplomatic passport accorded to Hassan MP Prajwal for his alleged involvement in an 'obscene videos' case. MEA yet to respond.

Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raebareli and Amethi; final decision today

New Delhi , May 2 (ANI): With just a day left for the filing of nominations for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections,...

Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raibareli and Amethi; final decision today

New Delhi , May 2 (ANI): With just a day left for the filing of nominations for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections,...

Who’s Shahu Chhatrapati, Congress’s pick for Kolhapur & people’s maharaja who hopes to ‘save democracy’

A member of the royal family and a popular figure in Kolhapur, Shahu Chhatrapati is known for 'his simplicity'. He will face sitting MP Sanjay Mandlik from Shinde’s Shiv Sena in the seat.

‘Why do I have to look for jobs in Hyderabad?’ Youth anger palpable in Andhra as Jagan seeks 2nd term

YSRCP’s 2019 manifesto included promises like an annual job calendar, 2.3 lakh jobs in govt departments, etc. But students and job aspirants say Jagan govt has failed to deliver.

‘Congress doesn’t have leaders, people won’t tolerate appeasement,’ says Union minister RK Singh

Union minister & ex-IAS officer, Singh is contesting from Arrah a third time. BJP leader says in Bihar, honesty is appreciated, alleges Congress has lost trust of people.

After Lovely, two former Delhi MLAs resign from Congress over alliance with AAP, ‘outsiders’

Neeraj Basoya & Naseeb Singh follow former Delhi unit chief out of party. They had been made observers for West Delhi & North West Delhi parliamentary constituencies.

Akhilesh, Dimple to Shivpal’s son Aditya — here are the 5 members of Mulayam clan in poll fray

Aditya, nephew of Mulayam, has replaced his father, Shivpal, as SP candidate in Budaun. Amit Shah attacked Akhilesh Sunday, asking if he couldn't find Yadavs outside his family.

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NLUs are charging outrageous fees. Law schools are too expensive for average Indian families

Unaffordable and exorbitant education at NLUs has a structural cause—limited state funding. It makes them dependent on their own revenue and allows them to charge outrageous prices.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.