TDP, JanaSena & others allege that 'volunteers' also serve as eyes & ears of YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh. However, Naidu has promised to double their honorarium to Rs 10,000 per month.
In run up to polls, BJP MP had said that an MP’s job is not to go & sit in people's homes. BJP is banking on her ‘clean image’, while locals assert they ‘will vote for Modiji’ only.
Amritpal gained prominence in Punjab in 2022 while espousing the cause of Khalistan & was arrested in April last year. Detained under NSA, he is currently lodged in a prison in Assam.
Debasish Dhar moves Calcutta HC, but it refuses to allow urgent listing of plea challenging cancellation of nomination. BJP had kept second candidate ready.
TMC’s Yusuf Pathan is pitted against 5-time Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Murshidabad’s Berhampore. TMC is banking on Muslim identity and cricket fame to shift fortunes.
In 2019, Sujata Mondal campaigned for her then husband, Saumitra Khan, after he was banned from entering the constituency. Today, they are in opposing corners — he in BJP and she in TMC.
Former Union minister Birender Singh & son Brijendra left BJP to join Congress last month. Kiran Choudhry says daughter Shruti would’ve won but party decided not to field her.
After 10 years, Narayan Rane returns to home pitch Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg to contest, backed by Modi and the Shinde Sena. The Union minister claims this will be an ‘easy election'.
BJP & Congress have fallen short of the 33% target envisioned in women’s reservation law, with varying performance across states. Neither party nominated a single woman candidate in Bihar.
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.
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’.
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.
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