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Ghulam Nabi won’t fight LS polls, hints at contesting assembly. ‘Can’t go back on commitment to J&K’

In an interview, former J&K CM says he's known Modi for 3 decades but it 'doesn't mean he will help me in my party', adds Congress & National Conference 'playing part of BJP’s B team'.

Not Hindutva, but OBC PM-led social engineering is giving jitters to Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu

Dravidian parties are said to be unsure how Modi’s persona & developmental pitch would boost BJP’s decades-long endeavour to break its image in Tamil Nadu of a ‘Brahmin party’.

No questions or debate, only suggestions & praise — how ‘Opposition-less’ Nagaland functions

No-Opposition arrangement in Nagaland assembly has erased any scope for checks and balances that a democratic system offers, but legislators don't seem too bothered about its implications.

TMC manifesto promises new CBI, ED, NIA chiefs & amendment on appointment of governors

TMC proposes replacing Ayushman Bharat with Bengal’s Swasthya Sathi, besides doorstep governance, free cycles for girl students, monthly stipend for women & old-age pensions.

Don’t agree with BJD’s anti-Odia approach, rampant corruption, says Dharmendra Pradhan

BJP is the party of the future in Odisha, said Pradhan, who has been working as minister in Modi's cabinet and will contest elections after 15 years from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat.

Others not taking BJP head-on, VBA main Opposition in Maharashtra, says Prakash Ambedkar

In an interview, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar blames Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut for falling-out with Maha Vikas Aghadi and rules out any future alliance with bloc.

In the Wayanad he calls ‘home’, local issues are casting a shadow on Rahul’s re-election

Rahul Gandhi is looking at an uphill battle in Wayanad, where he is contesting against CPI’s Annie Raja & Kerala BJP chief K. Surendran. Voting in Kerala will be held on 26 April.

“If there is no tampering with EVMs, BJP will not go beyond 180 seats” says Priyanka Gandhi

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) , April 17 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Indian National Congress' General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaigned in Uttar...

In J&K’s Udhampur, Congress demands Article 371 as BJP trumpets 370 abrogation

Modi, Adityanath bring up Article 370 abrogation at rallies in region. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh's 371 pitch finds resonance among section of voters in Jammu.

Maneka Gandhi says son Varun being denied LS ticket ‘was uncalled for’ — ‘He was a very very good MP’

Currently the longest-serving MP, Maneka, who will contest this election from Sultanpur, also said she was 'clueless' as to why several BJP MPs were not given tickets this time.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.