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After backlash, Nishikant Dubey apologises for ‘Biju Patnaik-CIA’ remark—‘incorrect interpretation’

'My thoughts on Nehru ji were misconstrued as being about Biju Babu,' writes BJP MP on X. His statement had sparked outrage with BJD demanding an unconditional apology.

BJP’s ‘no Hindu MLA in 50 yrs’ pitch puts focus on a Kerala temple town. Electoral history of Guruvayur

BJP state vice-president & Guruvayur candidate B Gopalakrishnan was booked for his alleged communal remark during campaign. But, constituency has a different picture altogether.

Rs 3,000 pension, AIIMS, free LPG cylinders: BJP’s Kerala manifesto mixes welfare, faith, development

The BJP manifesto promises a special commission to audit 30 years of temple administration and inspect temple assets. It also promises a time-bound CBI inquiry into the Sabarimala gold theft.

‘Another outsider’: TMC snipes as Leander Paes joins BJP weeks ahead of West Bengal polls

This is not the tennis icon’s first foray into politics. In 2021, he had joined Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress (TMC).

BJP’s Bengal CM will be non-vegetarian, declares Union minister Sukanta after Mamata’s meat ban claim

TMC leaders have turned the BJP's ban on meat sales in other states into an election issue. Now, BJP candidates are carrying fish while canvassing.

Sandeshkhali, RG Kar & a BJP ‘bonus’: Mamata’s core woman vote faces the test in Bengal

CM Mamata Banerjee’s welfare machine for women rewrote politics in West Bengal. But safety fears and corruption allegations have become topics of contention.

In Assam ‘Sankalp Patra’, BJP promises UCC, war on ‘love and land jihad’ if voted to power again

Party manifesto vows to protect ‘civilisation, culture & rights’ of the people, to free encroached land from ‘Bangladeshi Miyas’—a pejorative term for Bengali-speaking Muslims.

In poll-bound Assam, ‘Justice for Zubeen’ remains a deeply emotive issue—with fading political weight

People have not stopped grieving the singer’s death. While parties promise justice for him, the matter has not quite translated into an electoral fault line that could shape poll outcomes.

Case filed against TVK chief Vijay for model code of conduct ‘violation’ ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

According to the complaint, the alleged violations include using 30 loudspeakers, blocking an ambulance’s path, gathering more than 5000 people, & causing inconvenience to the public.

A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

On Camera

The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.