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This is how Rahul and Sonia Gandhi retain Amethi and Rae Bareli

The twin constituencies have remained an island of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, as the party has been wiped away in the rest of the state.

Smriti Irani & the BJP have ensured Rahul Gandhi needs to fight for Amethi this time

The response to BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Amethi indicated that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is facing a battle against union minister Smriti Irani.

Modi’s 5 years have been the most traumatic, must be showed the exit door: Manmohan Singh

India headed for an economic slowdown and Modi govt has left the economy in dire straits, said former PM Manmohan Singh.

After Ladakh journalists claim BJP tried to bribe them, J&K govt examines CCTV for proof

The journalists have alleged that leaders including J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina were distributing envelopes of cash at a press conference in Leh on 2 May.

Brand Modi clicks in Madhya Pradesh as voters have ‘strong’ reasons to support him

Voters across MP cite various reasons for why they want to see Modi return as PM, and the opposition’s ‘chowkidar chor hai’ narrative has fallen flat.

Election Commission slaps notice on Pragya Thakur for campaigning despite ban

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has been barred from campaigning for her remark on Babri Masjid.

In Haryana, new parties like JJP & fresh alliances have changed equations on all 10 seats

Old powers like Congress, INLD & BJP are facing a tough challenge from the Jannayak Janata Party and its ally AAP, and the Lok Suraksha Party with the BSP.

As another AAP MLA defects to Congress in Punjab, party set to lose main opposition tag

Ropar MLA Amarjeet Singh Sandoa joined Congress Saturday, reducing AAP’s strength in the assembly to 11. SAD-BJP with 18 MLAs could stake claim to LOP post.

West Bengal to vote for 7 Lok Sabha seats in fifth phase on 6 May

The fate of 83 candidates will be decided in this phase of the elections.

Arvind Kejriwal slapped by man at Moti Nagar roadshow, AAP alleges BJP set it up

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was in an open jeep when a man jumped onto the vehicle and slapped him before being pulled away.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.