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Amid Bhojpuri songs & ‘launda naach’, the contest for Azamgarh is a fight to reclaim its legacy

Azamgarh, which has been linked with terrorism since a 2008 Delhi encounter, accounts for 2 of UP's 80 constituencies, both of which vote Sunday.

BJP slams Sam Pitroda for anti-Sikh riots remark, demand apology from Sonia & Rahul Gandhi

BJP minister Prakash Javadekar accused Sam Pitroda of being dismissive about the anti-Sikh riots with his latest remarks.

In the battle for Bhopal, BJP is counting on the silence of Sadhvi Pragya

The Lok Sabha poll campaign for Bhopal, where BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is up against Digvijaya Singh of Congress, ends Friday evening.

Getting sentimental with voters – new trick Bihar’s politicians are using to win this poll

Veteran Bihar politicians are playing with the emotions of voters by either declaring these polls as their last or invoking their ties to certain seats.

A rarely told story of a Maratha vote-bank in deep, distant Haryana

Rod-Marathas are descendants of Maratha soldiers who fought the Third Battle of Panipat & Congress, BJP, BSP in Haryana woo them as a special votebank.

KCR floats his ‘federal front’ again, is even willing to sail with Congress now

KCR had shelved his attempts last year but has renewed it, softening his stand on the Congress while looking to meet a host of regional leaders.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar hits out at PM Narendra Modi over his Rajiv Gandhi remark

After his 'bhrashtachari no. 1' remark from last week, PM Modi accused the Gandhi family of using a warship as its "personal taxi" when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister.

AAP’s Atishi accuses BJP’s Gautam Gambhir of distributing abusive pamphlet, he denies it

The disparaging pamphlet, allegedly distributed by BJP’s East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir, calls Atishi a ‘prostitute’.

Mamata Banerjee insulting the Constitution by not accepting me as PM: Modi

Mamata Banerjee has destroyed Bengal in her lust for power and is now bent on destroying it further, said PM Modi at a rally in Purulia.

In Shimla’s IAF vs Army fight, nationalism & Balakot battle jobs & highways

BJP's Suresh Kashyap, an ex-IAF personnel, is banking on national security while his rival, Congress' Col Dhani Ram (retd) is 'aghast the Army is being politicised'.

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

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.