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Ladakh BJP leader booked for ‘bid to bribe’ journalists ahead of polling day

BJP leader Vikram Singh Randhawa said the FIR was the result of a ploy hatched by journalists of the Leh Press Club.

Why Modi is invoking Rajiv Gandhi and not Balakot in Punjab this election

BJP believes that neither Modi’s magic nor its anti-Pakistan rhetoric is likely to resonate with voters in the border state of Punjab.

Modi lists out abuses hurled at him by Congress, accuses party of wearing mask of love

Modi alleged that Congress leaders had called him him an insect, mad dog, Bhasmasura, and did not even spare his mother.

Mayawati expects Mahagathbandhan’s prospects to improve in next 2 phases

BJP leaders have lost sleep since formation of the Mahagathbandan, said the BSP supremo.

Modi has the ability to turn every abuse hurled at him into something favourable: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar says the Congress is known for corruption and defends the BJP's poll narrative centred on nationalism.

Songs, slogans & hashtags — the quick, cheap way Haryana & Punjab are pepping up polls

Major parties in both states launch songs & slogans to capture voter attention, with JJP's Dushyant Chautala and INLD showing the way.

BJP supporters have a secret weapon in their online poll campaign — satire

Satire websites like Hansi Mazak Party and The Fauxy target the 'liberal ecosystem', which the former says comprises 'eminent journalists and paid thinkers'.

Does Lalu still hold sway over Yadav votes — that’s the big question in Bihar this time

Since 1990, Muslims and Yadavs have constituted the core support base of the RJD barring 2014, when a section of the Yadavs backed the BJP.

Arvind Kejriwal has hit the streets again but not to become PM of India

A far cry from its national vision in 2014, Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has chosen a Delhi-centric approach for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Once Bihar’s rising star, Nitish Kumar is a shadow of himself & losing support on the ground

Nitish Kumar, the Bihar CM, was once seen as a potential PM but his recent public meetings have been far from impressive and he is missing on the ground.

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.