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Congress likely to field boxer Vijender Singh from South Delhi, add punch to campaign

Party expected to name Vijender Singh, the 2008 Olympic bronze medallist, to round off its Delhi candidate list.

Mehbooba’s fate, fragile security on trial as volatile Anantnag readies to vote in 3 phases

Anantnag is the first-ever constituency to have Lok Sabha elections in three phases, a result of the unstable security situation in south Kashmir.

Want to know how nervous BJP is in Gujarat? Just check out party’s ad campaign

BJP accounts for 88% of all electronic ads in Gujarat, giving rise to speculation that the party could be nervous even in Modi's home state.  

BJP & Congress are forgetting city voters in race to woo villages

Voter turnout has been dismal in 3 key southern cities -- Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad -- that have gone to polls so far in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Why son Raghavendra’s Shimoga campaign is a fight for survival for Yeddyurappa

Raghavendra and Yeddyurappa have retained Shimoga, one of Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha seats, for the BJP for a decade.

There’s no place for BJP’s Hindutva agenda in Odisha’s temple cities of Bhubaneswar & Puri

Unlike large parts of the country, BJP candidates in Bhubaneswar and Puri are focussing on 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' to challenge the ruling BJD.

Rahul Gandhi expresses regret over Rafale remarks wrongly attributed to Supreme Court

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said that he made the remarks in the heat of campaigning, and it was being misused by his opponents.

Sadhvi Pragya’s nomination right decision, says BJP chief Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah backed the party's decision to nominate Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya, and said the real culprits were set free.

Supriya Sule praises Raj Thackeray for ‘standing up’ to Modi govt, says ‘proud he has guts’

NCP's Baramati candidate Supriya Sule lauds father Sharad Pawar’s decision not to contest Lok Sabha polls, calls nephew Parth Pawar a 'breath of fresh air'.

Nair pride, Sabarimala & elitism — BJP’s recipe to wrest Kerala capital from Shashi Tharoor

In Thiruvananthapuram, the BJP has fielded old RSS hand K. Rajasekharan against two-term MP Shashi Tharoor.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

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.