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Violence, blasts & EVM glitches mar first round of voting for Lok Sabha

Reports of unrest and irregularities cast a shadow over round one of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections.

Congress sees ‘sniper’ threat in ‘green light’ incident with Rahul, govt calls it reflection

After a ‘green light’ was pointed at Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, Congress seeks probe while home ministry says reflection of AICC cameraman’s phone.

Congress writes to home minister Rajnath Singh claiming security threat to Rahul Gandhi

Three Congress leaders have sought protection for Rahul Gandhi, claiming that a laser has been seen pointed at his head multiple times.

‘Doer’ Nitin Gadkari has reshaped Nagpur, but experts criticise lack of planning by govts

From the metro to road construction and upgradation of the airport, Nagpur today bears its MP and union minister Nitin Gadkari’s stamp.

Will scrap Article 370, bring in NRC across India if voted back to power: Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah asserted that the National Register of Citizenship will be used to give citizenship to each and every Hindu refugee.

BJP is a one-man show, two-men army…that’s why I’m in Congress, says Shatrughan Sinha

Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress last week, says BJP now an autocratic party and he prefers the 'better party... one of Nehru-Gandhis, Patel and Manmohan'.

Naxals trigger IEDs in Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra on voting day, no casualties reported

Naxals detonated the explosive 150 mtrs away from a polling booth in Gadchiroli to deter villagers from voting.

‘Pakistan, terrorism, chowkidar’ — Modi’s favourite words in speeches after Pulwama attack

ThePrint’s word analysis of Narendra Modi’s public speeches before and after the Pulwama terror strike reveals a significant shift in his poll campaign.

Polling booths in Andhra report EVM glitches as first phase of Lok Sabha elections begin

Andhra's chief electoral officer said 50 places reported EVM glitches. Technical teams are on standby to deal with such instances.

Subramanian Swamy’s rivalry with Arun Jaitley goes back to 1993 IIT-Delhi salary row

Subramanian Swamy won a long-running court battle this week with IIT-Delhi over unpaid dues. His BJP colleague Arun Jaitley was IIT's legal advisor.

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.