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It’s JNU vs Modi in Begusarai as Kanhaiya takes on Giriraj of ‘Go To Pakistan’ fame

A host of Left-leaning students and activists have turned up to campaign for Kanhaiya in a battle at Begusarai that is turning into an ideological one.

49 all-women booths set up in Uttarakhand for Lok Sabha elections

The decision came after it was noticed that women who come to polling booths wearing a veil were unwilling to lift it before male poll personnel to verify their identity.

I&B ministry tells DD & AIR to ensure level-playing field for all parties after EC rap

I&B ministry tells Prasar Bharati to ensure DD News does not betray 'preferential' or 'disproportionate' treatment to any particular political party.

First phase of Lok Sabha elections begin Thursday, voting in 91 constituencies

Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh are among several Union ministers whose fate will be decided.

Alpesh Thakor, Congress’s OBC leader and Gujarat MLA, quits party

MLA Alpesh Thakor's Gujarat Kshatriya Thakor Sena also severed ties with the Congress on Wednesday.

At VK Singh’s adopted village, the General doesn’t count. Only Modi does

Residents of Mirpur, Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh's adopted village, say his development efforts have been patchy. They will vote for BJP only because of PM Modi.

Badla, mandir & Swachh Bharat — tracking VK Singh’s final vote pitch in Ghaziabad

ThePrint followed BJP's V.K. Singh, the 67-year-old retired general, on his last day of campaigning in Ghaziabad to see the action from the trenches.

BJP’s priority is national security but look who asked most defence questions in Lok Sabha

Only one BJP MP features in a list of 10 parliamentarians who asked the most number of questions on national security-related issues in 16th Lok Sabha.

Trinamool Congress will help form the next govt and Modi will be driven out of power: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee in an election rally in West Bengal said that this Lok Sabha election is to defeat BJP and drive it out of power.

Separatists in Kashmir call for a strike against first-phase polling for Lok Sabha

Separatists also said in a statement that they have called for a complete shutdown as a protest against NIA's stance against JKLF chairman Yasin Malik, among other issues.

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.