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Seven reasons you can’t ignore Lok Sabha elections 2019

After five years in office, PM Modi's popularity is receding over concerns about his BJP's failure to create millions of jobs, as well as the lag in economic development.

Prospective PM or prime troll — Rahul’s personal Modi barbs leave some in Congress uneasy

A section of Congress leaders are unhappy over Rahul Gandhi's personal attacks on Modi, say it doesn't behove a Congress president nor a prospective PM candidate. 

How Fadnavis govt fast-tracked Mumbai infra projects, some of which were in limbo for years

The government may not meet its deadline of 2019 but has made substantial progress on projects such as the metro rail and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is having a rough ride as JD-U vice-president

The political strategist made his mark in helping Nitish to the CM chair in Bihar but is finding his stint as a JD(U) politician far from rosy. 

These are the four states that will have assembly elections along with Lok Sabha polls

Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will have simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

Enough is enough, we cannot keep suffering till eternity: PM Modi on terrorism

In his speech at CISF event, the prime minister emphasised the importance of security forces in the face of a hostile neighbour.

Material mindset causing ‘unchecked desires’, stress and divorce, says RSS

In a resolution passed at its top policy making body's meet, RSS says ‘distortions and rigidity have crept in our society’ with time.

If Congress showed courage then, we wouldn’t have had to carry airstrikes now: PM Modi

Modi turned the Congress's demands for evidence of Balakot on them, and said that previous govts had allowed terrorism to become the menace it is now

Rajnath reveals Modi govt carried out another cross-border strike apart from 2016, 2019

Speaking in Mangaluru, Union minister Rajnath Singh said India had carried out three cross-border strikes but kept details of the third one a mystery.

Nirav Modi and PM Modi have uncanny similarity: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at govt

Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi and his govt comes amid UK media reports of Nirav Modi living in London and of having a new diamond business.

On Camera

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.