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‘Modi Once More’, ‘My First Vote For Modi’ — BJP’s volunteer base gets busy

BJP feels volunteer groups help create a buzz on social media with their tentacled network and reach a wider section of voters, especially the youth.

Unemployment biggest problem in India, says Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said there was a need to think about how to create employment in rural and urban India.

In a first, Naveen Patnaik to step out of Odisha and lead rally against Modi govt in Delhi

The BJD chief's sit-in dharna -- his first since BJP came to power in 2014 -- will protest against the Centre's 'apathy' to the state's farmers.

Cong stopped Rafale deal as it ‘didn’t get money’: Sitharaman hits back in Lok Sabha

Replying to a debate on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleged the Congress ingnored national security.

If a Naseeruddin Shah feels unaccepted, then what about me, asks Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi tells ThePrint it's important to assert one’s religion and culture in face of growing intolerance.

Ajay Maken resigns as Congress party’s Delhi unit chief

Ajay Maken had taken over the position 4 years ago after the 2015 assembly election.

It’s a problem of plenty as Bihar opposition alliance creaks under weight of numbers

The RJD wants to wrap up a poll agreement by the end of January but seat-sharing talks have begun exposing cracks in the alliance.   

BJP’s ‘friend’ Naveen Patnaik turns up the heat on govt as BJD plans rally in Delhi

The BJD, which was in alliance with the BJP between 2000 and 2009, will hold a rally to highlight Modi government’s “apathy towards Odisha’s farmers”. 

Senior Punjab leader HS Phoolka quits Aam Aadmi Party

HS Phoolka had earlier resigned from the post of leader of Opposition in Punjab assembly to continue his legal battle for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

PM Modi modifies Shastri’s ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ slogan to include ‘Jai Anusandhan’

Referring to the scientific progress in the country, Prime Minister Modi said that it was through science that India was transforming its present and securing its future.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.