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BJP trailing in 59% of heartland seats Yogi Adityanath campaigned in

In MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, BJP is leading in 26 of 63 seats where Yogi Adityanath campaigned, raising questions about his effectiveness.  

Congress leaders upbeat over big Hindi heartland gains in Assembly polls

'Sign of things to come in 2019 Lok Sabha elections', Gehlot calls on anti-BJP parties to join hands, Sachin Pilot credits Rahul Gandhi.

Mizoram CM and Congress candidate Lal Thanhawla loses both seats in assembly polls

Thanhawla loses to ZPM’s chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma in Serchhip and MNF’s T.J. Lalnuntluanga in Champhai South. 

Congress will form government in Rajasthan with full majority: Ashok Gehlot

Former chief minister Gehlot says Congress will take along all those candidates and parties who had left the BJP

Congress is set to end BJP leader Raman Singh’s rule in Chhattisgarh

As per early trends for the state assembly elections, Congress was leading in 62 seats, while the ruling BJP was at 13. 

Amid heartland surge, Telangana dampens Congress enthusiasm for 2019 grand alliance

There’s a clear message for Congress from Telangana — vote-share arithmetic does not always translate into poll victory.

K Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS set to form government again in Telangana with huge victory

As KCR eyes two-thirds majority, Congress party says it suspects 'manipulation' of EVMs, demands votes be counted using VVPAT Hyderabad: The TRS looked set to form...

Congress to win in 3 states and will continue the trend in future, says Sachin Pilot

Pilot says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party MLAs will decide on the state's new chief minister

Assembly election results not a reflection on Modi, says Rajnath

Union minister Rajnath Singh says state governments fought polls on performance plank

KCR’s ‘praja welfare’ with schemes & freebies thrashes Congress-TDP ‘praja alliance’  

Unpopularity of Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu seems to have pulled the Congress-TDP alliance down in Telangana. 

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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.