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Set for victory in Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh, Congress softens stand on EVM tampering

Congress had earlier questioned credibility of EVMs and demanded ballot paper for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

A birthday ode to Pranab Mukherjee, former president and a true democrat

In his over five-decade-long career, Pranab Mukherjee has served as a party worker, Parliamentarian, minister and President of India.

Modi factor not good enough to win state elections for BJP anymore

BJP looks as vulnerable to anti-incumbency as any other party, which is not heartening news for the ruling party ahead of 2019.

Congress takes the lead in Chhattisgarh, CM Raman Singh trails from Rajnandgaon

Of Chhattisgarh's 90 seats, Congress is leading on 59, BJP on 24 and others on 9, suggest early trends.

In early trends, Congress looks set to snatch Hindi heartland from BJP

In the election trends so far, the Congress is ahead in Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, with MP posing a ‘takkar ka chunav’ with BJP.

Today’s keenly-watched election results won’t tell us what 2019 will look like

Results of 5 assembly elections could reflect voter mood but will come with limitations that will prevent these polls from being a semi-final to 2019.

Assembly election 2018 updates: What media and poll pundits said, and what parties walked away with

From TimesNow, Republic TV to AajTak, NDTV, we track how India's top news anchors are reporting on the 2018 assembly election results. Here are...

RBI governor Urjit Patel resigned due to BJP & RSS pushing their agenda: Rahul Gandhi

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was speaking after a meeting of opposition parties trying to forge an anti-BJP alliance, which the SP and BSP skipped.

With Manmohan by his side on dais, Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on jobs & farmers

The Congress chief was delivering his address after the Associated Journals Limited announced the re-launch of Hindi newspaper Navjivan.

Upendra Kushwaha’s exit could undo BJP’s carefully planned Bihar caste coalition

Upendra Kushwaha, who belongs to the Koeri community, was an important cog in BJP’s Bihar caste alliance of non-Yadav OBCs.

On Camera

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.