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Ananth Kumar’s demise a big setback for BJP’s Karnataka 2019 plans

Although not a leader with mass appeal, Ananth Kumar had a reputation of being a sound strategist with expertise in organisational affairs.

Modi’s carpet bombing will not help BJP in Rajasthan, says Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot says PM Modi cannot ‘dissociate’ himself from Raje govt, which he accuses of ‘mis-rule’. Rajasthan votes on 7 December.

Modi attacks Congress, says party’s politics begins and ends with one family

The Prime Minister also hit out at the Gandhis for questioning demonetisation.

BJP ally RLSP’s chief Kushwaha meets Sharad Yadav, fuels speculation over his next move

Kushwaha objected to Amit Shah's proposal that both his party and Ram Vilas Paswan-led LJP contest fewer number of seats in Bihar in 2019 than in 2014.

IED blast in Dantewada as Chhattisgarh goes to the polls, none injured

A police official said Naxals, who had called for a boycott of the polls, detonated the IED early morning in Maoist hotbed Dantewada.

Ananth Kumar, a skillful administrator and a political heavyweight

Union minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away Monday, was an old political warhorse who never lost his Bengaluru (South) Lok Sabha constituency.

Congress rules out joining hands with any party without ‘long-term ally’ DMK

The clarification comes after actor-politician Kamal Haasan had offered to support Congress if it broke ties with DMK. 

Shashi Tharoor’s article kicks up a new storm on Sabarimala, splits opinion

Historian Ramachandra Guha called Shashi Tharoor’s article for ThePrint ‘deeply disappointing’, but MP’s position was backed by ex-foreign secy Nirupama Rao.

A Rahul-Modi face-off and caste equations at play – here’s what polls in 5 states entail

Political parties are battling it out in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Janardhana Reddy, once kingmaker in Karnataka politics, now back under arrest

Mining baron helped BJP form its first govt in the South and dominated state politics for years, but has now been arrested in a Rs 600-crore Ponzi scam case.

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The burden of being a successful Dalit

I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.