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2019 Lok Sabha elections not Modi vs Rahul battle, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh says he doesn't consider the year-end assembly polls in five states as a semi-final before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Turbulence in Manohar Parrikar’s absence follows grand Goan tradition of instability

Over the 31 years since Goa attained statehood in 1987, it has had 18 chief ministers and three stints of President’s Rule.

Congress indecision is driving smaller parties away, ‘Mahagathbandhan’ a waning dream

After BSP, MP’s Gondvana Gantantra Party has also decided to ditch the Congress. Its alliance with the SP could eat into Congress votes.

‘Rogue elements’ were lured by money to contest Kashmir local polls, Mehbooba Mufti says

Former CM Mehbooba Mufti also says low turnout shows Kashmir local body polls are a wasted effort

Arvind Kejriwal unlikely to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Aam Aadmi Party, it is believed, doesn't see much virtue in fielding Arvind Kejriwal this time, feels it will be better if he keeps his focus on Delhi

BJP targets 50-plus seats in assembly polls to form its own govt in J&K

Buoyed by its 'success' in the urban local body polls, the BJP said Sunday it hopes to form the govt in J&K without allies. Jammu:...

BJP claims victory in Kashmir local body polls but the numbers tell a different story

Of the 100 seats BJP won in Kashmir, 76 were uncontested. In 2 seats, even its own candidate stayed away from polling booth.

BJP plans to cast a ‘magic spell’ on voters in Madhya Pradesh

The ruling BJP will rope in magicians for the campaign for the 28 November elections.

Shiv Sena targets radical Hindu voters disillusioned with BJP ahead of 2019

Shiv Sena is returning to hardline Hindutva after projecting softer, cosmopolitan image over the last three years.

Afghans vote in defiance of Taliban threats and poll delays

The Election Commission is likely to extend the elections into Sunday for polling stations that could not open Saturday.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

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.