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To secure own turf, Modi holds three-day meetings with BJP workers in Varanasi

Party sources say it's not about winning the seat but the victory margin, which should remain as significant as 2014 when Modi beat Kejriwal.

Meetings with hero fishermen on agenda as Rahul Gandhi starts two-day Kerala trip

The Congress president will also interact with survivors at relief camps in the flood-ravaged state.

This ‘kheer’ cooking in Bihar may leave a bad taste in the BJP’s mouth

A recent statement by union minister and BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha is being seen as a hint of a possible political realignment in Bihar.

Eye on 2019, Modi-Shah to discuss party’s poll strategy with CMs of BJP-ruled states

Tuesday's meeting assumes significance given some opposition parties are attempting to forge a grand alliance to take on the ruling BJP.

The challenge for Stalin will be to win elections, not his ‘lonely’ brother

Five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi's death three weeks ago brought elder son Alagiri out in open revolt against his younger brother.

DMK leader MK Stalin elevated to party president, secretary Durai Murugan becomes treasurer

Stalin's elevation comes about three weeks after the death of his father and party president M. Karunanidhi on 7 August. 

AAP makes MP nominee Atishi drop Marlena from her name because it ‘sounds Christian’

The party doesn't want to give the BJP a handle to queer the pitch for it in East Delhi, from where Atishi, who is actually a Punjabi Rajput, will contest in 2019.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh names four Congress leaders who took part in 1984 riots

CM says he heard the names of H.K.L. Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar, Arjun Das and Dharam Das Shastri from scores of riot victims when he had rushed to Delhi.

During 1984 riots, even Manmohan Singh’s family home was about to be burnt down

Former PM’s daughter Daman Singh recalls in her book how the house in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar was saved by her brother-in-law, because he was ‘not a Sikh’.

EC can’t dictate how to increase women’s representation in politics: Samajwadi Party

In 2010, the SP and RJD opposed the UPA govt’s move to turn the women’s reservation bill into law.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

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.