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Sunil Deodhar: The Mumbaikar who conjured up a saffron wave in Tripura

Ruhi Tewari -
Social worker, RSS pracharak, poll strategist, Deodhar put together a meticulous campaign to breach the formidable Left bastion in Tripura.
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BJP leads in Left bastion Tripura, Congress leads in Meghalaya & NPF leading in Nagaland

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Initial results from the three states have thrown up some surprises.
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Dimapur’s oldest indigenous community is not counting on Nagaland poll results

Makepeace Sitlhou -
Once a ruling clan of Dimapur, the Dimasa Kacharis have remained unrepresented in the state assembly for more than two decades.
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‘They give me free publicity’: J&K traffic chief Basant Rath undeterred by controversies

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Since taking charge, the IPS officer has won many fans, and also been warned by the DGP for his unconventional approach & ‘strange activities’.
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I&B ministry plans publicity blitz for Modi govt’s fourth anniversary in May

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Smriti Irani seeks list of sector experts & media platforms. Govt to organise editors’ meets, organise outdoor programmes to publicise its flagship schemes.
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At his first meeting at his new office, Modi reiterates ‘one nation, one election’

Pragya Kaushika -
The PM asked the CMs and deputy CMs of all BJP-ruled states to ‘start preparing’ for Lok Sabha and all state assembly polls to be held simultaneously.
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Welfare of all animals matters, but cow is central, says Animal Welfare Board chief

Sanya Dhingra -
This is the first time since the BJP came to power in 2014 that funding has been increased, chairman S.P. Gupta has asked for an additional Rs 40 crore.
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Karnataka govt launches ACB probe into Sasikala prison bribery charges

Rohini Swamy -
State Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy says the charges are serious and need an expert investigation, promises a fair probe.
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Kharge refuses to attend Lokpal selection meeting as special invitee

Kumar Anshuman -
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says his presence in the meeting without voting right is mere eyewash.
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Bypoll defeats mean Shivraj Chouhan faces a serious threat in Madhya Pradesh 

Pragya Kaushika -
Senior BJP leaders believe the central leadership might sideline Chouhan as he is anyway battling a 15-year anti-incumbency ahead of this year’s polls. New Delhi: It seems the...
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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

MA Venkata Rao -
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

NJ 9842 launched the Siachen conflict. Where is it actually located?

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Economy

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Hallie Gu -
War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Defence

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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