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Setback for Vasundhara Raje, Congress set for clean sweep of three bypolls in Rajasthan

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Congress candidate Vivek Dhakad has already won the Mandalgarh assembly seat; party is also leading in Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha seats.
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Sharad Pawar’s final play to fulfil his dream of becoming the nation’s PM

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The tug of war for the mentorship of opposition unity has begun between the two ailing leaders: Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi.
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President’s speech or GST? Amit Shah evaluates what to say in his first speech as MP

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The BJP chief could not speak on the GST bill in the winter session due to repeated disruptions by opposition.
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Setback for talks as civilian deaths spark massive uproar in Kashmir Valley

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Atmosphere in the Valley has been charged with anger since the death of the two youths, caused allegedly by army firing.
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Muslims should give disputed Ayodhya site to Hindus, says national minority panel chief

Sanya Dhingra -
Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi’s remarks come days before final SC hearing in the matter; rejects claims about rising incidents of communal violence.
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Modi’s call for ‘one nation, one election’ is a jumla: P. Chidambaram

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Former finance minister says the idea is impossible to execute under the present Constitution of India, also takes on government on the issue of job creation.
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Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat temple visits were to ‘neutralise’ BJP’s Hindutva: Shashi Tharoor

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Former minister says BJP’s version of Hinduism is a minority view; that there are many Hindus who have a much more inclusive vision.
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The uncanny similarities between Yashwant Sinha’s Rashtra Manch & V.P. Singh’s Jan Morcha

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Like the Jan Morcha in 1987, Yashwant Sinha’s Rashtra Manch has started off as an apolitical movement of ruling party outcasts and opposition leaders.
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BJP will be thrown out in 2019 elections, says TMC MP Derek O’Brien

Neera Majumdar -
The former quizmaster said that the BJP had failed to deliver on its promises and would pay the price in the upcoming general elections.
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Pre-budget talks centred around farm sector growth, job creation: Senior BJP leader

Pragya Kaushika -
RSS affiliates offered suggestions to Modi govt on minimum support price, direct tax and employment generation during pre-budget discussions.
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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

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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.

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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

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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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