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Shrikant Shinde’s 669% wealth jump, manifestos & ‘red flags’ — non-profit gives lowdown to Mumbai voters

Non-profit MumbaiVotes.com has analysed data on wealth & criminal backgrounds of candidates in city's 9 constituencies. It has also conducted an 'unbiased' analysis of party manifestos.

Assets worth Rs 11 cr, including a pistol & a rifle — what Anurag Thakur’s poll affidavit shows

Union minister is eyeing a 5th term from Hamirpur in Himachal, his stronghold, as BJP candidate. Thakur will face Congress's Satpal Raizada, a former Una MLA.

Financial centre, Marathi manoos — Maharashtra-Gujarat debate takes centre stage in battle for Mumbai

Shiv Sena (UBT) has blamed BJP for taking away investments, industries & world cup to Gujarat. BJP & Modi, meanwhile, focus on wooing Marathis, say Thackerays didn't do anything for them.

Kangana Ranaut’s poll affidavit reveals Rs 92 cr in assets, 50 LIC policies & 8 criminal cases

BJP's Mandi candidate, the actor will face Congress' Vikramaditya Singh. Criminal cases against her include defamation cases, for offending religious sentiments & copyright infringement.

RSS-run schools are going strong in West Bengal, and Trinamool Congress is irked

At election rally, Mamata called out an RSS-run school in Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur during attack on RSS-BJP. But, it's her government that gives no-objection certificates to schools.

‘Heart has soured’—why UP’s RSS workers are lying low in BJP campaign

Across UP, a quiet unrest simmers in RSS ranks that their ‘own’ BJP government has overlooked them. Instead of shouting slogans, they are protesting by sitting out elections.

Kejriwal’s remarks on Modi’s retirement ‘absurd’, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Refuting the Delhi CM's claims that PM Modi will retire at 75 years of age in 2025, Singh attested that the country 'wants Modi ji to be the prime minister in 2024 as well as 2029'.

Delhi Police file FIR against Kejriwal aide Bibhav Kumar after AAP MP Swati Maliwal lodges complaint

Maliwal files complaint three days after she called PCR complaining that Kumar was assaulting her at CM’s residence. She had also visited police station but left without filing complaint.

Mumbai’s wings being clipped, BJP trying to break it away from Maharashtra — Uddhav Thackeray

Saying BMC is enough to take care of Mumbai, former CM Uddhav Thackeray also promises to abolish MMRDA once Maha Vikas Aghadi comes to power.

Instant Analysis: Swati Maliwal’s allegation, AAP’s woes and the case of missing Rajya Sabha MPs

Instant Analysis is a short and snappy take on unfolding events, with some analysis and opinion

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.