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Congress & BJP are gunning for fair OBC ‘share’, but only about 1 in 4 candidates from community

Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi are championing OBC cause, but only 23% of Congress and 27% of BJP candidates are from the community, estimated to make up about half of India’s population.

Fixing Kejriwal’s meetings & his rivals — Bibhav Kumar of Swati Maliwal row is ultimate AAP insider

Kumar's association with Kejriwal predates formation of AAP by over a decade & his involvement in Kejriwal's life goes much beyond managing the Delhi CM's appointments & travel.

‘Would have made Hirak Rani’: Amit Shah invokes Ray classic in dig at Mamata

The BJP leader compared her to the ruthless and oppressive ruler in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Hirak Rajar Deshe’

12 FIRs & Rs 1,000 to his name — what jailed Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s poll affidavit says

Amritpal Singh, who filed his nomination papers from Dibrugarh jail in Assam last week, is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab.

‘Communal’ campaigns in KK Shailaja vs Shafi Parambil poll battle leave Kerala’s Vadakara simmering

CPI(M)-led LDF & Congress-led UDF accuse each other of trying to polarise voters in Vadakara, which has history of conflict between Muslim landlords & Hindu OBC Thiyya labourers.

‘Alliances for political reasons, but no clean chits’ — Fadnavis rejects ‘washing machine’ tag for BJP

In an interview with ThePrint, former Maharashtra chief minister spoke about Mahayuti's poll strategy, Modi vs Rahul contest, Maratha reservation issue, and more.

Modi’s 1st roadshow in Mumbai — BJP makes show of strength days before all 6 seats go to polls

With Shiv Sena divided, BJP faces a challenge to retain seats this election as MVA is set to give it a tough contest in 4 seats. In 2019, BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won all 6 Mumbai seats.

‘125 seats more than enough’ — Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on how Congress can form govt at Centre

Telangana CM stands by his surgical strike remark, says there's no evidence & that Pulwama attack happened because intelligence sources were deployed on Opposition instead.

‘100-yr-old’ ties with Rae Bareli, Amethi — Sonia & Rahul on constituencies that gave them ‘everything’

In a 6-minute video, mother and son talk about the family's long history with the two Uttar Pradesh constituencies, going back to a visit by Jawaharlal Nehru to Rae Bareli in 1921.

As HD Revanna walks out of jail amid celebrations, complainants fearful. ‘If anything happens to us…’

JD(S) leader HD Revanna, accused of kidnapping a woman allegedly raped by his MP son Prajwal, was released on bail Tuesday. Complainants, meanwhile, say their ordeal continues.

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.