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Rallying cry for INDIA & against ‘dictators’ — Kejriwal & Mann beat poll war drum at Delhi roadshow

AAP supporters turned up in huge numbers with party flags, posters for Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Mann's roadshow. Delhi CM claimed BJP will not win on 4 June & INDIA bloc will form govt.

Brainstorm, create, post — how political memes have become a ‘marketing technique’ for parties in India

BJP, Congress & AAP, among others, are working overtime to tap into public mood with funny visuals, one-liners. Some, though, feel parties have 'turned elections into a joke' through memes.

‘Modi not retiring at 75, will complete 3rd term as PM’ — BJP responds to Kejriwal

After Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks BJP who would succeed Modi as PM once he reaches retirement age of 75 next yr, Amit Shah says 'Modiji will continue to lead us in future'.

Rahul welcomes debate with Modi — ‘either me or Congress President would be pleased to participate’

Responding to a letter written by 2 retd judges & a senior journalist, addressed to him & Modi, Rahul Gandhi says public deserves to hear from their leaders directly.

Why AIMIM’s only Maharashtra MP is running a ‘secular’ campaign in this sensitive Lok Sabha seat

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, earlier Aurangabad, is seeing motley mix of push and pull factors: demand for Maratha quota, clash between Senas, VBA & overhang of change in city's name.

‘Modi on dangerous mission to crush all political leaders, Yogi next’ — Kejriwal begins poll campaign

Out on interim bail, Arvind Kejriwal addresses AAP workers, supporters in party’s Delhi office, says he won't walk into 'BJP’s trap' by resigning as CM & that 'govt will be run from jail'.

‘Na darr hai, na bhay hai.’ In Gandhi-less Amethi, Congress’s KL Sharma banks on 40-yr ties with people

Apart from his old ties, Sharma's Brahmin identity is also coming in handy in a campaign which is dominated by BJP’s Hindutva pitch. Amethi goes to polls 20 May.

Pune’s no longer a Brahmin citadel. How changing demographics have altered BJP’s politics

Shifting demographics has meant the BJP is now looking at non-Brahmin candidates. But Brahmin social groups are unhappy with this change.

‘I said I will return soon’ — Kejriwal dives into election battle right out of Tihar as AAP celebrates

As he paused for speech amid deafening sound of firecrackers, AAP chief had one message. We have to save this country from dictatorship together, he said as cameras focused on him.

Kejriwal’s interim bail charges up AAP. Lok Sabha poll campaign set to turn ‘aggressive’

Kejriwal will campaign across states, especially Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana & Punjab, according to AAP's plan. In Delhi, his roadshows will also feature his wife Sunita.

On Camera

Why investing in school readiness is critical to achieving the Viksit Bharat goal

The challenge is no longer one of policy intent — the blueprint for a world-class ECCE system exists within the NEP 2020. The task now is implementation fidelity.

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.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.