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Karnataka sees spike of nearly 50% in number of women candidates, but chances of winning remain slim

ThePrint’s analysis of electoral data shows state has seen more women candidates in past 33 yrs, but factors like 'political inheritance & patriarchal mindset' hamper their chances.

Priyanka Gandhi to camp in Rae Bareli-Amethi from Monday, as Congress aims to wrest family bastions

Rai Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) , May 5 (ANI): Amethi and Rae Bareli -- two constituencies considered old turfs of the Gandhi family has again...

Congress cites Modi’s backing of Gujarat OBC quota for Muslims to blunt attack on Karnataka matrix

In a public meeting last month, Modi accused Congress govt in Karnataka of giving ‘reservation based on religion through backdoor’ by putting all Muslim castes along with OBCs.

How Akhilesh Yadav’s daughter Aditi is learning ropes on campaign trail in family bastion Mainpuri

Aditi has stepped in to seek votes for mother Dimple Yadav with nukkad sabhas. Her campaign, with focus on Karhal & Kishni, resembles that of her grandfather Mulayam Singh Yadav.

For Congress’s Sonal Patel, facing Amit Shah in Gandhinagar is ‘challenge, not political suicide’

62-yr-old architect who joined Congress in 1992 says party wanted to field someone 'with integrity' from seat that Shah won by margin of 5 lakh votes in 2019 & has been with BJP since 1989.

2 voter IDs, 2 ration cards — welcome to Kotia, cluster of disputed villages on Andhra-Odisha border

Residents of these 21 villages they can vote for 2 state govts & cast 2 votes for central govt. Both Odisha and Andhra govts function here & villagers get benefits from both.

TMC accuses BJP of ‘scripting’ Sandeshkhali row citing ‘sting video’ of mandal president

Abhishek Banerjee says TMC will seek legal advice on next course of action, while West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari terms 'sting video' a case of 'truth being twisted'.

Farmer’s death during protest against BJP candidate Preneet Kaur sparks row in Punjab

Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal alleges 60-year-old Surinder Singh died after BJP workers pushed him. BJP rebuts allegations, says he collapsed on his own.

Blow to Odisha Congress as Puri pick Sucharita Mohanty returns ticket citing ‘fund crunch’

In her email to Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Puri Lok Sabha seat candidate Sucharita Mohanty claims AICC Odisha in-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar asked her to fend for herself.

Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP days after resigning as Delhi Congress chief

Former Congress MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Naseeb Singh and Neeraj Basoya and former Youth Congress President Amit Mallik have also joined BJP.

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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.