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Booming Bhubaneswar is star of Odisha’s growth story, even as BJD & BJP vie for credit

Bhubaneswar’s metamorphosis from provincial town to ‘smart city’ has both BJP & BJD tussling to dominate the development narrative ahead of voting in the state and Lok Sabha elections.

NDA united under Nitish in Bihar, no question of replacing him as CM, says MoS Nityanand Rai

Rai, BJP candidate from Ujiarpur, says there is no anti-incumbency against NDA in Bihar & RJD-led Grand Alliance will fare poorly in seats that went to polls in first two phases.

2 of Haryana’s 3 ‘Lal’ dynasties are out of LS poll fray this time, breaking quarter-century streak

No members of families of former CMs Bansi Lal & Bhajan Lal are contesting LS elections, but 4 from Devi Lal's family are in fray still — 3 fielded by different parties from Hisar.

BJP skirts contentious Ratnagiri refinery in poll run-up, Uddhav Sena says jobs will go to migrants

Mahayuti candidate Narayan Rane asserted he would heed the people’s will. An alliance leader, however, said they were deliberately refraining from talking about the refinery to avoid any upsets in the election.

Passive campaigner to up-and-coming orator, Akash Anand is emerging as BSP face in LS campaign

Anand has emerged from his aunt's shadow by raking up issues like exam paper leaks & unemployment, but he has to bring youngsters & BSP's core voters back to party fold.

Why ‘washing machine’ is drowning discourse in ‘Koda land’ Singhbhum in Jharkhand

Tribal seat will see fight between former CM Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda & JMM’s Joba Majhi. According to analysts, JMM is trying to turn the tables on BJP by targeting Kodas.

Why EC wants AAP to ‘modify’ & resubmit campaign song ‘jail ka jawab vote se denge’

Delhi CEO has raised 8 objections and ‘requested’ AAP to ‘modify contents’ and resubmit campaign song. AAP alleges ‘dictatorial’ approach by poll watchdog.

‘Played gully cricket, fed us pani puri’ — how Naranpura residents remember once neighbour Amit Shah

His ascent as leader & administrator was ‘full of hurdles, but always inevitable’, says former BJP MP Surendra Patel who worked closely with Shah in latter’s early years in politics.

Hindu Dharma yatra organiser to Modi critic — rise & fall of Bikaner BJP minority morcha chief Ghani

Ghani was expelled from party for criticising Modi’s Banswara speech. BJP functionaries say he was a dedicated party worker & one of party's trusted Muslim faces in Bikaner.

Karnataka sets up SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case involving Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna

Congress has questioned BJP's decision to field Prajwal Revanna from Hassan as joint JD(S)-BJP candidate. His leaked videos come at a time Modi is set to address 4 rallies in state.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

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.