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In J&K’s Udhampur, Congress demands Article 371 as BJP trumpets 370 abrogation

Modi, Adityanath bring up Article 370 abrogation at rallies in region. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh's 371 pitch finds resonance among section of voters in Jammu.

Maneka Gandhi says son Varun being denied LS ticket ‘was uncalled for’ — ‘He was a very very good MP’

Currently the longest-serving MP, Maneka, who will contest this election from Sultanpur, also said she was 'clueless' as to why several BJP MPs were not given tickets this time.

SGPC rues PMO rebuff to release of ‘Bandi Singhs’, reiterates cause amid declining electorate

Sikh body regrets govt's 'negative attitude' towards Akal Takht panel, which is seeking release of 'Bandi Singhs' jailed during militancy in 1980s-1990s & incarcerated for decades.

Lok Sabha polls: Puducherry tourism sector demands better parking and traffic decongestion

Puducherry , April 17 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, stakeholders in Puducherry's tourism sector are rallying for enhanced infrastructure and prioritising attention...

Fragmented voting blocs now united by caste — how quota stir could split OBC, Maratha votes

Most Lok Sabha seats in Marathwada are set to witness Maratha vs Maratha contest, with exception of Beed. Experts say for voters, it will be choice between 'opportunism & loyalty'.

Khaki to politics — tale of 2 IPS officers set to fight for Mamata & Modi in Bengal

Former IPS officers Prasun Banerjee & Debashish Dhar left service to contest LS polls for TMC and BJP as candidates in Malda Uttar and Birbhum, respectively.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant is going all out for BJP, ally JD(S) in Karnataka. What he brings to table

Kumaraswamy & Sawant interacted several times & the two had met on few occasions in Goa allowing alliance talks to take shape, a senior JD(S) leader says.

Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka witnesses intense face-off between BJP, Congress

Tumkur (Karnataka) , April 16 (ANI): As the election fervour intensifies in Karnataka, Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in close proximity to Bangalore is witnessing...

How BJP’s balancing caste dynamics with Arun Govil’s ‘Ram’ persona to win Meerut, gateway to western UP

Govil, who played Ram in TV series Ramayan, is being sent to villages across the constituency to help maintain BJP's OBC voter base while expanding support among other caste groups.

‘Has outlived its shelf life’ — BJP’s Baijayant Panda on 25 years of BJD rule in Odisha

Panda, BJP’s LS candidate from Kendrapara, says uncertainty over CM Naveen Patnaik’s successor is 'causing ruling BJD huge damage' & that BJP is eyeing 15-18 seats in Odisha.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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.