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SDPI offers support for Lok Sabha polls in Kerala. But here’s why Congress is caught in quandary

One one side, CPI(M) & BJP are likely to milk party's offer for their own electoral gains. Its votes, however, can be decider in seats where contests will be close.

Boxer Vijender Singh ditches Congress to join BJP, calls it ‘ghar wapsi’

Singh's induction is likely to boost BJP's prospects in Haryana, helping to counter backlash caused by wrestler's protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Congress expels Sanjay Nirupam for 6 yrs for slamming party for conceding key seat to Shiv Sena (UBT)

Party says Nirupam was expelled for 'indiscipline, anti-party statements'. His name had earlier been dropped from list of star campaigners. He had also hinted at parting ways with Congress.

What’s behind BJP’s decision to form ‘samajik toliyan’ in Rajasthan

BJP has selected 500 representatives from different social groups to have 'direct communication' with voters & counter 'fake narrative spread by Opposition' on caste census, reservation.

‘BJP gives women equal opportunities’ — why Shivraj Patil’s daughter-in-law Archana joined party

BJP anticipates that doctor & social worker Archana Patil's entry will help it expand footprint in Congress stronghold Latur & help its candidate in constituency, Sudhakar Shrangare.

‘Not ab ki baar 400 paar, it’s ab ki baar Tihar’ — Tharoor gives 3 reasons BJP ‘knows it’s losing’

In an interview, Thiruvananthapuram MP says he's confident about his prospects despite 3-term anti-incumbency factor & BJP MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar being one of his challengers.

Murdered uncle, accused cousin & sibling war — YSR family turf Kadapa now Jagan-Sharmila battleground

YS Sharmila, Congress’s Kadapa candidate, accuses CM Jagan of ‘using’ uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy’s death for political gains, criticises him for renominating cousin, suspect in the 'murder'.

‘Even God will not forgive BJP,’ says Atishi, claims Arvind Kejriwal lost 4.5 kg since arrest

AAP sources said since his arrest, Kejriwal’s doctors have expressed concern over his rapidly decreasing weight. The court has permitted him to carry his diabetes medications.

TN: Unfazed over ‘dynasty politics’ hogging poll discourse, candidates campaign with loved ones; set new trend

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , April 3 (ANI): As the state gears up for the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha on April...

Kolkata Police closed 2 cases against Future Gaming around the time it donated to TMC via poll bonds

In both cases, lodged in 2019, lottery users accused the firm of misappropriating funds. Police filed closure reports in both even as ED was conducting a money-laundering probe.

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.