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BJP’s Rajasthan manifesto: Anti-Romeo squads, ‘freebies’ & wheat procurement at ‘bonus’ prices

In its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for Rajasthan, BJP commits to develop Jaipur as ‘Smart City’, increase pensions for elderly & specially-abled and ensure MSP for millets.

‘Betrayer’ vs ‘part-time leader’ — Priyanka, Jyotiraditya go for jugular on last day of MP campaign

The two had refrained from directly attacking each other, so far. Until his exit in 2020, Scindia was seen in the Congress as virtually No 2 after the Gandhi family.

Congress questions PM’s free food grain scheme, asks ‘why it’s not reflected in govt’s press note’

Modi govt Wednesday announced that it is providing foodgrains free of cost to over 80 crore people under PMGKAY for a period of one year, starting from January of this year.

Congress leaders united in Rajasthan, party will win state polls, say Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi made the comment in the presence of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, State Congress Committee Chief Govind Singh Dotasra, and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot.

Is MCC redundant? What Modi announcing policy decisions in poll-bound states means for EC code

Mid-poll campaigning is not new for BJP. But ongoing election season marks a departure from BJP poll playbook in that key announcements were made by Modi on ground zero.

Open dissent in Karnataka BJP over Vijayendra’s elevation. ‘Got post because he’s Yeddiyurappa’s son’

Former Union minister & Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi says he's not jealous of Vijayendra's appointment and 'Dalit leaders do not grow to the top easily in this party'.

‘I don’t care’ — Rahul Gandhi responds to Modi’s ‘moorkhon ke sardar’ remark

Speaking at a rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, the Congress leader said the abuses do not make any difference to him as his only aim is to help the poor.

Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur falls out of favour with BJP, kept out of MP poll campaign

Bhopal MP is known to speak 'out of turn' and trigger controversies. State unit says absence from campaigning 'could be because of personal commitments'.

BJP has fielded Union ministers & MPs in assembly polls on their request, says Amit Shah

Home minister tells Times of India 'leadership issue will be decided later', hinting race still open for likes of Shivraj, Raje. BJP hasn't projected CM face in any state except Telangana.

‘Based on feedback received, Congress will win at least 4 state assembly polls,’ says Sachin Pilot

Senior Congress leader dismissed talks of cracks in the INDIA bloc and assured all members of the alliance are committed to a larger national objective, which is to defeat the BJP.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.