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Why AIMIM’s only Maharashtra MP is running a ‘secular’ campaign in this sensitive Lok Sabha seat

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, earlier Aurangabad, is seeing motley mix of push and pull factors: demand for Maratha quota, clash between Senas, VBA & overhang of change in city's name.

‘Modi on dangerous mission to crush all political leaders, Yogi next’ — Kejriwal begins poll campaign

Out on interim bail, Arvind Kejriwal addresses AAP workers, supporters in party’s Delhi office, says he won't walk into 'BJP’s trap' by resigning as CM & that 'govt will be run from jail'.

‘Na darr hai, na bhay hai.’ In Gandhi-less Amethi, Congress’s KL Sharma banks on 40-yr ties with people

Apart from his old ties, Sharma's Brahmin identity is also coming in handy in a campaign which is dominated by BJP’s Hindutva pitch. Amethi goes to polls 20 May.

Pune’s no longer a Brahmin citadel. How changing demographics have altered BJP’s politics

Shifting demographics has meant the BJP is now looking at non-Brahmin candidates. But Brahmin social groups are unhappy with this change.

‘I said I will return soon’ — Kejriwal dives into election battle right out of Tihar as AAP celebrates

As he paused for speech amid deafening sound of firecrackers, AAP chief had one message. We have to save this country from dictatorship together, he said as cameras focused on him.

Kejriwal’s interim bail charges up AAP. Lok Sabha poll campaign set to turn ‘aggressive’

Kejriwal will campaign across states, especially Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana & Punjab, according to AAP's plan. In Delhi, his roadshows will also feature his wife Sunita.

Congress firefighting after Aiyar’s ‘respect Pakistan’ advice goes viral. ‘India 100x more powerful’

Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark from an April interview that India should ‘respect’ Pakistan because it has an atom bomb drew fire Friday, leaving the party ducking for cover.

‘Lalu gave reservation only to Rabri, Modi fulfilled Sonia’s dream’ — Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Choudhary was all praise for former foe Nitish Kumar even as he lambasted the RJD for ‘goonda raj’ even within its ranks.

With Gandhis absent & rumblings within BJP affecting Smriti Irani’s prospects, Amethi voters are torn

'Religion' pitch, though, could still work in Irani's favour, who is contesting against Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma. Meanwhile many feel Rahul or Priyanka could have swept elections.

How land titling act based on NITI Aayog model set off slugfest between Jagan & TDP’s Naidu

Act was passed in Sept 2022. While TDP-JanaSena dub it as Jagan's 'land grabbing act', YSRCP chief calls out 'TDP’s hypocrisy of opposing Act now after endorsing it in assembly'.

On Camera

India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?