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Topic: 2022 assembly election

Flags, posters, roadshows: Glimpses from Varanasi ahead of last phase of voting in UP

On Friday, PM Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in his constituency amid cheering crowds showering rose petals. He is also scheduled to address a rally Saturday.

PM Modi raised India’s pride, even Pakistanis grab Tricolour to escape Ukraine, says KP Maurya

Before last phase of UP polls, Keshav Prasad Maurya talks about BJP’s chances, its focus on development and welfare of all, but says slogans like 'Jai Shri Ram' will continue.

In UP’s Mau, gangster Mukhtar Ansari’s sport-shooter son is using ‘clean’ image to gun for votes

Mau constituency, which goes to vote on 7 March, has been gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s stronghold since 1996. He has won the seat five consecutive times.

Mamata Banerjee, Jaya Bachchan take stage at SP’s power-packed rally on PM’s turf Varanasi

The eight assembly segments under Varanasi district are among the seats that will vote during the last and seventh phase on 7 March. The votes will be counted on 10 March.

How BJP war room on Modi turf Varanasi is building buzz about party, reaching every voter

BJP's digital war room in Varanasi comprises 100-odd volunteers housed in a three-storey building at Gulab Bagh area. It connects party workers, officebearers and volunteers.

How they dodge malnutrition, and rely on barter — inside the life of a ‘backward’ UP tribe

Tharus are the most populous out of the five Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Uttar Pradesh. They are primarily concentrated in Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur and Lakhimpur Kheri.

There was a gap in BJP’s UP campaign. Putin filled it

BJP’s 2017 UP poll campaign was broadly centred on three issues, two of which were intact in 2022. The third one was missing — until now.

Defections, flailing leadership, pockets of hope — how Congress ‘khubak’ declined in Manipur

Of the past 6 decades, Congress has been in power in Manipur for over 4, more than any other party's tenure in govt here. But its foothold in the state has weakened since 2017.

Putin foists a war on the world & a murder makes hijab row murkier — Pg 1 news from Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Dynasts did not care about Muslim daughters,’ says Modi as he hits out at Opposition over triple talaq

Speaking at a rally in Barabanki, PM Modi says development of Uttar Pradesh 'gives speed' to India’s growth.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.