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Topic2024 Lok Sabha election

Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha election

Prestige at stake in heart of Santhal Pargana, JMM & BJP battle it out for glory in Dumka

Shibu Soren's daughter-in-law Sita left JMM for BJP this year and has now been pitched against 7-time JMM MLA and INDIA bloc candidate Nalin Soren in Dumka.

Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court for 7-day extension of interim bail

Delhi CM was released from Tihar Jail on 10 May after the Supreme Court granted him bail until 1 June, 50 days after he was jailed on corruption charges linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.

Channi to Ravneet Bittu, Punjab candidates of all stripes are flocking to ‘apolitical’ Dera Beas

Radha Soami Satsang Beas is Punjab's most influential dera & frequented by politicians during polls. Its chief, Gurinder Singh Dhillon, has said that 'all candidates are dear to us’.

‘To end voter fatigue & disinterest, energise cadre’ — why BJP has returned to ‘Hindu-Muslim’ rhetoric

Soon after 1st phase of voting, Modi & other BJP leaders deployed ‘old tactics’ of polarising electorate, making controversial speeches & putting out animated videos targeting Opposition.

A very ‘promising’ candidate indeed & ‘mock’ interview of the year

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Nadda is wrong. PM Modi has made BJP ‘capable’ but it can’t do without RSS yet

RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.

‘I won’t stop until I become one’ — Pushpendra Shrivastava, 47-year-old civil service aspirant

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Smiles, hope & will for change — inside Srinagar polling booths that saw highest turnout in decades

Kashmir valley witnessed record turnout as voters showed up to polling booths in large numbers to exercise their right to elect a Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat.

Brainstorm, create, post — how political memes have become a ‘marketing technique’ for parties in India

BJP, Congress & AAP, among others, are working overtime to tap into public mood with funny visuals, one-liners. Some, though, feel parties have 'turned elections into a joke' through memes.

On Camera

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.