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TopicBharatiya Janata Party

Topic: Bharatiya Janata Party

Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik targets Centre again, says ‘Don’t mess with farmers’

Farmers can use violence if talks fail, protests will begin again if govt doesn’t take their rights seriously, said Malik at an event in Jodhpur Friday.

NRIs in the US asked me these 5 questions about Yogi Adityanath: Biographer

At various events across US, Indian diaspora from Harvard and Stanford asked me tough questions — from Yogi's electoral to policy success.

Jana Sangh was formed on this day 70 yrs ago. How its ideology is reflected in today’s BJP

The establishment of the BJS was significant as it was the foremost counter-measure to challenge the Nehruvian paradigm of politics and present an alternative paradigm.

Modi is the unreliable narrator of India. But there’s a little help from Salman Rushdie

A politician’s career is all about the narrative arc. But Modi’s 20 years of public service – from Gujarat CM to becoming the PM – doesn’t show one.

‘Team Rajasthan’ is BJP’s new buzzword, to make up for no CM face in 2023 elections

'Team Rajasthan' is indication of party’s reluctance to declare Vasundhara Raje as its face for the assembly elections amid a growing rift between the two-term CM and high command in Delhi.  

Babul Supriyo bids ‘alvida’ to politics in FB post, says ‘not joining any party’, then deletes

The former minister of state and BJP MP had been dropped from the cabinet in a major reshuffle that took place on 7 July.

Meghalaya BJP Minister Sanbor Shullai asks people to eat more beef than any other meat

Shullai also told reporters he would speak to CM Himanta Sarma to ensure cattle transportation to Meghalaya was not affected by the new cow legislation in Assam.

How RSS was impacted by the ban after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination

The ban on the RSS after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948 played a significant role in shaping the organisation’s future.

BJP releases second list of 46 candidates for Bihar assembly elections

State minister Nand Kishore Yadav and Nitish Mishra, son of former chief minister Jagannath Mishra, are among those given tickets by the BJP.

BJP worker Ganesh Roy’s body found hanging from tree in West Bengal’s Hooghly

The BJP has alleged that Roy, who was missing since Friday night, was murdered by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress, a charge denied by the state's ruling party.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.