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The Bharatiya Janta Party or the BJP is India’s biggest national party and currently rules the country. It was formed in 1980, though its origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951. The BJP has been in power since 2014, with Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister.

Shun freebie promises, BJP tells state units after Modi’s ‘revadi culture’ jibe at opposition

Shanker Arnimesh -
At a meeting in April, top civil servants had warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the drain on state resources caused by freebies.

Opposition on their knees but BJP has troubles brewing within

D.K. Singh -
For a party that derives its electoral prowess from PM Modi and is under direct supervision of master strategist Amit Shah, BJP looks like a house in disorder.

Smriti Irani braves storm over daughter’s ‘illegal bar’ row as Congress hits out

Neelam Pandey -
Smriti Irani denied all allegations of her daughter Zoish running an 'illegal bar' in Goa, and while BJP held an official press conference, there is no official reaction from govt.

Dalit, OBC or Brahmin? BJP faces caste dilemma in choosing next Uttar Pradesh unit chief

Shanker Arnimesh -
Incumbent UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, an influential OBC leader and a minister in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, completed his term last Saturday.

Why ‘Santhosh man’ Arun Kumar was removed from Karnataka in BJP shake-up ahead of polls

Shanker Arnimesh -
Arun Kumar repatriated to RSS, allegedly after complaints that he remained under the shadow of B.L. Santhosh. Reshuffle sees new appointments for other poll-bound states too.

Sack of the Hindu caravan, and future of Indian secularism

Shekhar Gupta -
For too long was the burden of protecting India’s secularism outsourced to its 14% Muslims. Why it's time it shifted to the Hindus.

TMC abstaining from vice-presidential polls does what BJP wants—create fissure in Opposition

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘They fear AAP’s good work’, says Kejriwal as L-G orders CBI probe into Delhi excise policy

Abhishek Dey -
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal offers '3 reasons' why BJP-led central govt 'has been after AAP' since it won in Punjab assembly polls.

India gets its 1st tribal woman President as Droupadi Murmu beats Yashwant Sinha

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Murmu, the NDA candidate, got 2824 votes, compared to opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha's 1877. She will be sworn in on 25 July, a day after President Ram Nath Kovind's term ends.

‘So much went wrong’: Losses in MP civic polls spur BJP introspection

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP loses 7 out of 16 mayoral posts, including strongholds of Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state party chief V.D. Sharma. Congress wins 5 in best performance since 1999.
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Opinion

NEET, JEE exams are causing a mental health crisis in India. Students are struggling to cope

Sanjay Kumar -
The suicide rate among students is increasing at an alarming rate. In 2022, over 13,000 student deaths were reported, according to the NCRB.

Does India need a new poverty line? Depends on what we’re measuring it for

Ignorant lefties waving the Constitution are basically saying there was no India before 1950

Economy

Hindenburg vs SEBI battle erupts again, this time with several new revelations

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Hindenburg issued a response to a show-cause notice from India’s market regulator. Both documents contain new findings on several aspects of the short-seller’s Jan 2023 report on Adani Group.

Defence

Is Pakistan arming jets with nuclear missiles? JF-17 photographed with Ra’ad-I, says US think tank

Smruti Deshpande -
After analysing images of 'Thunder' Block II from rehearsals for 2023 Pakistan Day Parade, Federation of American Scientists says fighter has been equipped with Ra’ad-I missile.

National Interest

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Shekhar Gupta -
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.

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