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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.

INLD sees Haryana bypoll as way back to relevance, but voters have no faith left in Chautalas

Jyoti Yadav -
INLD has fielded Abhay Singh Chautala, whose resignation in January over farm protests necessitated the bypoll. The voting is scheduled for 30 October.

One more death in Lakhimpur Kheri shouldn’t go unnoticed — Indian media credibility

Yogendra Yadav -
Disconnect between mass media and public opinion is bad news for democracy. It’s worse than censorship.

Modi skips Lakhimpur in 35-min Lucknow speech, opposition labels it ‘insensitive, anti-farmer’

Prashant Srivastava -
PM Modi was in Lucknow Tuesday to inaugurate an event to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. UP CM Yogi Adityanath also gave a speech, but didn't mention Lakhimpur either.

Uttarakhand’s BJP govt accused of targeting Muslims as it flags ‘rising numbers of a community’

Prithviraj Singh -
Last month, BJP govt in Uttarakhand asked local authorities to identify areas allegedly witnessing a spurt in population of a certain 'community'. Congress dubs it a poll ploy.

No allies, no understanding in Priyanka’s team — why UP Congress leaders are flocking to SP

Prashant Srivastava -
Two of Congress’ prominent Bundelkhand leaders, Gayadeen Anuragi and Vinod Chaturvedi, joined SP last week. Nearly a dozen leaders have done the same over the past year.

Farmers claim 3 killed in UP as ‘convoy of Union MoS runs protesters over, son shoots one’

Prashant Srivastava -
There has been no official confirmation about the deaths from administration in Lakhimpur. MoS for Home Ajay Mishra Teni has been under fire from farmers over a speech.

‘I’m feeling content’ — Mamata wins Bhabanipur with record margin, BJP votes drop by almost half

Madhuparna Das -
Announcing her victory at Bhabanipur Sunday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that all voters, Bengali and non-Bengali, reposed faith in Trinamool.

On Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, a look at the political careers of his descendants

Taran Deol -
All three of Shastri's sons, and many of his grandchildren, have joined politics. However, only his eldest son, remained loyal to Congress throughout like him, with others shuttling between parties.

‘Naam ka CM hai, kaam to ko ni kare’: Why there’s rising resentment against Khattar in Haryana

Jyoti Yadav -
It’s not just farmers’ agitation against Modi govt’s 3 contentious laws that has queered the pitch for BJP. People on the ground see Khattar as ineffective at governance.

Modi, Yogi, Amarinder — why economic underperformers remain popular with voters

TN Ninan -
There are instances — both from national and state elections — of economic underperformers being returned to power, and also of parties being thrown out despite good performance.
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Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

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The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

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Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

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The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

National Interest

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

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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?

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