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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.

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM on Lakshadweep, calls draft regulations anti-people, anti-democratic

Unnati Sharma -
In an open letter to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urged him to withdraw the regulations that are 'draconian' and penalise 'dissent and undermine grassroots democracy'.

Follow our law or quit India — Time for Twitter to stop behaving like an internet coloniser

Tarun Vijay -
From ‘manipulated media’ tags on BJP leaders’ tweets to suspension of Kangana Ranaut’s account, Twitter is showing its prejudice each day.

BJP eyes bigger role in UP for Modi’s man who scripted Varanasi ‘Covid turnaround’

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Former IAS officer AK Sharma is credited with making Varanasi a relatively safer place in a state where Covid has wreaked havoc, exposing administrative inefficiency & mismanagement.

Maharashtra BJP turns to citizen journalism, takes YouTube-Facebook route to help cyclone-hit

Manasi Phadke -
‘The Fifth Pillar’, comprising a YouTube channel and Facebook page, aims to showcase first-person stories of all those who have suffered losses but haven’t received state help.

Twitter steals its own spotlight as #BanTwitterInIndia trends after Delhi Police raids

Taran Deol -
By Tuesday afternoon, #IStandWithTwitterIndia also became a top trend. Delhi Police had reached Twitter India's closed office Monday to carry out raids in BJP-Congress 'toolkit' case.

Modi-BJP-RSS meeting was on ‘way to undo damage’ of Yogi govt’s Covid handling in UP

Shanker Arnimesh -
Modi, Shah, Nadda and RSS’ Hosabale met Sunday, 9 months before UP goes to the polls. Sources say CM Yogi Adityanath may not get as much of a free hand anymore.

‘He is destroying the island’: Administrator Praful Khoda Patel now faces a row in Lakshadweep

Revathi Krishnan -
While local residents and politicians are opposing policies introduced by the Lakshadweep Administrator since his appointment in Dec 2020, Patel said his only agenda is 'development'.

BJP claims Delhi gave Rs 1 cr Covid compensation only to a Muslim doctor, but there are others

Soniya Agrawal -
BJP claims Dr Anas Mujahid's family is the only one to have received the Delhi govt's Rs 1 crore compensation. Mujahid died early in May while on Covid duty.

Ministry warning to Twitter over Sambit Patra ‘toolkit’ tweet was sent after BJP sought action

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP leaders claim the controversy has been manufactured to dent the party's credibility. Congress, meanwhile, has lodged complaints with Twitter and the police.

Can 2024 become more challenging for Modi? Yes, but it’s all up to Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi and Shah know Congress is the only likely challenger to them nationally, and the Gandhis are key to keeping it together. That’s why they need to be targeted ruthlessly.
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Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

R Jagannathan -
A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

PM Modi is rescuer of India’s stolen heritage. He’s reclaiming country’s past, lost identity

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Falling fertility rates won’t stop economic growth. See Tamil Nadu

Economy

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Defence

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Smruti Deshpande -
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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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