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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.

Rath yatra to pran pratishtha — the evolution of the ‘Right-wing intellectual’ over three decades

Sanya Dhingra -
From newspapers to lit fests, the space for the Right-wing intellectual is growing by the day, a far cry from the 1990s, when this school of thought was almost anathema in such circles.  

Decks cleared for Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project ahead of LS polls. ‘Doing politics’, says Congress

Neelam Pandey -
Rajasthan-MP sign MoU with Union Jal Shakti ministry for implementation of integrated Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal link with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. To 'directly benefit 13 districts'.

CAA to be implemented ‘very soon’, says Union minister Pramanik. Mamata vows to oppose move in Bengal

Sreyashi Dey -
A day after Union minister Shantanu Thakur promised to implement CAA within a week, Nisith Pramanik says 'can't give a timeline'. CM Mamata says BJP using CAA again in run up to polls.

BJP opens poll offices in Gujarat before declaring candidates for LS polls. MP & Rajasthan take cue

Neelam Pandey -
Idea behind opening election offices in all Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat is to 'maximise seats'. These offices, it is learnt, will later serve as offices of BJP candidates.

Jay Panda gets UP, Vinod Tawde gets Bihar as BJP promotes new faces as poll managers for 2024

Shanker Arnimesh -
Veteran poll managers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupendra Yadav missing from list of in-charges & co-in-charges. In-charges not named in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi & Maharashtra.

Nitish Kumar likely to join NDA again, but this deal may have an ‘exit clause’ for Bihar CM

Dipak Mishra -
As suspense over Nitish's next move continues, his current ally RJD & other Bihar parties hold urgent meetings. Once called 'Paltu Ram' by Lalu, he has a long history of making U-turns.

Senior Karnataka Congress leader bats for BJP veteran Yediyurappa’s son. ‘Public must elect him’

ANI -
Shamanur Shivashankarappa urged Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency to re-elect BJP MP B.Y. Raghavendra, at the Guru Basavashri Award Pradhan and Spirituality Conference.

Amid speculation of Nitish Kumar’s turnaround, Bihar BJP leaders to hold meeting in Patna

ANI -
The meeting takes place amid speculation that Kumar may rejoin the NDA, an alliance he left in 2022 to join hands with the opposition and form the 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Ayodhya wasn’t Republic’s end. BJP’s challengers can learn from Indira’s fall, Modi’s rise

Shekhar Gupta -
Legatees of political forces Indira Gandhi locked up during Emergency are now redefining some of India's foundational principles. They can be challenged, just as she was in the 1970s.

Telangana to Kerala and Tamil Nadu: Why Shivraj Chouhan is touring the south after losing CM chair

Shanker Arnimesh -
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was replaced as Madhya Pradesh CM last month, has been making rounds of temples in Telangana, Kerala and TN over the past 15 days.
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No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

Amrit Kaur -
On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

MaBaTha sees Hindutva as an ally. India must not serve fanatics in Myanmar

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Economy

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Sharan Poovanna -
Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

Defence

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Smruti Deshpande -
Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

National Interest

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Shekhar Gupta -
Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.

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