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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.

‘BJP wants to confine tribal people to forests, deprive them of education,’ says Rahul Gandhi

PTI -
Addressing his first public meeting in Assam as part of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi claimed the Congress recognises the rights of ‘adivasis’ over resources as first dwellers.

TMC demands apology from Bengal BJP chief for ‘obscene comments’ against Mamata

PTI -
TMC's reaction was triggered by Sukanta Majumdar's use of the term 'dhanda' about Banerjee during a recent interaction with the press.

Haryana BJP legislators want simultaneous state & LS polls, to ‘ride Modi wave after Ram temple event’

Neelam Pandey -
Assembly elections in Haryana are scheduled for October, months after the Lok Sabha polls. The BJP has been in power in the state since 2014, under CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

‘DMK not against any religion but can’t agree with demolishing mosque’ — Udhayanidhi on Ram temple

Akshaya Nath -
TN minister Udhayanidhi Stalin echoes words of his grandfather, party patriarch Karunanidhi, on demolition of Babri Masjid & construction of Ram temple.

Ashok Tanwar resigns from AAP over party’s ‘alignment’ with Congress, likely to join BJP

Sushil Manav -
Former MP Ashok Tanwar, AAP’s campaign committee chief for Haryana, joined party in 2022. He met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar last week.

9 collectors, 3 SPs & more shunted out in one month — how MP CM Mohan Yadav is building tough image

Shanker Arnimesh -
New CM has taken cue from his predecessor's ‘past mistakes’ to stop giving free hand to bureaucrats & cracked whip on erring officials, say BJP functionaries.

Day after Pannun ‘death threat’ to CM Mann, Punjab BJP asks Jaishankar to raise matter with US

Chitleen K Sethi -
In a video, Pannun compared Mann to former Punjab CM Beant Singh, who was assassinated in 1995, and asked gangsters to ‘prevent him from hoisting Tricolour on R-Day’.

Question for state welfare schemes in India — Keep women at home or make them independent?

Subhasish Ray -
Ladli Behna Yojana only monetises women's unpaid labour and does little for their mobility. Govt can do better.

Dara Chauhan, who lost UP Assembly bypoll, is BJP’s candidate for legislative council by-election

PTI -
Chauhan, a party-hopper, was elected as an MLA from Ghosi as a Samajwadi Party candidate in the 2022 UP Assembly polls but quit to join the BJP last year.

Is Haryana AAP’s face on his way out? Ashok Tanwar’s meeting with Khattar fuels talk of joining BJP

Sushil Manav -
BJP state spokesperson Sanjay Sharma confirms Tanwar's plans to join BJP has been discussed & adds final call is to be taken by Khattar. AAP leader met chief minister in Delhi.
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Opinion

Dear Bengal govt, don’t steal our memories, land, and clean air by removing trams

Monideepa Banerjie -
Nostalgia, romance, and a love of heritage alone cannot make the beloved trams of Kolkata sustainable. Simple science can. Transport Minister, are you with us still?

Nuclear submarine will be a leapfrog for India-France ties, bring New Delhi into exclusive club

Over 50% of Indian women are anaemic. We need health literacy, support groups: Shabana Azmi

Economy

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

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Defence

Army gets high-altitude artillery firing range in Arunachal, 2 more to come up in the north

Smruti Deshpande -
The artillery regiment has incorporated simulators in a big way for various functions like driving & weapons training, especially for Agniveers to get realistic training.

National Interest

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Shekhar Gupta -
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.

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