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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicHaryana Assembly Elections 2024

Topic: Haryana Assembly Elections 2024

Heavyweight missing in action. Why BJP kept its 2-term Haryana CM Khattar away from poll campaign

Handpicked by Modi to lead first-ever BJP govt in Haryana after party’s 2014 win, Khattar served as CM for two consecutive terms, has been key face of BJP in state for nearly 2 decades.

Vinesh Phogat says refused to take Modi’s call in Paris. ‘They wanted to record it for social media’

In an interview, Congress candidate and former wrestler Vinesh Phogat said if Modi 'truly had sympathy,' he would've spoken to her without any need to record the conversation.

Global media calls out Modi govt’s ‘failure’ on jobs front, looks at Piyush Goyal’s ‘showbiz personality’

Apple may be considering shifting some manufacturing back to China, notes international media. This speculation follows a fire at Tata Group’s Apple components plant in Hosur.

Politics thicker than blood in Phogat clan. Babita ready to campaign against Vinesh ‘if BJP wants’

Vinesh is contesting polls in Haryana on a Congress ticket. Sakshee Malikkh too has distanced herself from both Vinesh & Bajrang Punia, who is also with Congress.

Hisar still carries a torch for Savitri Jindal, in poll fray as Independent. ‘BJP wrong to deny ticket’

Though she joined BJP in March, Savitri Jindal is in poll fray as Independent from Hisar, the seat she represented from 2005 till 2009 as a Congress MLA and minister in Hooda govt.

Indira Gandhi is Vinesh Phogat’s inspiration, and it’s not because of Congress ticket in Haryana

Why can’t PM Modi send Brij Bhushan to jail to bust myth that wrestlers protesting against him ‘belong to Hooda family’, asks Vinesh Phogat, Congress candidate from Julana.

Haryana Congress candidates promise ‘1 job for 50 votes, happy relatives’. ‘Parchi-parmeshwar’, says BJP

Haryana CM Nayab Saini, state BJP unit take digs at Congress ahead of 5 October election where unemployment has emerged as key issue. Hooda says candidates' statements twisted by BJP.

Subhash Chandra springs a surprise on BJP, backs Congress candidate, Independent in Hisar

Zee TV founder supporting Congress candidate Chander Prakash in Adampur, against BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi. He's also backed Savitri Jindal, after 2012 feud with her son Naveen Jindal.

Independents to ‘silent’ heavyweights, how rebels may disrupt BJP & Congress’s poll prospects in Haryana

Denied tickets, party dissidents from both major players may weaken core vote bank, jeopardising key assembly seats in 5 October assembly election.

In BJP manifesto, Olympic nurseries, free dialysis & development boards for Haryana’s 36 biradaris

The 20 resolutions in BJP manifesto for Haryana also include development of 10 industrial townships, Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Orbital Rail Corridor & govt jobs for 2 lakh youngsters.

On Camera

Smog’s unseen impact: pollutants on our food plates

Air pollution not only harms health but also lowers protein, iron and micronutrients in food, risking nutrition and food security.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.