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Topic: Haryana

‘SRK’ vs Hooda — Congress factions get to work as candidates list delayed in Haryana

Aspirants get restless waiting. There is also little consensus on candidates between Bhupinder Hooda camp and that of Kumari Selja, Randeep Surjewala Kiran Choudhury (SRK), it is learnt.

Why HLP leader Gopal Kanda is important for BJP in Haryana — ‘money power, popularity on ground’

The Haryana Lokhit Party chief & Sirsa MLA is known to be close to former & current CMs, and is pivotal for BJP for his strong support base among non-Jat population & Agarwals.

SC seeks Haryana govt’s response on plea for FIR against officials in 2013 custodial death case

Anand Kaushik, in his petition, claimed that his brother, Satender Kaushik, died in the custody of the NIT police station in Faridabad on 25 July, 2013.

Khattar’s anecdote at Hisar rally stirs up row ahead of polls. ‘Kuldeep, entire Bishnoi community upset’

The former Haryana CM narrated anecdote about bribery without taking names but apparently referring to Kuldeep's father & ex-CM Bhajan Lal. Later said remarks were wrongly projected.

A 105-yr-old ‘groom’ walks into a court… — the unfolding drama in Rohtak over ‘Thara Fufa Zinda Hai’

Duli Chand says the Haryanvi film is based on his fight for pension. Olympian Neeraj Chopra, brand ambassador of the app where film will be released, is among those summoned by court.

Was raised to practice religion without bigotry, found it hard to adjust in BJP,’ says Birender Singh

Ex-Union minister, who returned to Congress fold after 10 yrs in BJP, talks about the differences in how Congress & BJP practices politics, farmers’ agitation and upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Facing farmers’ ire & exodus, JJP’s Ajay Chautala willing to join INLD, but homecoming to prove tough

His offer to rejoin parent party comes after several JJP leaders & over 50 functionaries quit. His brother & INLD general secretary Abhay Chautala says Ajay 'must 1st apologise for leaving'.

BJP & JJP leaders face tough time in Haryana’s Jat heartland. Farmers protest, boo, force them away

Ambala: When Mohan Lal Badoli, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Haryana’s Sonipat parliamentary seat, went to campaign at Rohna village earlier this...

After Gujarat MP’s ‘anti-Rajput’ barb, Haryana leader’s ‘anti-Brahmin’ remark puts BJP in tight spot

Clip purportedly shows state minister Ranjit Singh Chautala blaming Brahmins for introducing caste system to country. Former lndependent joined BJP last month & was made LS candidate.

No LS ticket, not in star campaigners’ list — Kuldeep Bishnoi on political margins after joining BJP

Son of former Haryana CM Bhajan Lal, Bishnoi defected to BJP from Congress in August 2022. But he is far from the centre stage, with little to show other than Adampur assembly seat.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.