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‘Shouldn’t deny deserving candidate ticket because he’s from political family’, says Sumitra Mahajan

Veteran BJP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Mahajan is said to be seeking a party ticket for son Mandhar, for upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.

How BJP’s Sumitra Mahajan took help of Congress leaders to get work done in Indore

BJP's Sumitra Mahajan, an ex-Lok Sabha Speaker, claimed she couldn’t raise issues related to development of her former constituency Indore due to ‘party discipline’.

Why Modi govt wants to punish Amazon, Flipkart for deep discount sales

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Politics in photos: All eyes on PM Modi, L.K. Advani & Sumitra Mahajan at Ambedkar event

BJP's party politics on seat distribution to senior leaders was on full display at anniversary celebrations of B.R. Ambedkar on Parliament lawns.

Nearly half of Narendra Modi’s cabinet has ignored his pet model village scheme

Data shows 12 of the 26 cabinet ministers in Modi govt are yet to adopt a village under the third phase of the scheme.

Union minister Gehlot’s grandsons to get married at mass weddings

Several party colleagues of Thaawarchand Gehlot expressed support for his decision, saying it was a step in the right direction to discourage the ‘evil of lavish weddings’ that have emerged as a status symbol.

Capital buzz: BJP’s swanky new office in Delhi to food wars in parliament canteen

Food committee chairman objected to railway minister Piyush Goyal’s move to bring food from state bhavans to Parliament canteen; the proposal finally got Speaker’s nod

When it comes to political dynasties, BJP is fast catching up with Congress

The BJP has slammed Rahul Gandhi for admitting the existence of dynastic politics but numbers show the ruling party isn’t free from the malaise either.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.