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Can BJP break SP’s PDA formula by appointing 25 per cent Dalit District Presidents?

Can BJP break SP’s PDA formula by appointing 25 per cent Dalit District Presidents?

If BJP insiders are to be believed, rattled by the Samajwadi Party’s stupendous showing in the Lok Sabha elections that ultimately caused it the...

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Not just image makeover, RJD also needs a growth roadmap to impact Bihar elections!

New Delhi: Jayant Raj Kuswaha, Minister for Rural Work in the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar on Thursday said that the ruling NDA will win at least 225...

21.02.2025 20

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Lokayukta’s relief to Siddaramaiah in MUDA case, is CM chair secure for now?

Lokayukta’s relief to Siddaramaiah in MUDA case, is CM chair secure for now?

New Delhi: It is a big relief for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. With no clear evidence of corruption against him or his wife Parvathi, the...

21.02.2025 10

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Fadnavis govt to bring ‘anti-love jihad’ laws, but are all allies happy with it?

Fadnavis govt to bring ‘anti-love jihad’ laws, but are all allies happy with it?

On February 14, CM Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government set up a seven member committee led by Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla...

20.02.2025 9

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Why has Tharoor ‘the politician’ failed his party by praising the Kerala government?

Why has Tharoor ‘the politician’ failed his party by praising the Kerala government?

It is acceptable for a politician to praise an opponent at an individual level. It is also acceptable for political opponents to pay a visit to each...

20.02.2025 10

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No security for Sena MLAs, rising insecurity for Eknath Shinde?

No security for Sena MLAs, rising insecurity for Eknath Shinde?

The ongoing feud between the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde witnessed another duel on Monday...

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China is not our enemy, but which Indian in his right mind will believe Pitroda?

China is not our enemy, but which Indian in his right mind will believe Pitroda?

The competing claims to land in the Himalayas and neighbouring regions have led to a long history of border disputes between India and China,...

18.02.2025 10

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Not many within Congress are happy with Sapkal as Maha chief, will the experiment pay?

Not many within Congress are happy with Sapkal as Maha chief, will the experiment pay?

In a significant organisational reshuffle, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed a low-profile one-time MLA Harshwardhan Sapkal as the...

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Aditya Thackeray stands in solidarity with Kejriwal, but what are his options?

New Delhi: With consecutive defeats in the assembly elections of Haryana, Maharashtra and now Delhi, the foundations of anti-BJP INDIA-bloc looks...

15.02.2025 20

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Pawar pains Uddhav and felicitates Shinde, can MVA stand alliance strain for 5 years?

New Delhi: Electoral defeats are not easy to digest. Especially when the parties are in an alliance. The inherent ideological differences, which are...

14.02.2025 10

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Vijay meets Prashant Kishor, a politician or a political strategist?

New Delhi: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor met actor-turned-politician Vijay in Chennai on Monday. What is the connection...

13.02.2025 10

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Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray, will they stick together for the BMC elections?

New Delhi: He said it was to keep a promise he made long ago. After Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis went and met Maharashtra Navnirman...

13.02.2025 10

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Sikhs of Delhi back BJP, time for Sikhs of Punjab to rethink?

New Delhi: There are about 9-10 lakh Sikh voters in the national capital with their concentration ranging from 55,000 to 4000 across the 70 assembly...

10.02.2025 20

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BJP mauls INDIA-bloc’s biggest mascot Kejriwal in Delhi, what is the road ahead for Opposition?

New Delhi: After a decade in power, AAP has finally hit a roadblock in Delhi. BJP is forming the government in the national capital after ousting the...

09.02.2025 10

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Opposition intensifies pressure on ECI: Time for transparency to restore credibility?

New Delhi: A day after Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav commented that Election Commision of India (ECI) is dead and should be given the shroud...

09.02.2025 10

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After a long wait and long pains, BJP looks to tick the Delhi box!

New Delhi: After the Exit Polls predictions, the early trends in the Delhi assembly elections also indicate that BJP is all set to form government in...

09.02.2025 20

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Can Pratibha survive CM Sukhu’s push for his loyalist as HPCC Chief?

New Delhi: While Congress leadership keeps facing ignominy of one defeat after another in the assembly elections across the country, it has no solace...

08.02.2025 20

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Open revolt against Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra, is it time to replace him?

New Delhi: It is do or die time for the two factions within the Karnataka BJP. With BJP’s organisational elections around the horizon in Karnataka,...

08.02.2025 30

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Delhi polls: Look at how Congress politics in some key states helped BJP recently

New Delhi: The Exit Polls for the Delhi assembly elections have predicted that BJP will form government in the national capital after 27 years. While...

07.02.2025 20

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Delhi exit polls show AAP may face electoral reality check, has BJP breached its fort?

New Delhi: Finally, there is some good news for the BJP in Delhi. Going by the Exit Polls at the conclusion of voting for the assembly elections in...

06.02.2025 10

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Allegations of poisoned Yamuna water, desperate Kejriwal or political genius at work?

New Delhi: Riding the anti-corruption bandwagon, AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal has successfully seized power in Delhi in 2013. The...

06.02.2025 30

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Can Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad again win the battle of Ayodhya (Milkipur) for SP?

The Milkipur bypolls in Ayodhya (UP) has become a prestige battle between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Samajwadi Party (SP). It goes to...

06.02.2025 10

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Will the swing voters once again prove to be the kingmakers in Delhi?

Delhi is all set to elect its new government. About 1.56 crore voters will elect 70 lawmakers in the single phase polling that would begin Wednesday...

05.02.2025 10

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Sisodia went from Patparganj to Jangpura, will the travel pay or backfire?

It is not going to be easy for Manish Sisodia from Jangpura. And he knows it. Senior AAP leader and former deputy chief minister of Delhi, Sisodia...

04.02.2025 20

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Delhi election campaign concludes, AAP in pole position, but can BJP surge ahead?

Addressing a public meeting with Delhi CM Aitishi Singh in Kalkaji constituency of Delhi on Sunday evening, TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha asserted that...

04.02.2025 10

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BJP hopeful about sweeping Delhi, can Kejriwal turn the tide?

New Delhi: The reports from the grounds are confusing. While some senior journalists on the ground believe that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has a...

25.01.2025 20

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The Anant Singh Saga: How ‘bahubalis’ have shaped Bihar’s political tapestry

New Delhi: Bihar gangster and four-time former MLA Anant Singh was fired upon by 50 to 60 rounds of bullet while on a visit to Nauranga village of...

25.01.2025 10

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Kejriwal is corrupt, Congress finally says it with a proof, but to what end?

New Delhi: If you tell any committed Congressman that the fight in Delhi is between the ruling AAP and the BJP, he will be quick to dismiss the belief...

25.01.2025 20

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Middle-class promises or political posturing: Will AAP’s gamble work its magic?

New Delhi: Usually, a political party releases its election manifesto listing various administrative actions  it intends to take and the promises...

24.01.2025 10

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Curious case of New Delhi constituency, party which wins it, forms the government

New Delhi: The New Delhi Assembly constituency, comprising Lutyens Delhi and part of New Delhi Lok Sabha is considered the most prestigious and...

23.01.2025 10

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AAP-BJP locked in bitter battle on nine seats narrowly won and lost in 2020

New Delhi: It looks like a close election in Delhi. After routing BJP in the two successive assembly elections of 2015 and 2020, AAP no longer looks...

23.01.2025 10

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Bihar 2025 will be a high stake battle between BJP and RJD, the mind games have begun

New Delhi: Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday said that his party is planning to contest at least 40...

22.01.2025 20

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Giving cash is good for politics; agrees AAP, BJP and Congress in Delhi !

New Delhi: Where does one draw a line? What is a freebie and what is a welfare scheme? The Government of India is giving Rs 500 per month to poor...

22.01.2025 10

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BJP leaves two seats for Bihar allies in Delhi, also a lesson for Congress to learn!

New Delhi: It gives out a good message. It is a sign of a healthy alliance, thriving and ready to take on the opponents. Without much fuss or talks,...

19.01.2025 10

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Delhi Polls: Who will be BJP’s CM, a Jat or a Gurjar or a…..?

New Delhi: Among the 364 villages of the national capital, Jats are the single biggest caste in about 225 of these. The Gurjars enjoy dominance in...

18.01.2025 10

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Is Mahakumbh also the confluence of faith and social equality for BJP?

New Delhi: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has often called the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj as the “ samajik samta ka mahaparva ” or the great...

17.01.2025 10

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SP, TMC stands with AAP in Delhi, should Congress brace for jolt in UP and Bengal?

New Delhi: In the end they had to make a choice. And they did. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Samajwadi Party (SP), the two key constituents of the...

17.01.2025 10

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Milkipur bypolls, BJP desperate for victory, SP desperate to deny it

The much anticipated battle between the ruling BJP and Samajwadi Party (SP) for the Milkipur assembly by-election in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh...

16.01.2025 10

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By attacking Kejriwal, has Rahul Gandhi begun the revival of Congress in Delhi?

They have finally reached the roadblock that was long expected. The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had contested the Lok Sabha elections in...

16.01.2025 10

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Is Congress disappointed with INDIA bloc and waiting for its dissolution on its own?

A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav ruled out a rift in the anti-BJP INDIA bloc and said that it was “still intact” to fight the...

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Why is the politics around the slum-dwellers and JJ-clusters heating up in Delhi?

AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal knows how to win a war of words. He proved it once again. Fighting to avoid any dent in his key support base of slum...

14.01.2025 10

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Will the Congress plans of pushing its campaign by fielding new faces bear fruit?

New Delhi: Congress, which ruled consecutively for 15 years under Sheila Dikshit from 1998 to 2013 is today struggling to make its presence felt in...

11.01.2025 10

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Kejriwal wants inclusion of Jats in Central OBC list, will it endear Jats to him?

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and former chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the Central Government of failing to...

11.01.2025 20

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Delhi polls: Hoping to be kingmaker, Owaisi is eyeing to win a few seats!

New Delhi: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has announced Shifa ur Rehman as the party’s candidate from the Okhla constituency while MCD Councillor...

09.01.2025 10

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If Ramesh Bidhuri is nuisance for BJP, is shifting or cancelling candidature on cards?

New Delhi: Former MP and BJP’s candidate from Kalkaji assembly constituency Ramesh Bidhuri could lose his ticket after his sexist and derogatory...

09.01.2025 10

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Delhi polls: Can the ‘guarantee campaign’ propel Congress to podium finish?

New Delhi: What should one expect of a party that had failed to win even a single seat in the last two assembly elections and compliments it with the...

09.01.2025 20

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Has the House renovation row dented Kejriwal’s ‘aam aadmi’ image?

New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly elections have been announced for February 5. While the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would like to continue with the...

08.01.2025 10

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Rail link between Jammu and Kashmir could prove to be a game changer for the region!

New Delhi: Inaugurating the new – Jammu Division of the Indian Railways on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out how aspirational India...

08.01.2025 10

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Nine security officials martyred, is the war against Naxalism really in the last phase?

Eight security officials and a driver were killed after the police truck they were travelling in was blown away in the IED (Improvised Explosive...

07.01.2025 4

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Taking cue from New York, is it time for Delhi to consider the Congestion toll?

After years of start and stops, congestion pricing has finally found its way in New York City on Sunday night. Now, vehicles entering the centre of...

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