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Order and chaos
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Order and chaos

Even the opposition may not be safe from the backlash of the recent Calcutta High Court order that cost more than 25,000 jobs

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May 05, 2024
Gandhi's India is being converted into Godse's India
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Gandhi's India is being converted into Godse's India

INTERVIEW - MEHBOOBA MUFTI PRESIDENT, PDP

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May 05, 2024
THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT HAVE A FACE, POLICY OR PRINCIPLE
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THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT HAVE A FACE, POLICY OR PRINCIPLE

INTERVIEW - SAMRAT CHOUDHARY, BIHAR DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER

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May 05, 2024
GRIPPING CONTEST
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GRIPPING CONTEST

The fight between the NDA and the INDIA bloc is the most intense in Bihar

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May 05, 2024
BJP WILL SWEEP CHHATTISGARH
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BJP WILL SWEEP CHHATTISGARH

INTERVIEW - VISHNU DEO SAI, CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER

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May 05, 2024
BAGHEL VS BJP
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BAGHEL VS BJP

With five of 11 seats in Chhattisgarh expecting a close contest, Congress is once again relying on Bhupesh Baghel and his record as chief minister

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May 05, 2024
SAFFRON CITADEL
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SAFFRON CITADEL

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's popularity and the infighting in the Congress leave no room for change in Madhya Pradesh

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May 05, 2024
CONGRESS NOT WEAKENED BY DESERTIONS
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CONGRESS NOT WEAKENED BY DESERTIONS

INTERVIEW - GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA, RAJASTHAN CONGRESS PRESIDENT

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May 05, 2024
PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH BJP'S DIVISIVE POLITICS
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PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH BJP'S DIVISIVE POLITICS

INTERVIEW - ASHOK GEHLOT, FORMER RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER

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May 05, 2024
FIGHTING CHANCE
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FIGHTING CHANCE

A united Congress eyes a few seats, hoping to exploit divisions within the BJP and discontent against its new government

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May 05, 2024
Divide and win
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Divide and win

I am blown by the amount of research the BJP's speechwriters have put in. They have gone way back in time to dig out and wilfully misquote something Manmohan Singh said in 2006 at a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), which is \"Our collective priorities are clear.

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May 05, 2024
HEART OF THE MATTER
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HEART OF THE MATTER

While the socio-political polarisation gives BJP the edge, there is as much of a caste divide, which could help the opposition

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May 05, 2024
LORD ON THE BALLOT
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LORD ON THE BALLOT

The BJP has its task cut out in the Hindi heartland: raise its tally in Uttar Pradesh, while maintaining its score in other states. The Ram Temple campaign could well help the party pull it off

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May 05, 2024
CONGRESS GUARANTEES HAVE EATEN INTO OTHER DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
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CONGRESS GUARANTEES HAVE EATEN INTO OTHER DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

INTERVIEW - B.Y. VIJAYENDRA, KARNATAKA BJP PRESIDENT

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May 05, 2024
Votes, notes and prison terms
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Votes, notes and prison terms

There is a sympathy vote in this election, too. No cause for alarm. No big leader has been assassinated. Perish the thought.

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May 05, 2024
BIOPIC AND BEYOND
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BIOPIC AND BEYOND

Randeep Hooda may have proved his acting credentials with biopics, but typecast him at your own peril

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April 28, 2024
Flutter of flimsy wings
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Flutter of flimsy wings

Butterfly Research Centre in Bhimtal boasts 3,500 butterfly and moth specimens

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April 28, 2024
SIMILAR STATES, DIFFERENT BATTLES
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SIMILAR STATES, DIFFERENT BATTLES

The Congress seems to have the edge in Telangana while in Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy are locked in a bitter battle

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April 28, 2024
A RIDE TO REMEMBER
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A RIDE TO REMEMBER

On board Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s bus as he was attacked

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April 28, 2024
Winning 14 of 17 seats is my target
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Winning 14 of 17 seats is my target

Anumula Revanth Reddy is on a mission to demonstrate a democratic and egalitarian facet of power and leadership.

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April 28, 2024
LOTUS TAKES ROOT
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LOTUS TAKES ROOT

Buoyed by its slowly growing acceptance among the voters in Tamil Nadu, the BJP is mounting its fiercest offensive ever

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April 28, 2024
BLANK CHECK
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BLANK CHECK

Several factors favour an increase in the BJP’s vote share in Kerala, but whether the party can win a seat remains uncertain

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April 28, 2024
CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMUNAL FORCES
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CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMUNAL FORCES

In April 2021, as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was leading the CPI(M)’s assembly poll campaign to win a second consecutive term, a spirited debate erupted in Kerala over an epithet that party workers had bestowed on him.

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April 28, 2024
POLL PLOT
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POLL PLOT

Congress hopes its five guarantees’ will blunt BJP’s aggressive push

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April 28, 2024
MODI'S GUARANTEES REMAIN IN SPEECHES, MY GUARANTEES ARE FULFILLED
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MODI'S GUARANTEES REMAIN IN SPEECHES, MY GUARANTEES ARE FULFILLED

The transformation is unmissable. The old-school mass leader Siddaramaiah has suddenly switched into the new avatar of a master strategist.

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April 28, 2024
DAZED IN DECCAN
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DAZED IN DECCAN

In the murky, shifting, swirly landscape of Karnataka politics, the only thing that seems to look dependably solid is Modiji

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April 28, 2024
HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER
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HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER

THE HOTTEST BATTLE THIS ELECTION SEASON IS IN THE SOUTH. WHILE THE BJP WANTS TO EXPAND AND PROVE ITS PAN-INDIA APPEAL, THE CONGRESS AND REGIONAL PARTIES WANT TO HOLD ON TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND THEIR IDEA OF INDIA

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April 28, 2024
HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS
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HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS

With the ethnic conflict in Manipur now closing in on a year, the state is witnessing a subdued election season

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April 28, 2024
When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'
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When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'

A veteran of many poll battles, Mallikarjun Kharge is facing his toughest challenge since he became Congress president in October 2022.

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April 21, 2024
Jumbos, gift-wrapped
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Jumbos, gift-wrapped

In 218 BCE, Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, made his audacious assault on Rome from the north, crossing the Alps with his army of 30,000 men, 15,000 cavalry and most famously, 37 elephants.

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April 21, 2024