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Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

Kashmir’s Jamaat-e-Islami wants to rejoin democratic politics. Won’t abandon its toxic project

Lyndon Johnson, the 36th President of the US, once said it was better to have enemies 'inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.' Delhi needs to decide if he was right.

Kalpana Soren’s life was family time, yoga, music. Now it’s rallies, speeches, interviews

The radical change in Kalpana Soren’s life—from being the wife of a chief minister to a leader—has upended the Soren household. For the first time, the MTech/MBA degree holder isn’t spending the summer vacation with her kids.

Jai Bhim or Jai Shri Ram? UP Dalits at a political crossroads post BSP decline

BSP & Mayawati gave Dalits an assertive political identity that has outlasted the party's influence. Now, they are poised between Hindu nationalism and Ambedkarite ideals.

Khilji, Jawan, Pushpa. Beyond makeup, who is transforming movie actors looks?

Preetisheel Singh is the brain behind some of the most iconic characters in Indian films—from Ranveer Singh's Khilji to Allu Arjun's striking deity in Pushpa 2.

Art meets Ayodhya. NGMA, Lalit Kala Akademi are remaking India’s culture scene 

The exhibitions at NGMA and LKA now have clear-cut themes, set to promote the Prime Minister’s initiatives. LKA also routinely collaborates with Sanskar Bharti, RSS' cultural wing.

Abortion black market, touts, scan vans — how Haryana’s ‘Beti Bachao’ is losing momentum

Beti Bachao made some gains, but 9 yrs on Haryana’s hunger for sons is fuelling a booming female foeticide racket, an investigation by ThePrint found. Sex ratio & FIRs are both dropping.

BJP is no longer as rattled as it was earlier in the 2024 election campaign

Narendra Modi is a loner in political terms. He decides what he wants to do and whom he wants to appoint to high office. And nobody can predict what he is going to say and when.

In Ajmer maulana killing, children got the better of cops. Spotlight now on madrasa safety

The incident has shaken Ajmer, increased the demand for security of the city's madrasas and mosques, including mandatory registration of these institutions.

Inflation riots in POK are all about local issues. That’s good for India

For the first time since 1947, there is now an institutional symmetry to the two parts of Maharaja Hari Singh’s Kashmir.

On Camera

Suchitra got her singing career through ‘Brahmin-Brahmin’ connection. It’s not ‘cute’

Suchitra is not the only ‘insider’ leaking secrets in Tamil Nadu. Actor Bayilvan Ranganathan, who mostly discusses the lives of celebrity couples in Kollywood, also brings in the views.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?