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Ajaz Ashraf
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Why the most backward castes are crucial for BJP’s sandwich alliance to succeed in Uttar Pradesh
If these 70 castes do not consolidate behind the BJP as they did in 2014, the ruling party is unlikely to deliver anywhere near the same performance.
Vignesh Karthik KR & Ajaz Ashraf
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Sitaram Yechury: I don’t feel betrayed by Rahul Gandhi but don’t get what Congress is doing
The CPI(M) leader suggests that the Congress chief’s decision to contest from Wayanad won’t prevent the two parties from coming together after the election.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Interview: The wide appeal of the BJP, Congress ends up benefiting upper-caste dynasties by default
Political scientist Kanchan Chandra says the role dynastic ties play in ticket allocation, leadership positions can block talent. But it also has some benefits.
Ajaz Ashraf
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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With Congress increasingly becoming BJP minus hate, it cannot be the first choice for UP’s Muslims
It’s time for the minority community to vote ideologically in India’s largest state.
Ajaz Ashraf
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‘People are a little unhappy but not angry with Modi’: Psephologist Sanjay Kumar on Lok Sabha polls
The BJP can gain from the Pulwama attack only if it takes some action against Pakistan, says the director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Interview: ‘Poor upper castes don’t need reservations as their poverty is not due to their caste’
Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha explains why his party is demanding that 90% of government jobs should be reserved for backward classes.
Ajaz Ashraf
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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What is common to Morarji Desai, Charan Singh, VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, Deve Gowda, Inder Gujral?
And why is Atal Behari Vajpayee missing in this list?
Ajaz Ashraf
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Lesson from 1979 Janata Party fiasco: Coalitions are sunk by national parties not regional ones
Not quite what Narendra Modi and Amit Shah would want the India to remember.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Gandhi assassination: Was Nathuram Godse’s co-conspirator driven to hate by his father’s cruelty?
Madanlal Pahwa was 21 when he detonated a bomb at Gandhi’s prayer meeting in Delhi on January 20, days before the Mahatma was eventually killed.
Ajaz Ashraf
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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‘At times, without mamma, I feel desperate,’ says daughter of jailed lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj
Maaysha, 21, talks about life without her mother, who has been arrested in connection with caste violence in Bhima Koregaon last year.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Why Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav kept the Congress out of their alliance in Uttar Pradesh
And why Shiv Sena is threatening to do the same to the BJP in Maharashtra.
Ajaz Ashraf
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On Sabarimala, nationalism and the rule of law, the Congress is being more hypocritical than the BJP
By enabling the Congress to imitate Hindutva in states while preaching progressive values at the national level, the Gandhis are leading the party into a trap.
Ajaz Ashraf
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final