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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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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces