Modi Speak
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With model poll code in place, was Modi right to announce the missile test in a national TV address?
Bharatiya Janata Party ministers immediately took to Twitter to congratulate the government, using the party’s slogan, ‘the impossible is now possible’.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Bhakt, mitron, demonetisation: 10 words or phrases that entered our dictionaries with the Modi era
A bunch of new words came in and old ones assumed a life of their own.
Harish C Menon, qz.com
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At Narendra Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha event with students, many questions go unanswered
The prime minister offered advice on taking exams, parenting and technology. But some in the audience complained that he offered little new.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
Trending
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Harsh Mander: The people of India have spoken. What changes now?
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Modi’s campaign was the most hate-filled in India’s history. Why did it fail?
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Watch: ‘You’ve given hope,’ says British politician Jeremy Corbyn on Indian election results
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Indian chess Schism: A north versus south battle to host the World Championship match
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‘Oops, you’re biological’: Cartoons, memes on Lok Sabha results flood social media
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Narendra Modi’s paradoxical position on Sabarimala, triple talaq draws sharp criticism on Twitter
The prime minister said that jailing Muslim men for instant divorce would ensure gender equality. But the ban on women entering the temple was tradition.
Scroll Staff
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‘Modi gave written answers, then ANI formed questions’: Twitter users poke fun at PM’s interview
The Congress led the charge by calling the interview a ‘monologue’.
Scroll Staff
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Five things Modi focused on in his latest interviews (and one that he did not mention)
The prime minister was dismissive of the Opposition’s attempts to form an alliance ahead of 2019 and confident of the BJP’s victory.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: ‘You’ve given hope,’ says British politician Jeremy Corbyn on Indian election results
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‘Storm INDIA felt most in Amethi and Ayodhya’: Satirist Ms Medusa’s election ‘weather bulletin’
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Watch: Comedian Shyam Rangeela imagines urgent calls to Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu for support
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Lok Sabha 2024: Decoding the mandate
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Video: Democracy, representation and Indian Muslims
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‘It is always India first’: Narendra Modi showcases his government’s achievements in last four years
Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand, gave the government the ‘F’ grade in agriculture, foreign policy, job creation and for failing to rein in rising fuel prices.
Scroll Staff
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Narendra Modi hails women achievers in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address
Today, there are many sectors where women play a pioneering role and establish milestones, the prime minister said.
Scroll Staff
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Full text: Narendra Modi says India's writers and scholars have always been free and fearless
Inaugurating a week-long retreat on Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's teachings, Modi spoke of a 'false perception' that India needed reform from outside.
Narendra Modi
The Reel
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‘If AI takes over, we are finished’: How Indian voice artists are facing the tech challenge
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Watch: In ‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’, the tennis giant bids farewell to the sport
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ trailer: Eddie and his wisecracking symbiote are on the run
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Start the week with a film: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ has thrills plus heart
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As movie stars go to court to protect their ‘personality rights’, are they stifling creativity?
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Looking beyond Dalits: Modi's remarks against gau rakshaks are also aimed at global audience
Apart from seeking to placate angry Dalits, the prime minister is deeply conscious of his personal image among foreign powers and investors.
Anita Katyal
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The parameters of Modi’s Muslim outreach are finally becoming clear
PM's address at a Sufi conclave, and his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, hint at his evolving views towards Islam.
Jyoti Malhotra
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Watch Prime Minister Modi respond to Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, with a Khrushchev anecdote thrown in
The Prime Minister addressed many of the barbs against his government in a speech that lasted over an hour.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: Sunil Chhetri’s final game for India ends in a draw against Kuwait in World Cup qualifier
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Tennis, French Open: Bopanna and Ebden lose men’s doubles semi-finals in three sets
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Shooting, World Cup Munich: Sarabjot Singh opens India’s account with gold in men’s 10m air pistol
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Badminton, Indonesia Open Super 1000: Lakshya Sen moves into quarter-finals; Ashwini-Tanisha exit
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Cricket: Dogged batting, most economical spell – How Uganda earned first World Cup win across sports