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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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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Former Uttarakhand minister kills himself after police book him for molesting granddaughter
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How have some people managed to avoid Covid-19 for so long? It could be more than just luck
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Watch: Japanese man transforms himself into a dog with Rs 12 lakh costume
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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: Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Uvalde, Texas to honour school shooting victims
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‘She was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong’: Father of student killed in Texas shooting
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Watch: Akila the temple elephant celebrates her twentieth birthday with a feast of fruits
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Watch: Nine-year-old boy discovers a puma in one of the toilet stalls at his school in Brazil
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Watch: Shikhar Dhawan mock-knocked out by father for not qualifying for IPL playoffs
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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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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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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 2022, Qualifier 2, RR v RCB as it happened: RR reach final, fourth ton of the season for Buttler
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Champions League final: The economic tactics that drive Liverpool and Real Madrid off the field
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Athletics: ‘Great feeling,’ says Sreeshankar after 8.31m jump for first international gold of season
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Watch: When grandson took his 84-year-old grandfather with dementia to Man City’s title-winning game
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Football: Gokulam Kerala defend Indian Women’s League title after beating Sethu FC 3-1 on final day