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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
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Farm laws: Farmers enter Red Fort and hoist flags; one dead after violence in ITO, say reports
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The Political Fix: What BJP’s rejected offer to suspend farm laws tells us about Modi’s tactics
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‘In breach of all ethics’: Republic TV sends legal notice to Indian Express for Arnab Goswami story
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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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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Republic Day: Animal Planet’s version of ‘Saare Jahaan Se Accha’ is sung with sounds of wildlife
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Protesting farmers gather at Delhi’s Red Fort. Watch scenes from Republic Day tractor rally
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Watch: ITBP soldiers celebrate Republic Day in freezing temperatures of Ladakh
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Watch: Archaeologists are unearthing the lost world of the Mayan civilisation with lasers in the sky
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Watch: Hindi poetry performance evaluates the ‘state of our democracy’ based on the events of 2020
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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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Republic Day: Reading between the lyrics of five patriotic Hindi film songs
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Watch: ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ set for March 26 release
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Book excerpt: When NT Rama Rao became the first Indian chief minister to act in a movie
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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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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ISL: Veteran Indian goalkeeper Subrata Paul joins SC East Bengal on loan from Hyderabad FC
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England in India: ‘India are a tough side. I think Kohli has instilled that,’ says Hussain
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Australian Open 2021: Did Nadal take a veiled swipe at Djokovic over quarantine complaints?
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Tennis: Margaret Court vows to keep Australia’s highest honour despite backlash
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Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 20: Teams with best fixtures, players to buy and captaincy options