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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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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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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: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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Watch: Stampede-like situation at a temple in UP as lakhs of devotees visit for pre-Holi festivities
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour