Political Promises
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Citizens’ register beyond Assam, yoga, missing smart cities: 10 takeaways from the BJP manifesto
It suggests a check-list of things to achieve, not just in the next five years but with 2047 – the 100th year of India’s Independence – in mind.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Sedition, media monopolies and LGBT rights: 15 takeaways from the Congress manifesto
Though elections are rarely fought on manifestos, the Congress document starts off a conversation on a number of topics.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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All villages in India are now electrified, claims government, Congress says BJP taking ‘fake credit’
A village is said to be electrified if at least 10% of its households, as well as public places, have access to power.
Scroll Staff
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Three years of BJP: Of the 13,523 villages electrified, only 8% have power in all homes
About 25% (45 million) rural households across the country still have no electricity.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Three years of BJP rule: Despite promises of job creation, unemployment rate has slightly risen
The Economic Survey also points to a shift from permanent jobs to casual and contract employment.
Shreya Shah, Indiaspend.com
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Kashmir: PDP criticised 'non-lethal' weapons, but has done nothing to stop them being used
Mehbooba Mufti had said it was a cruel irony that the government was 'projecting introduction of pellet guns and chilly grenades as some kind of a mercy by sparing their life and taking away their vision'.
Fahad Shah
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist