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If manifestos could transform Bihar, this land would be Scandinavia with litti-chokha. But they can’t, and everyone knows it. That’s why each election brings a familiar performance, from the glossy launch to the silence about cost or accountability.

“Herstoric.” “Indomitable India.” “A giant leap: It’s her cup.”

For decades, Karnataka’s old Mysuru belt remained out of the BJP’s reach, shaped instead by Vokkaliga-led caste equations and JD(S) dominance. But that’s changing fast. From Maddur’s clashes to the propaganda of fictitious characters Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, Hindutva politics is entering Karnataka’s heartland.

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Seth are joined by activist-psephologist Yogendra Yadav and former lawyer and journalist Sukanya Shaji.

बिहार के मोकामा में हुई जनसुराज पार्टी के कार्यकर्ता दुलारचंद की हत्या के मामले में अनंत सिंह को देर रात गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया. बाहुबली अनंत सिंह जेडीयू के टिकट पर मोकामा से चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं. इस मामले को लेकर देर रात हुई प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में पटना के एसएसपी…

राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्ली एक बार फिर प्रदूषण की चपेट में है. मौजूदा वक्त में दिल्ली-एनसीआर की हवा इतनी खराब हो चुकी है कि सांस लेना तक मुश्किल हो गया है. हालांकि, ऐसा पहली बार नहीं हुआ, हर साल सर्दियां शुरू होते ही दिल्ली की हवा जहरीली हो जाती है. खासतौर…

With three failed trials and lakhs of money spent, Delhi’s cloud seeding efforts have all been in vain – this despite the government working with IIT Kanpur in the experiment to tackle the national capital’s toxic air. IIT Kanpur’s director later said the cloud seeding didn’t yield results – or any…

Days before Bihar votes in its assembly election, the NDA released its manifesto in a press conference attended by Nitish Kumar, JP Nadda, Chirag Paswan, Samrat Chaudhary and Sanjay Kumar Jha. The  manifesto promised free rations, electricity and medical treatment for sections of the population, along with promises for employment…

चुनावी पर्व के इस मौसम में बिहार में गहमागहमी जारी है. राजनीतिक दल चुनावी वादों की झड़ी लगा रहे हैं तो जनता आज भी शिक्षा, रोज़गार और विकास की आस में इन वादों में सच्चाई तलाश रहे हैं. इसी बीच शनिवार को एनडीए ने अपना घोषणा पत्र भी जारी कर…

In this ground report from Mokama constituency in Bihar, Sreenivasan Jain speaks to JDU’s strongman candidate Anant Singh and his supporters to understand why the bahubali politician continues to thrive, despite Prime Minister Modi’s recent claim that the NDA has ended the ‘Jungle Raj’ of the Lalu Prasad years.

Ever since the Delhi government launched its ‘cloud seeding’ plan, everyone’s been asking the same question – does it even work? The answer to this question becomes even more urgent after three trials, zero rainfall and the spending of lakhs in the national capital.