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‘Lies, fake pics’: Meet Marathwada women named in ICAR booklet claiming ‘farm income doubled’

One of the big promises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to double farmers’ income by 2022. In 2022, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research published a booklet with a compilation of “success stories of 75,000 farmers out of innumerable successful farmers” whose income had doubled.

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The Punjab test: How the stage is set for a quadrangular contest on June 1

With the completion of the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, it’s Punjab’s turn. Voting in its 13 Lok Sabha constituencies is scheduled for June 1, in a contest whose contours seem considerably altered since the last polls of 2019. The relative strength, alignments and strategies of key…

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Punjab: Why are farmers protesting outside houses of BJP candidates?

In Punjab, BJP candidates campaigning in villages have been facing backlash with farmers confronting them with questions over the Modi government’s policies, farmers’ protests and police action during protests. The farmers have even begun staging protests outside the homes of the BJP candidates.

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पंजाब: भाजपा उम्मीदवारों के घर के बाहर क्यों किसानों ने किया प्रदर्शन

पंजाब में जब भाजपा उम्मीदवार गांवों में वोट मांगने जा रहे हैं तो वहां उन्हें भारी विरोध का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. किसान उनको घेर लेते हैं और उनपर सवालों की बौछार करने लगते हैं.

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The neighbourhood’s concerns: The China factor and the South Asian eye on India polls

Five countries in South Asia are electing new governments this year. Among them is India, which has been competing with China for a larger share of influence in the region.

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‘Only lied, did no work’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Modi’s 10 years, INDIA bloc

In this episode of Another Election Show from Bihar, we spoke to prominent Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav. At present the leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, Yadav has been the state’s Deputy Chief Minister twice in coalition governments with Nitish Kumar’s JDU. He is leading the INDIA…

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तेजस्वी यादव: 10 साल केवल झूठ बोला, कोई काम नहीं किया

एक और चुनावी शो के तहत हमने बिहार में राजद के प्रमुख नेता तेजस्वी यादव से बात की. तेजस्वी वर्तमान में विधायक हैं और विधानसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष हैं. वे नीतीश के साथ गठबंधन में 2 बार उप-मुख्यमंत्री रह चुके हैं. इस लोकसभा चुनाव में वे प्रदेश में महागठबंधन का…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 19: Rahul aide hopping parties, six-time MLA’s son among 5 Cong defectors

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Cleaning the ‘Bangladeshi’: DNA and citizenship in contemporary India

Despite the tremendous diversity of languages and cultures in India, we are all but leaves of the same tree – migrants and mixed. The genome data that we have of Indians show that there are no genetic differences between caste groups. Tribals too are not some isolated communities.

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जनादेश 2024: विश्वगुरु से 'वोट जिहाद' तक, पीएम मोदी की चुनावी बयानबाजी के यू-टर्न को समझिए

लोकसभा चुनाव अब अपने आखिरी दौर में पहुंच चुका है, प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की चुनावी बयानबाजी में नाटकीय बदलाव देखने को मिला है. शुरुआत में प्रधानमंत्री भाजपा की बेहद आसान जीत बताते हुए “400 पार” का नारा दे रहे थे. अब जब अंतिम चरण नजदीक है तो वे कहते हैं कि…

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Mandate 2024, Ep 6: Decoding the U-turn in Modi’s campaign rhetoric, from Vishwaguru to ‘Vote Jihad’

In the lead-up to the final stages of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral rhetoric has taken a dramatic turn – from claiming “400 paar”, an easy win for the BJP, to now warning of dire consequences of the opposition coming to power. His recent speeches are…

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Another Election Show: Patna’s pulse, and the issues that matter in Bihar

Another Election Show is in Bihar’s Patna, to discuss politics in the state with senior journalist Santosh Singh and students of Patna University.

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एक और चुनावी शो: बिहार की राजनीति पर पटना यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्रों और पत्रकार संतोष कुमार सिंह से बातचीत

एक और चुनावी शो में के लए हम बिहार के पटना पहुंचे. यहां पटना विश्वविद्यालय के छात्रों और इंडियन एक्सप्रेस के वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और स्वतंत्र लेखक संतोष सिंह भी हमारे शो में शामिल हुए. हमने इन सभी से बिहार की सामाजिक और राजनीतिक परिदृश्यों के इर्द-गिर्द लंबी बातचीत की.

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‘Ads disparaging’: SC refuses to entertain BJP’s plea against HC order

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the BJP’s plea against a Calcutta High Court order restraining it from publishing certain advertisements which the Trinamool Congress had said were derogatory and violated the Model Code of Conduct, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Tragedy foretold, common thread’: How papers covered the twin tragedies in Delhi, Gujarat

It was, as a Times of India editorial noted, a “horrifying weekend”. At least nine children were among 27 killed in a fire at a Rajkot gaming centre while seven babies died after a blaze at a private children’s hospital in Delhi.

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The big picture of Modi’s welfare state: Same budget, new schemes, more coverage, but education hit

Rarely in post-1991 India has a Lok Sabha election felt so bereft of suspense. Most predict a third term for PM Narendra Modi, and an overwhelming number of forecasts revolve around the BJP’s victory margins. And yet, most of the explanations have been in a binary.

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‘I am seething with anger’: A decade of stagnation in rural wages

Vir Singh, who is about 55 years old, was born in the agricultural village of Nunera in Haryana’s Gurugram district, where he has lived and worked as a daily wage worker all his life.

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Modi report card, Ep 4: Saffron takeover of India’s education system

The Modi government has introduced a slew of changes to the education system – from the roll out of the National Education Policy to omissions from the NCERT textbooks over the past ten years. But how have these policies fared? How much did the government spend?

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Lok Sabha 2024: Amid extreme heat and hot seats, Delhi voted on which issues?

In Delhi’s high-stake battle, the BJP is up against the INDIA bloc, which has fielded three Congress candidates and four from the AAP across the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital.

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From Modi factor to unemployment: Delhi voters divided, turnout lower than 2019

From the Narendra Modi factor to issues such as unemployment and education, voters in Delhi appeared divided as seven constituencies in the national capital went to the polls in the sixth phase on Saturday.

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एक और चुनावी शो: छपरा हिंसा, नीतीश-लालू, परिवारवाद और संविधान में बदलाव पर क्या बोले सम्राट चौधरी

लोकसभा चुनाव अब अपने अंतिम चरण की ओर बढ़ रहा है. 25 मई को छठे चरण में बिहार में भी 40 सीटों में से आठ सीटों पर मतदान होना है. इस बीच बिहार इसलिए भी चर्चा का विषय बन गया है क्योंकि यहां की सारण लोकसभा सीट के छपरा में…

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‘No difference between Nitish, Modi’: BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary on Chhapra violence, NDA, constitution

Bihar, which has 40 Lok Sabha seats, recorded polling across eight constituencies today. The state had witnessed post-poll violence in Saran on May 21, in which a youth died and three others were severely injured after clashes between the RJD and the BJP workers, divided along caste lines of Yadavs…

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एनएल चर्चा 320: पुणे सड़क हादसा, छठे फेज़ का मतदान और चुनावी सरगर्मी

इस हफ्ते चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय लोकसभा चुनावों की सरगर्मी और पुणे में हुआ सड़क हादसा रहे.

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Hafta 486: Maharashtra and Delhi polls, Pune’s Porsche car crash

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Prateek Goyal are joined by journalist Faye D’Souza.

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