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Of the 50 turncoats in phase four of the Lok Sabha polls, a total of seven are contesting in Maharashtra – a state that’s been a citadel of defectors with splits in prominent regional parties NCP and the Shiv Sena. 

Raghav Trivedi, a reporter with digital outlet Molitics, was allegedly physically assaulted and “locked up” in a waiting room during Amit Shah’s address at his Rae Bareli rally in Uttar Pradesh. 

In the intense electoral battle in West Bengal, the BJP is cementing its position to challenge the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which has been in power in the state for the last 15 years. 

दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल शुक्रवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट से अंतरिम जमानत मिलने के बाद देर शाम तिहाड़ जेल से बाहर आ गए. जेल से बाहर आने के बाद केजरीवाल ने सबसे पहले अपने समर्थकों को संबोधित किया और अपनी रिहाई को सत्य की जीत बताया.

Hours after Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal came out of Tihar Jail, he hit the campaign trail in the national capital on Saturday, starting with a visit to the Hanuman Temple at Connaught Place.      

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry reporters Tanishka Sodhi and Anmol Pritam, who have been reporting on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections from ground zero. 

Caste and untouchability are widely perceived as a Hindu phenomenon – orthodoxically, they are categorised as “illegitimate” in the Muslim community. But the Dalit Muslims facing caste oppression strive for legitimacy. So, what is the complex history and dynamics of castes among Muslims? How is it perceived in the political…

At about 8.30 am on May 7, Mohammad Farid was standing in a long queue outside the higher primary school in Obari village in Sambhal, one of 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh that polled that day. As he stood patiently, a group of “70 to 80” policemen entered the school’s…

Five press groups in India issued a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner today condemning the Election Commission for “not holding a single press conference” after three phases of polling.

इस हफ्ते चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा तेलंगाना में कांग्रेस पर निशाना साधते हुए अंबानी-अडाणी का जिक्र करना, रंगभेद वाले बयान पर विवाद के बाद सैम पित्रोदा का इंडियन ओवरसीज कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष पद से इस्तीफा देना, संदेशखली घटना से जुड़ा स्टिंग सामने आना और बसपा सुप्रीमो…

We are back this week, and so is Prime Minister Narendra Modi with another TV interview. With the election season heating up, we are seeing newer versions of Modi with each passing week and each passing interview.