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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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TV Newsance 254: News anchors play interview-interview with ‘Messenger of God’

This week, Abhinandan takes on hosting duties and the uphill task of watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election season interviews. We look at the tussle among our usual suspects to become the dear leader’s favourite.

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Hafta letters: Election commission, legacy media and VVPAT

My question is related to Hafta #469. On the organised nature of Ram mandir decor in public spaces, Shardool brushed it off, claiming that I don’t “understand” India. I thought his answer had more to do with his own mandir-time-tribulations than the uniformity of the decor, and Raman sir did…

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Bihar post-poll violence: Saran local dead in gunshots fired over ‘caste supremacy’

For long, the incidents of poll violence, booth capturing and influencing elections through muscle power had seemed like a thing of the past. But the post-poll violence in Saran Lok Sabha constituency on May 21 has revived memories of the bygone era of rampant caste violence and allegedly rigged elections…

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Door-to-door campaign, booth cadre, apps: BJP vs INDIA bloc in Chandni Chowk

In the lead up to the high stakes political battle across seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on May 25, workers of both the INDIA alliance and the BJP are on the ground to mobilise support for their leaders through public meetings and campaigns. The BJP is contesting all seven…

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चांदनी चौक लोकसभा: भाजपा या कांग्रेस, किसका कैडर दे रहा टक्कर?

देशभर में छठे चरण के लिए 25 मई को मतदान होगा. इनमें दिल्ली की सभी सात सीटें भी शामिल हैं. दिल्ली में आम आदमी पार्टी और कांग्रेस का गठबंधन है. वहीं, भारतीय जनता पार्टी सभी सीटों पर अकेले चुनाव लड़ रही है. राज्य में गठबंधन के तहत आम आदमी पार्टी…

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सारण चुनावी हिंसा: जातीय वर्चस्व की आग में गई चंदन यादव की जान

एक लंबे समय से बिहार में हिंसा, बूथ कैप्चरिंग और चुनाव को बाहुबल के जरिए प्रभावित करने की ख़बरें बीते वक्त की बात लगने लगी थी. लेकिन इसी बीच सारण लोकसभा में कुछ ऐसा हो गया कि इन सबकी एक धुंधली सी याद उभर आई.

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‘Can’t bury myself 10 ft under’: Prashant Kishor on his political ‘advice’ to an NDA ally

Many see Prashant Kishor as not an ordinary political analyst. As cofounder of IPAC – a political consultancy he claims to not be involved with anymore – he has earlier worked on campaigns and parties across the spectrum, from Narendra Modi’s BJP to Mamata Banerjee’s TMC.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 18: Coalgate accused, ‘anti-national’ ex-activist, former couple turned rivals

Read previous stories in this series here.

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आया राम गया राम, भाग 11: उत्तर प्रदेश के बाहुबली, सोलापुर के महारथी

तीसरे चरण के लोकसभा चुनावों में संस्कृत एक्टिविस्ट और पूर्व सांसद की पत्नी समेत कुल 12 दलबदलू उम्मीदवार हैं. नौवें और दसवें भाग में हमने गुना की सीट और एनडीए के 5 पाला बदलने वाले उम्मीदवारों के बारे में बात की थी.

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‘Difficult to carry on’: Heatwave in Delhi but party workers spend long hours in the sun

On May 20, five days before polling day in Delhi, the Congress party’s Chandni Chowk president, Rahul Dabla, was rushed to a hospital.

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