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From conspiracy theories like ‘love jihad’ to direct calls for attacks against minorities, the 10 years of the Narendra Modi government have witnessed the Hindutva hate speech factory working overtime. This has also seen a rise in VIP hate speech amid accusations that the Indian state hasn’t done enough to…

India ranked 159, two spots higher than last year, in the 2024 edition of the Press Freedom Index, published annually by Reporters Without Borders. It’s behind Turkey, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which are ranked at positions 158, 152, and 150, respectively.

Troubles have mounted for Union minister Pralhad Joshi, who is contesting from north Karnataka’s Dharwad constituency for the fifth time, after the head of the Shirahatti Fakireshwar Lingayat mutt, Dingaleshwar Swami, declared a holy war against him. 

Telugu Desam Party general secretary Nara Lokesh has said that the party’s alliance with the BJP will not alienate their Muslim supporters. The BJP, TDP, and Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party have formed an alliance in Andhra Pradesh to dethrone the YSR Congress Party government led by Chief Minister YS…

राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन यानी एनडीए के साथ आने के बाद ऐसा पहली बार होता है कि लोकसभा चुनाव में सीट शेयरिंग में नीतीश कुमार की पार्टी जदयू को भाजपा के मुकाबले कम सीट मिलती है. जिससे यह मैसेज साफ तौर पर जनता के बीच जाता है कि बिहार में एनडीए…

Bihar’s political scenario has overturned in past months. Nitish Kumar, who led the INDIA bloc’s first meetup, sided with the BJP. But, in a first, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has allotted fewer seats to Kumar’s JDU than the saffron party in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls. 

The absence of something in the media is often not noted, especially in election season. But this morning, some readers of English newspapers in Mumbai, the city where I live, might have noticed the absence of Narendra Modi on their front pages. Barring The Indian Express, which had a front-page…

“Nobody fulfils what we deserve as citizens. All political parties only give false promises,” said Mohammad Siraj, 60, sitting at a tea stall in Sarangpur village in Murshidabad’s Domkal. “There is no employment, no industry, nothing. Elections come and go but nobody does anything.”

The News Minute’s Shivani Kava and Anisha Sheth travel to Holenarasipura, a town in Karnataka that’s been in the headlines for being the hometown of Prajwal Revanna. A Janata Dal Secular MP from Hassan and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is accused of sexually abusing multiple women.…

Over the past decade, the BJP has been fighting tooth and nail to make inroads in southern politics. The Congress, meanwhile, has pushed the narrative of an “iron wall” between the north and south.    

Amid communal overtones, a massive sex abuse case, and politicians jumping parties days and hours ahead of polls, a total of 12 turncoats will contest in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7. Votes will be cast in 94 constituencies across 12 states.