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Anant Dehadrai withdraws defamation suit against Mahua Moitra, five news outlets

A month after filing the case, advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai has withdrawn his defamation suit against ex-MP and TMC leader Mahua Moitra and five news outlets over the former’s “defamatory statements” against him, Livelaw reported.

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‘Mass political campaign to defame Kerala’: Minister KN Balagopal

The state of Kerala and the CPIM government have been under fire for some time with various accusations floating around.

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विरासत कर पर राजनीतिक घमासन और सुप्रीम कोर्ट का चुनाव आयोग को नियंत्रित करने से इनकार

हिंदी के ज्यादातर प्रमुख अखबारों ने विरासत कर पर मचे घमासान को पहली सुर्खी बनाया है. इसके अलावा सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा वीवीपैट और ईवीएम के 100 प्रतिशत मिलान के संबंध में सुनवाई करने और कोटक महिंद्रा बैंक पर आरबीआई द्वारा नए ऑनलाइन ग्राहक और क्रेडिट कार्ड जारी करने पर रोक…

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How Modi failed his promises on cooperative federalism in last decade: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid lip service to the idea of cooperative federalism but his government’s actions in the last 10 years have relentlessly pursued “confrontational federalism” to weaken the cultural, economic, and political freedoms of individuals and the rights of states which are guaranteed by the Constitution, as…

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द ट्रिब्यून के मुख्य संपादक राजेश रामचंद्रन का इस्तीफा

द ट्रिब्यून से मुख्य संपादक राजेश रामचंद्रन की विदाई होने वाली है. सूत्रों के मुताबिक, 13 मई उनका आखिरी दिन होगा. उन्होंने अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है.

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The issues that matter to first-time voters

Considering India’s demographic dividend, young voters are set to play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. But what are the issues that shape how they vote? What do they think of the promises made by parties? Let’s hear from first-time voters.

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राजस्थान की जनजातीय महिलाओं के मुद्दे: नौकरी, पानी की किल्लत और नरेगा की मजदूरी

बांसवाड़ा में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने अपनी जनसभा में दावा किया कि कांग्रेस ने घोषणापत्र में “माताओं और बहनों के सोने के जेवर” उनसे लेकर “घुसपैठियों” में बांट देने का वादा किया है. हालांकि, कांग्रेस ने इस दावे को सिरे से नकार दिया और इस टिप्पणी को “नफरती भाषण” करार दिया.…

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In Assam, BJP tries to woo 1.21 cr women voters with schemes, ‘fake forms’

Gitarthi Bora, a 43-year-old resident of Bharti village in Assam's Sivasagar district, received a message last week on a WhatsApp group for the self-help group she is part of. It was from a senior, and invited her to attend chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s public meeting.

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‘Time to put an end to Shoba Karandlaje’s hate politics’: Congress’s Rajeev Gowda

The fight for Bangalore North has turned into a clash of titans. The BJP’s firebrand leader Shoba Karandlaje will take on Rajeev Gowda, a professor, economist and the Congress candidate. Both are political veterans and it’s a crucial battle for Gowda, with the BJP holding Bangalore North for two decades.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 7: Meet six candidates who left NDA for Congress

Out of the 20 turncoats in phase two of the Lok Sabha polls, six joined the Congress from the BJP-led NDA – five from the BJP and one from its former ally RLP. Three of these politicians are from Rajasthan, two from Karnataka and one is from Madhya Pradesh.

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How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities

In Gujarat’s Surat, polling for the general elections takes place on May 7. But weeks before, a BJP candidate was declared the unopposed winner from the Lok Sabha constituency.

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For Congress’s Sowmya Reddy, it’s a battle for prestige in Bangalore South

In the constituency of Bangalore South, Sowmya Reddy of the Congress is hoping to win a battle of prestige.

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सूरत का सूरत-ए-हाल: नामांकन के दिन ही ‘फिक्स’ था चुनाव

गुजरात की 26 सीटों पर चौथे चरण में 7 मई को लोकसभा के लिए चुनाव होना है. 4 जून को नतीजे आएंगे. लेकिन करीब डेढ़ महीना पहले ही 22 अप्रैल को सूरत लोकसभा क्षेत्र से भारतीय जनता पार्टी के उम्मीदवार मुकेश दलाल निर्विरोध विजेता घोषित हो गए. 23 अप्रैल को कांग्रेस…

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In PM-KISAN, some relief to farmers, but exclusion and missed income goal point to holes

When farmers hit the streets seeking minimum support price on several crops in February, the Narendra Modi government had pointed to its signature scheme – the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi – to tomtom its efforts for agricultural welfare.

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Civic issues, development, price rise: What Bengaluru’s voters worry about

Karnataka will vote in the Lok Sabha polls on April 26 and May 7. Days before Bengaluru casts its vote, Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth caught up with a cross-section of the city’s voters to find out what they want from this election.

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Rajesh Ramachandran to leave The Tribune as editor-in-chief

The Tribune has let go of its editor-in-chief Rajesh Ramachandran, Newslaundry has learned. According to sources, his last day will be May 13.

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Xiaomi 14 Review: Crushingly capable flagship, but does the camera live up to the hype?

Flagship phones are so frighteningly competent these days that you wonder if there’s going to be anything much to write about when you open the box of a new one.

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Inflation, CAA-NRC, targeted violence: Why are Bihar’s Muslim voters anxious?

Between master strokes and criticism, the last 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government have been marked by religious polarisation and increasing Islamophobia.

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‘They think they are political players in our election’: Jaishankar slams western press – again

Taking a dig at the western press yet again, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said yesterday that they criticise “not because they lack information, but because they think they are also political players” in the country’s election.

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Ad wars in Karnataka: Cong pokes fun at Modi, BJP hits back with Hindutva rhetoric

The week before Karnataka goes to polls, the front pages of newspapers have become battle grounds for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The two parties began by placing ads about assurances from their manifestos but then moved on to criticising each other.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 6: 20 defectors in Phase 2, including 7 who shifted from Cong to BJP

A total of 89 constituencies across 13 states are polling in the phase two of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. This is D-day for many big names including Rahul Gandhi, Bhupesh Baghel, Hema Malini and Arun Govil.

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In run-up to LS polls on TV, 52% primetime segments against Oppn, around 1% on jobs, education

Indian democracy is at a critical juncture, with the world’s largest elections underway, and misinformation rampant. While the country’s press freedom ranking has slipped to 161 and Indian democracy has been categorised as an “electoral autocracy” in the latest V-Dem report, is the media making voters aware of key issues,…

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Amid visa troubles, ABC journalist leaves India despite diplomatic intervention

A day after her journalist visa was renewed for two months by the ministry of external affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s South Asia bureau chief Avani Dias abruptly left India – on April 19 – as her reportage on Sikh separatism “crossed a line”.

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Who’s the real ‘B-team’? With Annie Raja and K Surendran on the battle for Wayanad

Do the people of Wayanad look at Rahul Gandhi as their PM candidate? Is their anger that he doesn’t visit the Lok Sabha constituency enough? Will be as easy a win for Gandhi as 2019 or can this constituency also go the Amethi way?

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‘Significant abuse in Manipur, govt took minimal credible steps’: US report on human rights in India

The ethnic conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur have resulted in “significant human rights abuses”, said a recent report by the US State Department on human rights in India, citing media that “at least 175 persons were killed and more than 60,000 displaced between May 3 and…

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