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हरीश रावत: बेटा चुनाव लड़ रहा है, जिताना तो पड़ेगा

न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री का कारवां उत्तराखंड के चुनावी माहौल का जायजा लेने देहरादून पहुंचा था. जहां से हमने ‘एक चुनावी शो’ के जरिए युवा मतदाताओं के ‘मन की बात’ भी समझने की कोशिश की. इसी दौरान हमने उत्तराखंड के एक वरिष्ठ नेता और पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री हरीश रावत का मन भी टटोलने की…

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‘My son is in the fray, have to make him win’: Harish Rawat on Uttarakhand poll losses, ‘nepotism’

After meeting young voters in Dehradun, Another Election Show decided to catch up with Harish Rawat, the former Uttarakhand chief minister and a Congress Working Committee member.

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‘BJP duping people, women to vote against it’: Cong’s Gaurav Gogoi on polls, Assam, CAA

Gaurav Gogoi, Congress leader and deputy leader of opposition, is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Jorhat. The constituency, which was a Congress stronghold for 18 years till 2009, has recorded the BJP’s win in the last two general elections.

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In Kanniyakumari, the fisherfolk’s support for Congress comes with a warning

One of the largest votebases in the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency is the fisher community, second only to the dominant Nadar caste. Nearly 20 percent of all of Tamil Nadu’s fisherfolk reside in the region, a vast majority of whom are Catholic Christians from the Mukkuvar and Paravar castes.

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In Cong-BJP fight in Kanniyakumari, religion trumps other issues

As we stroll through the Vavathurai and Kovalam coasts of Kanniyakumari, speaking to the fisherfolk as they prepare to set out to the sea, an anti-BJP sentiment seems palpable. “The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouldn’t come to power again,” an elderly fisherman named Mariasusai tells us. “Many of us in…

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सरकारी आंकड़ेबाजी: जिस किसान के पास जमीन ही नहीं उसकी आमदनी भी कर दी दोगुनी

गौतम बुद्ध नगर जिले के दादरी ब्लॉक के खुरशैदपुरा गांव के रहने वाले 18 साल के हिमांशु को जब हमने बताया कि उनके पास पांच एकड़ जमीन है. जिसमें खेती करके वह सालाना पांच लाख रुपये की कमाई करते हैं. वो हैरान हो गए. पास में खड़ी उनकी मां हंसते…

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‘100% lie’: Meet the farmers named in double income success stories by govt institute

Himanshu, an 18-year-old resident of Khurshidpura village of Gautam Buddha Nagar’s Dadri, was surprised when told that his income had doubled, that he owned five acres of land, and earned Rs 5 lakh each year.

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Amenities absent, parties missing: The Gondwana Adivasis away from Amrit Kaal and change

Many villages in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh are home to several tribal communities, including the Gonds and Baigas. While the government claims that India has entered its Amrit Kaal, these are areas which lack potable water and basic medical facilities even 75 years after independence.

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Behind lull at Jaipur’s poll merchandise hub: ‘Shift to phone’, EC vigil, ‘no money’ for Cong

The Lok Sabha elections are just days away in Rajasthan, but unlike previous polls, the streets in the capital Jaipur are denuded of campaign material. Except Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face on hoardings at crucial junctions.

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Watch: Do voters care about PM Modi’s ‘mutton in Sawan’ jibe?

India is days away from deciding its votes. As the poll campaign intensifies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invoked religion to hit out at the Opposition.

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Another Election Show: In Uttarakhand, what will decide votes? UCC, Ankita Bhandari or illegal tombs

The Another Election Show caravan has reached Uttarakhand. In this episode, Atul Chaurasia sits down with the leaders of political parties’ youth wing, journalists and students of DAV College in Dehradun to understand the undercurrents in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

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What’s Your Ism? Sitaram Yechury on caste, China and ‘anti-Dalit’ communists

Amid the ongoing election fever, the Left parties are looking to regain their lost ground. But what are the limitations facing the Red Flag? Why do Indian communists share a difficult relationship with the anti-caste movement? And what is happening in the international communist movement?

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Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania

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Another Election Show: In Azam Khan-bastion Rampur, what’s the poll plank? Ram mandir or jobs?

Polling for the Lok Sabha elections is set to begin. So, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pandey have hit the ground, to bring you the most authentic voices on Another Election Show – starting from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur.

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‘People have realised Modi is most dishonest PM’: Congress Tamil Nadu in-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar

“Credibility of the BJP is zero, and the AIADMK is in shambles,” said Tamil Nadu Congress incharge Dr Ajoy Kumar, claiming that the INDIA bloc will win all 39 seats in the southern state.

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Women form 16.3% of BJP’s candidates, Cong fares worse

Nearly six months after the passage of the women’s reservation bill was hailed as a new dawn for women’s political representation by the BJP, the party has handed over tickets to only 68 women of the 416 Lok Sabha poll candidates it has announced so far.

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Hafta 479: Katchatheevu controversy, the role of India’s Election Commission

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pande are joined by ex-Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi, and academic Professor R Manivannan.

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What’s Your Ism? RS Praveen Kumar on anti-caste movement, switch to BRS

RS Praveen Kumar, a former IPS officer, who had quit the civil services to join the Bahujan Samaj Party, has once again taken a u-turn. Last month, the popular Ambedkarite jumped to the BRS – a party he had earlier described as “casteist” and “feudal”. So what triggered this shift?…

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Awful and Awesome Ep 347: Crew, The Zone of Interest, The Regime

While discussing Crew:

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसला सुरक्षित रखने के बाद भी जारी होते रहे चुनावी बॉन्ड, भाजपा को मिले 57 फीसदी

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने गत वर्ष नवंबर महीने में चुनावी बॉन्ड की वैधानिकता पर अपना निर्णय सुरक्षित रखा था. बावजूद इसके नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार ने लगभग 1,577 करोड़ रुपए के बॉन्ड की बिक्री की घोषणा की. यह जानकारी पारदर्शिता के लिए काम कर रहे कमोडोर लोकेश बत्रा (रिटायर्ड) द्वारा एकत्रित आंकड़ों…

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Hafta 478: TM Krishna awards row, Kejriwal’s arrest and PMLA Act

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pandey are joined by music producer and public health consultant Dr Aiswarya Rao.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 346: Maamla Legal Hai, Irish Wish, The Gentlemen

While discussing the headlines:

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What’s Your Ism? Sagarika Ghose on liberalism, BJP, media

Sagarika Ghose, the journalist-turned-politician who recently made headlines for joining the Trinamool Congress, is set to contest the Rajya Sabha polls. Has she abandoned the journalism front? How does she look at Hindutva? What made her pull out of mainstream media?

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‘Error, look into facts’: SC sets aside Delhi HC’s takedown order to Bloomberg on Zee report

Days after the Delhi High Court directed media outlet Bloomberg to take down its “defamatory article” on alleged irregularities at Zee Entertainment, the Supreme Court has stayed the order, saying the court made an “perpetuated an error” and needed to “look into facts”, Livelaw reported.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 345: Murder Mubarak, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Daniel Sloss

While discussing Kate Middleton’s ‘disappearance’:

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