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BJP, Congress look beyond Assembly polls, craft pitch for 2024 battle

On the issue of caste, the PM has responded by stating that the Congress abused him since he belonged to the other backward class (OBC) but has persisted with the line that poverty has no caste

MP polls: 53% of Congress nominees have criminal cases against them

The ADR has analysed self-sworn affidavits of 2,534 candidates contesting the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

Winter session of Parliament from December 4, to have 15 sittings

The session could see the government seeking a Parliamentary nod for additional fiscal spending, especially to allocate funds for MNREGA and fertiliser subsidy

A third of Bihar's 29.7 mn families survive for less than Rs 200 a day

Nitish says Bill soon to increase quota to 65%

Governors vs state governments: Supreme Court calls for introspection

Experts say 'sitting on a Bill'' not an option as Punjab, Kerala move apex court

BJP announces Rs 10,000 annually for landless agri workers in Chhattisgarh

BJP, Congress fight sop for sop in Chhattisgarh

BJP, Congress court party rebels to avoid upsets in Assembly polls

Rivals wary of those denied tickets as past elections serve reminder of the damage caused by Independents and smaller parties

Oppn MP urges parliamentary panel to take up hacking of iPhones

BJP Lok Sabha member argued that only the government, and not a parliamentary panel, had the jurisdiction to probe the issue

Govt orders 'technical' probe as Opposition cites iPhone hacking alert

According to Apple's support page, alert notifications are sent to particular users when they are individually targeted because of who they are or what they do

Election manifestos: After pro-women planks, parties take a youth turn

While its Madhya Pradesh manifesto, released last week, also promised monthly allowances to unemployed youth, it also sought to appeal to their aspirations

Building consensus: Mallikarjun Kharge's one year as Congress chief

Though Kharge's tenure has seen Congress victories in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, the real test would be the 2024 Lok Sabha battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP

ED raids Rajasthan Congress chief's premises, summons Ashok Gehlot's son

Oppn parties criticise actions weeks before poll

Seizures in poll-bound states see sharp rise since implementation of CoC

The trend has continued, with the seizures spiking significantly in the poll-bound Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh after the model code of conduct kicked in on October 9

Gehlot govt looks to tap backward classes ahead of Assembly elections 2023

The Gehlot govt in Rajasthan has constituted boards to address the welfare of Ghumantu and Ardha Ghumantu castes, the Mati Kala board for Prajapati, among others

V Karthikeyan Pandian: From bureaucrat to Cabinet minister in 24 hours

Retired bureaucrats have, in recent times, played an important role in the state's politics

RSS chief says Manipur violence orchestrated, blames external forces

Bhagwat cautioned RSS workers not to get provoked as political discourse could get increasingly intemperate in the run-up to the elections

Telangana Assembly elections: BJP fields three of its four Lok Sabha MPs

The BJP is also exploring an alliance with actor-politician and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, who had earlier said his party would contest 32 seats

Congress announces all but one candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls

Discontent over ticket distribution delays Rajasthan list

Northeast India's integration question

It is more of an administrative construct than a historical region with a shared past, given its mindboggling diversity in cultures, languages and ethnicities

A tale of three economic models: Congress bets on tried and tested schemes

The party's Madhya Pradesh manifesto combines schemes tested in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh