ASSEMBLY ELECTION: MANIPUR

Manipur Assembly election: A battle of wits

The BJP has fielded its candidates in all the 60 seats while the Congress forms a six-party alliance to contest the two-phase Assembly election. The N

Sushanta Talukdar

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Assembly election: Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Assembly election: Different strategies

Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress in Uttarakhand are trying to woo the electorate, especially the youth and women, wi

Interview: Amarinder Singh

Amarinder Singh: ‘I feel the farmers’ sympathy is still with us’

Interview with Amarinder Singh, leader of the Punjab Lok Congress and former Chief Minister.

COVER STORY: UP Assembly Election

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: A sticky wicket in the west

The first two phases of the election cover western Uttar Pradesh, the hotbed of the historic farmers’ agitation against the now-repealed farm laws. Th

Divya Trivedi ,Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

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Interview: Sunil Jakhar

Sunil Jakhar, Congress campaign chief in Punjab: ‘We have brought Punjab back on track ...’

Interview with Sunil Jakhar, Congress campaign chief.

Interview: Harpal Singh Cheema

Harpal Singh Cheema: ‘This time, everybody’s with the AAP’

Interview with Harpal Singh Cheema, Aam Aadmi Party leader.

ASSEMBLY ELECTION: Punjab

Punjab Assembly election: Old issues, new hope

The Assembly election is not going to hover around identity politics. It will be dominated by the real issues affecting people’s lives.

Jagrup Singh Sekhon

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Dalit wind in Congress sails in Punjab

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Omicron: Another global wave of COVID-19

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A ward in the jumbo COVID Care Centre at Vashi in Navi Mumbai on January 11.

COVID: Swift spread of Omicron variant across States in third wave

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Omicron spread: Down but not out

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