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At a public meeting in Bhopal in February 2019, Rahul Gandhi, then the Congress president, flanked by Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath.

Chaos at the top

Party insiders blame Rahul Gandhi’s penchant for back-seat driving for the chaos that marks the party’s functioning. A senior Congress leader who has

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Remains of the old Vishwanath temple. The open space in front of the columns is where Shringaar Gauri puja will take place in March.

Over to Kashi

Hindutva organisations launch a mass movement in Varanasi to “liberate” the Kashi Vishwanath temple from the Gyanvapi mosque.

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ARVIND KEJRIWAL, along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, campaigns before filing his nomination papers
in New Delhi on January 20.

BJP's Delhi election campaign: Hate and perish

The Delhi election will be remembered for the BJP’s divisive campaign and the AAP’s clever attempts to sidestep the communal trap.

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Politics of work

Interview with Jasmine Shah, AAP spokesman and Delhi Dialogue Commission vice chairman.

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A multi-faith ceremony at Shaheen Bagh on February 6.

BJP's venomous rhetoric in Delhi Assembly election campaign

The BJP’s Delhi Assembly election campaign hinges on berating the Shaheen Bagh protesters, completely sidestepping governance issues and the AAP’s per

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The protest site in Shaheen Bagh on January 19.

Shaheen Bagh: A vigil for their rights

Since December 15, in the subzero winter chill of Delhi, the women of Shaheen Bagh have kept their protest against the CAA going round the clock in wh

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People attending a Pathalgadi programme at Kochang village in Khunti district in April 2018.

Jharkhand: Discord in the ruling front

As promised in the JMM’s election manifesto, Hemant Soren has withdrawn all cases relating to the Pathalgadi movement. But the Congress, its alliance

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at their residence in New Delhi on December 25.

BJP's losing spree

Jharkhand passes out of the BJP’s control, confirming the trend hinted at in the Haryana election and more clearly felt in the Maharashtra election.

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Chief Minister Raghubar Das during an election campaign rally in Chakradharpur, Jharkhand, on November 29.

In Jharkhand it is issues vs emotions

While the Congress is fighting the Assembly election in Jharkhand on issues such as economic slowdown, soaring unemployment, inflation and the land te

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Non-issue in Jharkhand

THE Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on which protests have erupted in the entire eastern and north-eastern part of the country, especially Assam and West

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The protest against the appointment of Firoze Khan in front of the Vice Chancellor’s residence.

Communalising the BHU campus

Students at Banaras Hindu University, who are targeting a Muslim professor appointed to teach Sanskrit and a university official who performed her dut

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president Hemant Soren during the concluding session of a rally in Ranchi on October 19.

Jharkhand Assembly elections: Changing equations

The Congress in Jharkhand, energised by the election results in Maharashtra and Haryana, announces a pre-poll alliance with the JMM and the RJD even a

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