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CAPITAL OF CUTTACK, ANYONE?
Since when did districts start having capitals? A comment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a poll rally in Odisha’s Kandhamal on May 11 has sparked this non-question, whose non-answer is the same as what you get when you multiply zero by infinity.
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May 27, 2024
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The New Star Pracharak (SP)
The Yadav family of the Samajwadi Party (SP) has a new star campaigner: Akhilesh’s daughter Aditi.
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May 27, 2024
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Flower Power
It’s more usual to find thorny barbs being exchanged in West Bengal. And you can’t fault Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury if he’s always expecting a vitriolic word or two being hurled his way.
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May 27, 2024
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BREAK TIME
During the ‘silence period’ between a high-octane campaign and voting, star campaigners in Telangana went off politics—well, almost.
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May 27, 2024
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SELLING THE AMERICAN DREAM
That the common Punjabi’s aspirations often involve the idea of flying abroad to greener pastures is no secret. So it makes eminent sense to have a former ambassador to the US in the race from Amritsar... it’s like holding out the idea of having an emigration counsellor as your MP! Taranjit Sandhu, the BJP candidate, is not disappointing either.
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May 27, 2024
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The Omelette That Wasn't
In the final days of the campaign, the Congress in Telangana showcased a jumbo egg-shaped delight at several rallies.
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May 27, 2024
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BJP's Go-to Man in Bengal
Suvendu Adhikari, the most popular Opposition leader, is rallying resources to defeat the TMC and carry the momentum into 2026
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May 27, 2024
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THE BOOSTER DOSE
Kejriwal’s release from jail has given a fillip to the AAP’s campaign in Delhi and Punjab. Even the INDIA bloc hopes to benefit from the return of this popular Opposition leader
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May 27, 2024
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THE MUSLIM FACTOR
FRAGMENTED IN THE PAST, THE COMMUNITY’S VOTE SEEMS TO BE CONSOLIDATING IN THIS GENERAL
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May 27, 2024
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THE SILENT REVOLUTION
A GROWING FORCE, THE WOMAN ELECTOR IN INDIA IS REALISING THE POWER OF HER VOTE AND USING IT TO DIRECT HER OWN AND THE NATION'S DESTINY
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May 20, 2024
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WHAT WOMEN WANT
While political parties give them schemes and promises based on their gendered roles, women across the country tell INDIA TODAY what they really expect-jobs, education, development-the same things that men desire
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May 20, 2024
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The Forbidding Fruit
The disturbed snow cycle, the price of imported urea, cheaper imports from the South Asian neighbourhood-the whole world, it would appear, has been conspiring against the apple farmers of Himachal Pradesh.
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May 20, 2024
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Chicken Soup for the Heart
Former veejay, actor and now travel influencer, Shenaz Treasury is out with a book based on past romances-All He Left Me Was a Recipe
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May 20, 2024
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CITY OF DREAMS
This anthology of stories about Mumbai is like the city itself-crowded and chaotic, but ultimately illuminating
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May 20, 2024
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Diverse Vignettes
Edited by Arunava Sinha, The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories is a landmark new anthology which includes several previously untranslated works
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May 20, 2024
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A BREATH OF FRESH PERSPECTIVE
Ganesh V. Shivaswamy brings a sharp and balanced approach to his three volumes on Raja Ravi Varma
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May 20, 2024
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Time Travel
An exhibition in Bengaluru is showcasing an unseen artwork by legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma
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May 20, 2024
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INDIA AT CANNES 2024
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival marks the first time in 30 years that India has a feature film in the Palme d'Or competition section. And there's lots more...
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May 20, 2024
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Cusp of Greatness
Shriya Pilgaonkar comes into her own as an intrepid reporter in Zee5's The Broken News
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May 20, 2024
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THE GREAT DISRUPTOR
Rapper SlowCheeta is trying to shake things up with his EP, Scene Mein Bawaal
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May 20, 2024
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Back to Roots
Known for his lavish musicals, theatre director Feroz Abbas Khan returns to classic theatre with his latest, Letters of Suresh
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May 20, 2024
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A TOUGH FIGHT ON JAGAN'S HANDS
N. CHANDRABABU NAIDU'S TDP MATCHES Y.S. JAGAN MOHAN REDDY'S YSRCP IN VOTER OUTREACH FOR LOK SABHA AND ASSEMBLY POLLS. BUT HIS WELFARE SCHEMES MAY GIVE JAGAN AN EDGE
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May 20, 2024
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IN A STATE OF FLUX
DEFECTIONS AND INTERNAL SQUABBLES BECOME A NORM AS PUNJAB GEARS UP FOR A QUADRANGULAR CONTEST UNDER THE SHADOW OF UNRESOLVED LEGACY ISSUES
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May 20, 2024
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GUARDING ITS BASTION
AFTER AN EMPHATIC WIN IN THE STATE ELECTION, THE BJP LOOKS SECURE IN ITS CENTRAL INDIA FORTRESS. FOR A BATTERED CONGRESS, THE ONLY HOPE LIES IN EXPLOITING ANY CHINK IN THE SAFFRON ARMOUR
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May 20, 2024
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THE CHARM OFFENSIVE
THE UNION COMMERCE MINISTER STEPS INTO THE HURLY BURLY OF ELECTORAL POLITICS IN HIS MAIDEN ATTEMPT TO WIN A LOK SABHA SEAT
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May 20, 2024
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Boss In Da 'Hood
Crop rotation may be good for the farm, but not necessarily for politics.
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May 20, 2024
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NO RETURN GIFTS
From amanuensis to would-be nemesis: Dinesh Pratap Singh managed that role reversal against Sonia Gandhi, wangling 38 per cent votes against her from Rae Bareli in 2019.
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May 20, 2024
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POLI PAHILWANS
Maharashtra loves its wrestlers. And why not? Many villages in western Maharashtra have an akhada and a fair share of grapplers, and cities like Kolhapur, Pune and Sangli are known for their talims (wrestling schools).
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May 20, 2024
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A Li'l Shindig
He’s incisored right between a giant Modi and a smaller Devendra Fadnavis, with a diminutive Ajit Pawar on the far left, quite the smallest matryoshka doll.
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May 20, 2024
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INDEPENDENT ATTACK
The new Nayab Saini regime is in crisis, but the BJP's immediate concern is the LS vote
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