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The big picture of Modi’s welfare state: Same budget, new schemes, more coverage, but education hit

Rarely in post-1991 India has a Lok Sabha election felt so bereft of suspense. Most predict a third term for PM Narendra Modi, and an overwhelming number of forecasts revolve around the BJP’s victory margins. And yet, most of the explanations have been in a binary.

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Free foodgrains: How Modi rebranded his most successful scheme

If there’s one welfare scheme that almost everyone knows under the Modi government, it’s the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.

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The pitch for subaltern secularism

The principal national parties are framing the general election in 2024 as a choice between subaltern Hindutva versus subaltern secularism

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Turnout in Srinagar shows it was right to revoke Article 370: Amit Shah

The Hindu's Nistula Hebbar interviews Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Varanasi on Lok Sabha elections and Article 370.

The Hindu

PM Modi, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik two sides of same coin: Jairam Ramesh

“Na-veen and Na-rendra are two sides of the same coin. Why is the PM lying about his party’s ‘relationship status’ with the BJD?” Mr. Ramesh said in a statement which he shared on X.

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Road to development: Modi’s rural road scheme uses good tech, but plagued by poor quality

A country’s vision for the future is typically shown through glitzy skyscrapers, sprawling cities, and ultramodern settlement. In India, it’s a little different.

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Rahul Gandhi’s political journey from Amethi to Rae Bareli in 20 years

Rahul Gandhi switches from Amethi to Rae Bareli, family bastion, amidst political career tumult and electoral challenges.

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People have to decide if they need a secure nation or bomb blasts for vote-bank politics, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasizes the importance of the 2024 elections in deciding the country's security and development.

The Hindu

Opposition contradicts Congress claim on drought relief

A war of words over the quantum of drought relief released by the Centre to Karnataka ensued on Sunday, with the Opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP accusing the Congress of politicising the issue. They claimed the State had received less in Central assistance when the Congress was in power.

The Hindu

BJP campaign based on fearmongering: Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot criticizes BJP for negative campaigning, emphasizes Congress focus on equitable growth over fear mongering.

The Hindu

Congress calls for freedom to eat whatever minorities want, to give exemption for cow slaughter: Yogi Adityanath

He accused the grand-old-party of trying to play dirty tricks over reservation for Scheduled Caste (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “Between 2004 and 2014, when the UPA government was in power, they worked to break the reservation for the SC, STs and backward caste people,” added…

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‘Govt’s hypocrisy knows no bounds’: Congress slams Centre for seeking ‘modification’ in 2G case verdict

Congress says BJP’s “hypocrisy knows no bounds”; adds that BJP called administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a “scam”, the Modi government is seeking permission to “give away spectrum” without an auction

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Strong reforms in the last 10 years have laid the foundation for the development of the nation, says Nadda

BJP President J.P. Nadda leads grand roadshow in Kalaburagi, highlighting development projects and slamming opposition corruption.

The Hindu

Modi report card, Ep 2: India, Modi and the menace of price rise

Beyond the divides of ideologies and regions, a common evil in India has been price rise, or, in more technical term, inflation. How is the Modi government managing the issue of price rise in contrast with the Manmohan Singh-led UPA? What does it mean if the inflation rate comes down?

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India election 2024 Phase 2: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Across 13 states, 88 constituencies go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the world’s largest election.

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Congress wants religion-based quota in military: Rajnath Singh

Congress manifesto controversy | Defence Minister Rajnath accuses Congress of pushing for religion-based reservations, risking unity, during an election campaign in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam.

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UPA refused to ‘attack Pakistan’ over cost: EAM Jaishankar

S Jaishankar criticizes UPA government for inaction post 2008 Mumbai attacks, emphasizes India's role as Global South voice.

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SC/ST, OBC reservation will not be scrapped with BJP in power, Amit Shah assures voters in Akola

Amit Shah defends BJP's commitment to reservations, criticizes Congress for appeasement politics and highlights Modi's strong leadership against terrorism.

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Lok Sabha polls | Multiple data sources show simple fact that workers can buy less today than they could 10 years ago, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress alleges PM Modi caused unprecedented decline in worker wages, vows INDIA coalition will restore growth trajectory.

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India Lok Sabha election 2024: Who votes in Phase 1 and what’s at stake?

A total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Guarantee is precarity, welfare is self-care

A comparison of expenditure on “NDA schemes” with “United Progressive Alliance schemes”.

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Lok Sabha polls | Modi and Shah visiting TN to make up for the loss that awaits them in the North, says Stalin

DMK president M.K. Stalin discusses PM Modi and HM Amit Shah's visits to Tamil Nadu in interview with The Hindu.

The Hindu

Modi who tried to choke Kerala is promising development: CM

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticizes BJP's economic chokehold on Kerala, promises development packages, urges support for LDF candidate.

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Pinarayi Vijayan blames BJP, Congress for not protecting interests of farmers

Kerala CM accuses BJP and Congress of neglecting farmers' interests, criticizes UPA and NDA for impacting rubber farmers.

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Elections that shaped India | 2014: The year Narendra Modi rose to power

2014 marked a historic election with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide victory, setting the stage for a new era in Indian politics.

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