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BJP victory in several states, where it banked on more than just ‘Modi ki guarantee’, shows that it’s building post-Modi resilience, say party leaders and analysts.

Tehran transferred multiple aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force base shortly after US President Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran in early April, according to the report.

"Maybe the biggest shift is to stop seeing ourselves only as a community under permanent siege, and start seeing ourselves as citizens with agency, responsibility, and the ability to shape our own future beyond fear. In the end, Muslims need a vision for the future." Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Amana Begam Ansari.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/why-shou...

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If Tamil Nadu CM doesn’t want to be at his ‘political enemy’ Stalin’s mercy, he will need the AIADMK on his side. Either way, his USP as the Dravidian majors’ alternative gets diluted, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/vijay-gets-his-sarkar-in-real-life-too-many-odds...

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These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus. On the evidence of the latest state elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam where Muslims constitute upwards of 30 percent of the electorate, the issue remains the same, if more compounded. The answers are mo...

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#cuttheclutter There is still uncertainty over Tamil Nadu govt formation. Hours after TVK chief met Tamil Nadu Governor, Chennai witnessed a series of fast-paced developments. While CPI & CPI(M) have backed TVK, there is suspense over IUML and VCK.

On Friday, Adhikari was elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party, making him the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. He will be sworn in on Saturday in Kolkata, ending 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in the state. Mamata Banerjee’s fiercest political rival has now taken over the state’s top post. Adhikari emerged as the defining figure of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, leading the...

What's behind the impasse over Tamil Nadu Govt formation?

India recorded 1,87,702 cases of crime against children in 2024, compared to 1,77,335 in 2023, almost a 5.8% increase in a year. Most number of cases reported in Maharashtra. ----more---- https://theprint.in/india/crimes-by-juveniles-up-11-in-2024-vs-2023-highest-number-of-cases-in-bihar-says-ncrb-report/2924308/

Row started after Directorate of Languages released notification regarding the test for gazetted and non-gazetted employees. Exam was to be held 28 June.

Pakistan cannot match India economically and militarily. The Iran model is tailor-made for it. Islamabad will invest in select technologies to match or even better India. ----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/operation-sindoor-2-pakistan-learning-iran/2924525/

Opposition is waiting for PM Modi to hang up his boots. ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains why it’s a futile wait in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Read this week's article: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/congress-bjp-opposition/2924370/

What has SEBI said while warning market entities on new-gen AI?

#cuttheclutter A year since Op Sindoor, what are the lessons from the 87-hour conflict between India & Pakistan? #CutTheClutter looks at some of these— From how warfare with Pakistan has changed to why defence is the best offence in modern battlefields & what needs to be done for India to prepare for future possible conflicts with Pakistan. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also expla...

Operation Sindoor took 88 hours. That’s all it took. Yet what unfolded in those 88 hours was not just another limited conflict between India and Pakistan. It was something far more consequential—a glimpse into the future of warfare in the subcontinent. ThePrint’s Editor – Defence and Diplomacy, Snehesh Alex Philip explains in #DefenceScope.

Khalilur Rahman's remarks followed the fall of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal Monday. In 2011, Banerjee stalled a proposed Teesta water sharing agreement. ----more---- https://theprint.in/diplomacy/dhaka-may-not-wait-for-india-even-after-mamata-rout-bangladesh-fm-says-teesta-to-be-discussed-in-china/2923270/

The community voted heavily for BJP across Matua-dominated constituencies in North 24 Parganas and Nadia. ----more---- https://theprint.in/elections/how-matua-loyalty-helped-bjp-in-its-historic-west-bengal-breakthrough/2922361/

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#cuttheclutter Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has ended the rule of Dravidian parties (DMK & AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu after over 5 decades. As TVK rises in the state, #CutTheClutter explains Vijay's politics & policies and how they are not very different from that of the Dravidian parties. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also looks at the challenges faced by regional parties ac...

Those raging at the Congress for ‘opposing’ national security should realise that Congress governments built much of the defence infrastructure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/great-nicobar-project-national-security-nature/2922367/

What are the three big factors behind BJP's victory in West Bengal & Assam? How did the party manage to end Mamata-led TMC rule in the state? What does the rise of Vijay in Tamil Nadu point to? And, how to read Himanta-powered NDA win in Assam? Watch this edition of #CutTheClutter, where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Political Editor DK Singh discuss how today's election results...

#nationalinterest As counting of votes for crucial assembly elections draws to a close, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta shares insights & lessons from the results in three states— West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & Kerala. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Read Writings On The Wall: https://theprint.in/opinion/writings-on-the-wall...