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Riding the hurdles with a winning spirit

Meet Agasthi Chandrasekhar from Hyderabad, the first Indian to win a medal in the BMX National Series 2023-Series 1




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Want to expose Trinamool’s claims of Diamond Harbour model, says Nawshad Siddique

If Left parties and Congress join the INDIA alliance with Trinamool Congress we will put candidates against the INDIA bloc also, says the lone MLA of the Indian Secular Front




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities




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India will ‘commission a nuclear power reactor every year’: NPCIL chief

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani

Guha talks about his literary confidant, Rukun Advani, and their relationship that deepened over long letters, not boozy lunches




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Telecom Act will hold good for ‘many, many years’: IT Minister Vaishnaw

Electronics and Information Technology Minister says the thought process that there should be accountability of what is published on social media is taking shape globally; he says provisions which allow government to take over networks are imperative in today’s world; and India will have to triple the amount of digital connectivity especially when introducing new technologies such as 6G




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Division in Bengal, Punjab in INDIA bloc not a blow to INDIA bloc: Sitaram Yechury

“As far as INDIA bloc, in Maharashtra, you have the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi, in Bihar you have the Mahagathbandhan and in Tamil Nadu you have DMK-led secular front. So, in each State these talks are already on. And I am sure by the end of this month, the situation will be far clearer,” says CPI(M) general secretary




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‘World War II and Japan’s entry at the end of 1941 divided the Congress,’ says Mukund Padmanabhan

The possibility of a Japanese invasion in 1942 not only led to an exodus from several cities, including Madras and Calcutta, it also shaped major political events leading to the Quit India call to the British, says the author of The Great Flap of 1942




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States to play a critical role in next generation reforms: CEA Anantha Nageswaran

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran identifies some of the next generation reforms needed in the coming years




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‘The Indian and Pakistani armies were born out of the same womb,’ says Probal DasGupta

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields




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‘The cow’s status doesn’t protect her,’ says Yamini Narayanan

Yamini Narayanan argues that the cow and the Ganga have both been harmed, in the name of being sacred




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‘The people miss the place and the place misses the people,’ says Ibrahim Muhawi

Ibrahim Muhawi, who has won 2023’s Palestine Book Award for translating Hussein Barghouthi’s Among the Almond Trees, reflects on themes that dominate Palestinian literature




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INDIA bloc should ignore differences: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader says the contest in Bihar for the Lok Sabha election is with the BJP; he adds that the real issues are inflation, poverty, unemployment, education




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‘If you travel with a feeling that the country has something to teach you, it will always be an act of empathy’

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia




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India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end




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I will get back to my criticism of parties but this is not the time for it: Kamal Haasan

The actor and founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam says it is now the moment for people from all sections to come together in the fight against fascism




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RLV Ramakrishnan wants to perform Mohiniyattam at every stage in Kerala to protest against racist slurs made by a dancer

Mohiniyattam dancer and academic RLV Ramakrishnan plans to protest against discriminatory remarks made by a veteran dancer




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It is an illusion to say that the DMK alliance looks stronger: Palaniswami

Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”



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Pinarayi Vijayan interview | ‘2024 Lok Sabha polls are a referendum on secularism’

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses the significance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and secular democracy in India.



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Will build presence in the South: Nitin Gadkari

In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Gadkari said the BJP remains united in its ideological commitment, with no discord between the party and the RSS.



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BJP wants a Russian-style oligarchy; Congress adheres to democratic values: Gaurav Gogoi

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the party’s candidate for Jorhat says the BJP is arm-twisting everyone from those in the corporate sector to the common people, and is employing a use-and-throw policy for its allies



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Muslims are coming to BJP because we don’t discriminate against them: Sarbananda Sonowal

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons



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BJP’s Anil Baluni is banking on religion and development to win in Garhwal (Pauri), Uttarakhand’s largest constituency

This is ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of the gods) and its people will never forget how Congress posed hurdles in the construction of the Ram Mandir, the BJP’s media chief says



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‘The Congress government in Karnataka will emerge stronger after elections’

The Deputy Chief Minister says the ‘double-engine’ government during the BJP regime in the State did not implement a single irrigation or water project



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Definitely possible to break BJP fortress in South Bengaluru: Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy 

Reddy talks about her constituency, sexism in politics, and her connect with many groups in an interview with The Hindu



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Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter on ‘Hightown’ Season 3: ‘We’re going out with a bang’

Monica Raymund, who plays the lead in the crime drama set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Rebecca Cutter, the creator of the show, say the third and final season will see the characters end up in a place that feels at once shocking and inevitable




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WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya



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WATCH | It was easy for me to come out of the palace and be with people like anybody else: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

People look up to us for the principles of leadership going forward. The bond we share with people is because of good work and not due to the royal background, says Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the BJP candidate, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency



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Gratitude factor is likely to work in my favour: C.N. Manjunath

Cardiologist C.N. Manjunath, former head of State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, has entered the fray as the BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bengaluru Rural speaks about the circumstances that led to his entry into politics



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If elected, will complete Yettinahole project, tertiary treatment of K.C. Valley and H.N. Valley projects, says Raksha Ramaiah



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‘Most of us know what it’s like to love someone deeply who also hurts us deeply’

Prachi Gupta’s devastating narrative also raises important questions on mental health and ways to cope




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My contest is for ideological reasons, says BJP rebel leader K.S. Eshwarappa

He says a “disciplined solider” like him cannot keep quiet when injustice is being meted out to the party



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Eknath Shinde interview | ‘Our candidates are very good, and we have good coordination among allies’

The Maharashtra Chief Minister says industry was spooked after a bomb was placed outside Mukesh Ambani’s home during previous MVA regime’s tenure; adds that Uddhav Thackeray’s betrayal of Shiv Sena ideology will not win him sympathy



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Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘No need to worry about reservation; PM has only strengthened it during a decade in power’

It is the Congress that has diluted reservations for OBCs by giving a quota to Muslims, says Assam CM



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Watch | BJP is confident about winning over 400 seats: Piyush Goyal 

Veteran minister Piyush Goyal is excited to be a first-time candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections; he feels that this opportunity will help better him understand candidates’ psychology, allowing him to emerge a sensitive person 



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Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP: Revanth Reddy

Rahul Gandhi could challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Telangana Chief Minister says



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My focus is on a skill census and revival of democratic systems in A.P., says Pawan Kalyan

People have lost their faith in the YSR Congress Party; there is a need to strengthen institutions in the State and empower the youth by honing their skills, says Pawan Kalyan, promising that the BJP-TDP-JSP alliance will bring about change




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Congress should explain why Rahul is not fighting from Amethi; it is their cowardice: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav

Mr. Yadav says the BJP’s strength lies in its collective leadership and that Congress leaders have no ideology



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‘Credit for split’ in Shiv Sena and NCP should be given to Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not have rebelled, but when someone was pushed to the wall, they’re left with no other option, and that is what happened in Mr. Shinde’s case.



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

37% polling in Srinagar ‘greatest testament to rightness of the decision’, the Union Home Minister says; there is no doubt that the NDA is on its way to 400-plus seats, he adds; says that his party has no history of misusing a majority, and it was a Congress government that had imposed the Emergency and made changes to the Constitution



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Want to respond democratically to August 5, 2019 decision: National Conference Srinagar candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

Cleric Mehdi says this Lok Sabha election is monumentally important as a platform to air the views of the people of Jammu and Kashmir



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If the BJP puts democracy in jail, then democracy will have to be run from jail: Arvind Kejriwal

I have sworn an oath on the Constitution to serve the people and fulfil my promises, says the Delhi Chief Minister, asserting that the Constitution and legal framework put no bar on him continuing in his post



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Modi’s low level attack on Congress is a sign that he knows he is losing the polls, says K.C. Venugopal

The PM is banking on the weapon of polarising and dividing the people of the country, says Congress general secretary (organisation); he says the Congress has conceded many seats to allies to ensure the BJP government is removed and to end the ‘anarchy of misgovernance and dictatorship’




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Modi is a majoritarian PM who has to work without a majority, RJD leader Manoj K. Jha 

The NDA today is a coalition of contradictions, says senior RJD leader; he says the parties of the INDIA bloc will impact the political arena more powerfully in the coming days as there has been a revival of the collective in politics



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Young women must know the wider issues impacting their day-to-day lives: Brinda Karat

Author-politician Brinda Karat on violence against women, the rise of Hindu majoritarianism, its link with Manuvadi, and the impact of this combined force on society




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Jairam Ramesh interview: If Centre wants to adopt bulldozer tactics in Parliament, they will be met with a counter bulldozer

NDA and INDIA parties are almost evenly matched; the 2024 mandate is a personal, political and moral defeat of PM Modi, says the Congress leader.




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‘Not considering women pilots for first Gaganyaan flight huge missed opportunity’

‘Flying to space is now accessible to ordinary citizens who haven’t been part of a military environment,’ space diplomat Susmita Mohanty said




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Rishi Sunak’s performance has been disappointing: India-born Rajesh Agrawal

India-born Rajesh Agrawal is the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East




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‘There’s no pure European culture,’ says Josephine Quinn, author of How the World Made the West

In an ambitious narrative on history, Josephine Quinn argues that the West is a product of links with a much larger network of societies




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I find Ashwin very unique, says Paras Mhambrey

Former bowling coach looks back at his stint, the process that culminated with India winning the T20 World Cup, the interesting conversations and the road ahead for fast bowlers in the country