Pre-poll survey: State-wise popularity trends point to a close election

A total of 59% of the respondents in the CSDS-Lokniti-The Hindu-Tiranga TV-Dainik Bhaskar Pre-Poll Survey reported being satisfied with the Central government’s performance, with 35% registering dissatisfaction. This 24 percentage point net satisfaction with the government marked a definite increase from its popularity numbers last year when the net satisfaction had dropped to zero (46% satisfied, 47% dissatisfied).

Uttar Pradesh’s farmers split over cane, cattle and crashing prices

The sugarcane farmers gathered around a tree-shaded charpoy at Bhainswala village, a few kilometres from Shamli town in western Uttar Pradesh, share a common litany of woes — late payments, high input costs, the stray cattle menace — for which most blame the policies of the BJP government.

This election is not about Modi but mudda (issues): Tejashwi Yadav

At the end of a long and tiring day of campaigning, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks at his Patna residence on absence of his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, the delay in finalising the opposition alliance and Modi government’s stand on reservation.

UAE upset as India drags feet on air services deal

Despite good ties in several other spheres, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is disappointed that the government has completed its term without renegotiating a bilateral “air services agreement” that would allow more Gulf airlines into India.

Naveen Patnaik, sole face of BJD, turns to tech to widen campaign

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has an unenviable task as his party faces a stiff fight in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections this time.

Closure of National Highway causes problems in Kashmir Valley

Abdul Rehman Ganai, 61, a chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patient from south Kashmir’s Anantnag, who lost his son during a street protest in 2016, is likely to miss his check-up with the Valley’s leading psychiatrist, Dr. Arshad Hussain, this Sunday, as the ban on the movement of civilian traffic on the 271-km National Highway 44 in Kashmir will be enforced for convoy movement.

CBI searches Bhushan Power and Steel in ₹2,348 crore bank fraud case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, its directors, promoters and their associates, in connection with a ₹.2,348 crore bank fraud case.

IPL 2019 | CSK player Scott Kuggeleijn's controversial past

Debutant Scott Kuggeleijn played a key role for Chennai Super Kings in its win over Kings XI Punjab, giving away just ten runs and taking two wickets in his final two overs, especially after going for 27 in his first two.

Dear parents, why do you bring your child to an A-rated film?

Vijay Sethupathi, after Rajinikanth, Vijay and Ajith Kumar before him, is one actor who has managed to build a fan base across age groups.

100 years later: The many meanings of Jallianwala Bagh

It has often been said that Britain lost its empire the day when, a hundred years ago, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, 55, commanding a regiment of 50 Gurkha and Baluchi riflemen, ordered firing without warning upon an unarmed crowd of over 15,000 Indians gathered at an enclosure called the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, a stone’s throw from the Golden Temple.