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BJP mounts full-fledged pursuit of Punjab's fragmented Christian vote bank

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(Photo: Unsplash/Element5 Digital) As the electoral battle intensifies across Punjab’s Lok Sabha constituencies, an unexpected community has emerged as an influential swing vote bank – the state’s Christian population. With sizeable numbers concentrated in key battlegrounds like Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozepur, Christian voters hold the potential to tilt outcomes in closely contested seats. Traditionally leaning … Read more

Supreme Court extends stay on hate speech trial against Tamil Nadu BJP chief

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Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court of India has extended the stay on the criminal trial against K. Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over alleged hate speech remarks made against Christians in … Read more

Incendiary remarks by BJP lawmaker spark uproar in Chhattisgarh

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(Photo: Pixabay) A video that went viral on 27 April 2024 has ignited a firestorm of controversy involving Rikesh Sen, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district. In the footage, reportedly captured during a Hanuman Jayanti event on April 24 at Patel Chowk in Durg, Sen … Read more

Congress manifesto promises major reforms, draws criticism from BJP

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(Photo: Unsplash/Parth Savani) The Indian National Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on April 5, outlining an ambitious agenda centred around the theme of “justice” and making a slew of promises aimed at various sections of society. Titled the ‘Nyay Patra’ (Document for Justice), the 45-page manifesto revolves around five pillars of … Read more