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Need population policy soon to address ‘demographic imbalance’, says RSS general secretary Hosabale

Protest song to Bangladesh’s anthem, and now Assam row: The politics, poetry of Tagore’s ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’

Kejriwal allotted ‘Sheesh Mahal 2.0’ in Chandigarh, says BJP; AAP asks ‘where is the allotment letter?’

When crime, politics and bahubalis met at a village crossing in Mokama, Bihar

In Bihar’s ‘Leningrad’, ‘Dashazari Yojana’ fortifies women’s vote for Nitish, but youth restless

A judge and an executor: Why Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai is Govt’s go-to personSubscriber Only

A fourth of Jan Suraaj candidates post-graduates, leads the way in fielding Muslims, women

Decode Politics: In Bihar manifesto, how NDA blends outreach to poor with aspirational pitch, addresses jobs issue

Controversial politician leading Maharashtra farmer protests: Meet Bachchu Kadu, who once disguised himself as ‘Yusuf Pathan’

Will UP get a new district after Kalyan Singh? Former CM’s son raises demand, survey begins in Aligarh & Bulandshahr

Clouds gathering, can Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa clear the air?

Her theme song one of change, CPI(M-L)’s Divya Gautam fights shy of Sushant Singh Rajput link

Opposition’s overtures fall flat, Vijay reiterates lone-wolf strategy as his party resumes activity after Karur tragedy

RJD’s challenge in Siwan: Shahabuddin is dead. Long live ShahabuddinSubscriber Only

In a first, CPI puts CPI(M) on back foot over PM SHRI, but Vijayan has last laugh

‘Learnt Amar Sonar Bangla as a child!’ says bewildered 74-yr-old Congress worker in Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s crosshairs

BJP plays safest in Bihar polls as NDA opts to repeat candidates in more seats than go for new faces

How an Assam vigilante group long seen in step with Himanta Sarma govt is stepping on its toes nowSubscriber Only

ED writes to Tamil Nadu DGP, seeks probe into ‘bribes of Rs 25-35 lakh’ per post in state govt dept

Why NDA is not talking of the Bihar liquor ban in elections, and why Opposition is

Knives out in National Conference as Altaf echoes Ruhullah, Omar in firefighting mode

Beyond Patna, voices of discontent but key to Opp success: can Tejashwi widen RJD’s tent, bring them in?

Why Sukhu govt is in a soup – from doubling Shimla Mayor term to deferring local body polls

Nitish still mentally alert, in much better health than Lalu: K C Tyagi interview