It seems everything is a self goal for Congress while BJP only has master strokes.

BREAKING| Plea In Supreme Court For SIT Probe Into Electoral Bonds 'Scam', Alleges Quid Pro Quo Between Corporates & Political Parties

#SupremeCourtOfIndia #ElectoralBonds
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And always on the road, the wonderful handiwork of the artisans and potters of the country!

Today in parts of #UttarPradesh that vote in #secondphase April 26, #HanumanJayanti merged with religious-cultural mobilisation by RSS/BJP and involved bhandaras and food distribution on large scale.

In this detailed piece, Neel Madhav and I write about the Election Commission's Technical Expert Committee.

The committee, which certifies India’s Electronic Voting Machines, is plagued by potential conflict of interest

Do read
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Have just heard a blood chillingly communal speech meant to be an election speech.

Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman said in an interview that the #BJP intended to bring back #electoralbonds in some form after consultations with all stakeholders if it is elected back to power after the 2024 general election
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A very important piece by Shah Alam Khan on pharma companies, doctors and electoral bonds. Just one of the people in our midst with a conscience. The Unholy Bond m.thewire.in/article/health…

Azadi means Freedom/Liberation. It has nothing to do with hating Jews. This is a protest presumably against bloodbath in Gaza that’s killed so many Palestinians and US support for it, but cannot be inferred as hating Jews. Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) Kunwar Sarvesh passed away due to heart attack in Delhi's AIIMS, confirms BJP MLA from Moradabad city Ritesh Gupta.

Voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in Moradabad yesterday.

Frankly I am quite disgusted that an elected chief minister has been jailed on thin grounds, is not convicted but incarcerated and a circus is being created by media lapping up ED narratives about his food. And he is asking for insulin. #Kejriwal

Quite an amazing piece by Dr Meena Kandasamy. Detailed and reported from
Coimbatore where she describes Annamalai as a bubble created by North Indian media. Let’s see if she is right. outlookindia.com/elections/tami…

So I made a Friend in #Isfahan from whom I had purchased a carpet. He often sends greetings etc. I messaged to ask how things were and he sent this video with information that the airport is closed but the beautiful parts are safe

So far the data shows that of the 8 #UttarPradesh seats that voted Nagina highest turnout where Bhim army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is contesting. Curtailing him is obsession of BSP and they will strategise on that as there is a buzz he is possibly winning

Many things are not going according to plan in both UP and Bihar. PM Modi Bihar Rally: Why Nitish may not be invited at Modi's Bihar rallies any more deccanherald.com/india/bihar/wh…

In India’s richest state, exam scams kill escape from farm crisis

I report for Al Jazeera
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So I made a Friend in #Isfahan from whom I had purchased a carpet. He often sends greetings etc. I messaged to ask how things were and he sent this video with information that the airport is closed but the beautiful parts are safe

India votes soon. In #UttarPradesh I look at 3 seats with large Muslim presence won by BSP-SP in 2019 but 2024 is different. Also examine the crucial issue of missing voters in #electoral -rolls. My column. In the saffron storm - Frontline frontline.thehindu.com/columns/uttar-…

#Iran#Israel. We now have open war between 2 nations that have nuclear options. aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…