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'The BJP intensified its criticism of the Congress following a controversial Instagram post from Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate aimed at actor Kangana Ranaut. Ranaut, set to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on the BJP ticket from Mandi in her home state of Himachal Pradesh, became the focal point of the political clash. Barkha Dutt speaks to Prof Geeta Bhatt | Delhi University Tavleen Singh I Columnist Suparna Sharma | Film critic Jaya Jaitley I Politician and activist Zakia Soman I Women's rights activist' Read more

'After a lot of drama unfolding last night after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest and his subsequent decision to withdraw the appeal from SC and move the lower courts, AAP spokesperson Atishi Marlena said that it is the first time that a sitting CM has been arrested. She also said that BJP is trying its best to restrict AAP's Election Campaign.' Read more

'The Gandhi siblings, Rahul and Priyanka, are unsure about running in their family's strongholds in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, there are rising speculations about BJP's Nupur Sharma contesting from the Gandhi bastion Rae Bareli. Who will win the Hindi heartland? Barkha Dutt speaks to Arati Jerath | Senior Journalist Vinit Goenka | Political Analyst Tehseen Poonawalla | Political Analyst Sugata Srinivas Raju | Author' Read more

'Addressing the entrepreneurs at Startup Mahakumbh, PM Modi remarked on the dynamics of politics and startups, noting how startups pivot if ventures fail, contrasting with the persistence often seen in politics. Confident in his party's prospects, he anticipated a third consecutive term and pledged a comprehensive budget for the upcoming fiscal year. His remarks at the 'Mahakumbh' underscored the growing influence of the startup ecosystem despite the looming elections.' Read more

'With Election Season, the season of polarization is here. Rahul Gandhi is under attack from the BJP for his Mumabi speech referring to a fight 'against Shakti' - a speech that the BJP has called 'anti-Hindu'. And in Gujarat, arrests have been made after a mob attack on a group of international students offering namaz at Gujarat university. Barkha Dutt talks to Zafar Sareswala Yashovardhan azad Abhijit Iyer Mitra Sanjay Jha Ashwani Shahi' Read more

'Just before the upcoming general elections, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules were officially notified four years after its passage. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was crucial to the BJP's 2019 Lok Sabha election manifesto. Is the law humanitarian or discriminatory on grounds of faith? Barkha Dutt Speaks to Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Strategic Affairs Analyst Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate & Former Mediator With Anti-CAA Protesters Zakia Soman, Rights Activist Maj Gen Dhruv Katoch, Military Veteran, India Foundation.' Read more

'The Bharatiya Janata Party's second list is out. The list of names featuring big names like Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Anurag Thakur ML Khattar was released on Wednesday. The party announced candidates for 10 States including Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra in the second list of 72 candidates.' Read more

'Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers from Rajasthan today, ending her long stint in the Lok Sabha and making a new entry in the Rajya Sabha. Mrs Gandhi contested her first election in 1999 from the party's turf Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and from Karnataka's Bellary. She won both. In 2004, making way for Rahul in Amethi, she shifted to the Congress' second UP stronghold - Rae Bareli. since then, she has been representing the constituency in the lower house of the Parliament. Her shift to the Rajya Sabha marks the end of an era and end of electoral politics for the Congress matriarch. Sonia Gandhi is likely to pass on the baton of Rae Bareli to daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as per media reports. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who earlier took charge of UP Congress and later stepped down, will contest from the family turf of Raebareli, as per the media reports. If this happens, this would be Priyanka's first-ever election. However, in 2019, Rahul Gandhi lost Amethi, another Gandhi family turf in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Barkha Dutt speaks to Tehseen Poonawalla | Political Analyst Varun Singh | Political Analyst Arati R Jerath | Senior Journalist Rasheed Kidwai | Journalist & Author' Read more