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White House mulls order directing government executives to review AI models before public review. What does it mean for Aritificial Intelligence?Donald Trump had positioned himself as a champion of unfettered AI development, rolling back Biden-era safety evaluation requirements and c...
Bengal polls: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Shah steer parallel 'war rooms'Bengal's first phase of assembly elections saw Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Minister Amit Shah leading rival 'war rooms'. Both ...
Kanyakumari turns into rare national battleground as Congress, BJP, TVK lock hornsKanyakumari's politics differ from Tamil Nadu's. National parties lead here. Congress promotes secularism. BJP seeks Hindu support. TVK pre...
Thiruparankundram Deepam row simmers in Madurai as BJP pushes 'Ayodhya of South' pitch, caste calculus reshapes contestA religious dispute over Thiruparankundram Hill has become a political flashpoint. The BJP calls it the 'Ayodhya of the South', while the D...
Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of fuelling social divisions to loot' countryWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of creating divisions among all societal groups. She clai...
Mamata vs Suvendu: TMC's emotional pitch against BJP's caste calculus sharpens Bhabanipur battleBhabanipur is the focal point of West Bengal's political landscape. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces a significant challenge from the B...
Is caste calculus driving the BJP to change leaders in some states?BJP’s decision to replace chief minister Vijay Rupani just a year before the state heads for election seems to be driven by caste calculus....
Caste calculus? Why BJP is changing chief ministers in some stateshe BJP has installed three new chief ministers in three states in three months. This may have added an air of uncertainty over the fate of ...
BJP banks on Modi factor to bridge Haryana’s caste divideStakes are much higher for BJP this time in Haryana, since it is contesting all 10 seats.
BJP banks on PM Narendra Modi's magic to undo Bihar caste calculusBJP is banking on its “development and jobs” pitch, undergirded by an effort to polarize the “beef” debate.
Bihar polls may finally boil down to caste calculusNDA is making efforts to woo the backward and Dalit castes, who constitute almost 33% of the population, by using Kushwaha, Paswan and Manj...
Elections 2014 Results: Two key takeaways from Uttar PradeshRahul trailing, Smriti Irani leading, BJP riding in UP, SP and BSP faring poorly. If all of these trends hold, here's UP's message.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Caste to play an important part in VaranasiThe Lok Sabha constituency of 15,32,000 voters has five assembly seats, two of which are rural and three urban.
Caste remains an integral part of Bihar's political landscapeNegotiating the caste calculus will be integral to Nitish Kumar’s chances of completing this term and returning as CM for another.
Assembly elections: Deliver growth and get re-electedConventional wisdom has it that voters in India are more swayed by caste, religion and local factors than economic growth.
- UP Polls: Congress trying to get caste calculus right; eyeing Kurmi and Muslim votes
In UP, where caste equations have historically determined electoral outcomes, Congress is working to consolidate the votes of Kurmis and Mu...