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Will Congress' Lack of Faith in Its Candidates Cost it Dear in Rajasthan's Churu?

Will Congress' Lack of Faith in Its Candidates Cost it Dear in Rajasthan's Churu?

CNN-News18 — In 2003 Assembly polls, Congress won three of the eight seats in Churu. In 2008, it won only two. Five years later, Congress was reduced to a single seat in the region.
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Did Caste Mobilisation, Nationalism & Increased Polling Stations Lead to High Polling in Rajastha...

Did Caste Mobilisation, Nationalism & Increased Polling Stations Lead to High Polling in Rajastha...

CNN-News18 — Despite the sweltering heat in almost every region of Rajasthan, the desert state recorded an overall high voter turnout of 68.17% in its first phase of polling in the 13 Lok Sabha seats on April 29.
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'Politics of UP, Gujarat Won't Work Here': Muslim Leaders in Rajasthan Struggle for Political Spa...

'Politics of UP, Gujarat Won't Work Here': Muslim Leaders in Rajasthan Struggle for Political Spa...

CNN-News18 — Despite having a sizable population of about 9.07 per cent in Rajasthan, the Muslim community's representation in politics remains minimal. While the Congress has fielded one Muslim candidate, Rafique Mandelia from Churu seat, in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the BJP has not fielded any.
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In Rajasthan, Congress Loses Ground as Beniwal And Bainsla Tilt Caste Balance in BJP's Favour

In Rajasthan, Congress Loses Ground as Beniwal And Bainsla Tilt Caste Balance in BJP's Favour

CNN-News18 — With less than 20 days to the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, the Congress has lost considerable ground in the state over the last seven days. Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) chief Hanuman Beniwal announced an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state last week.
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Advani's 'Adversaries, Not Enemy' Remark a Parting Shot for New BJP as Original Faces of Ayodhya ...

Advani's 'Adversaries, Not Enemy' Remark a Parting Shot for New BJP as Original Faces of Ayodhya ...

CNN-News18 — With Murli Manohar Joshi and LK Advani sidelined, and BJP leaders Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar already out of the electoral picture, careers of the party's original faces of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement that led to the demolition of Babri Masjid have virtually ended.
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With 4 Meena Candidates in Congress List, Community Asserts Its Clout in Rajasthan's Politics

With 4 Meena Candidates in Congress List, Community Asserts Its Clout in Rajasthan's Politics

CNN-News18 — Unlike the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress has announced all its candidates for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan. During elections, social demographics and caste equations run deep in the desert state. With Rajputs, Jats and Gujjars having a considerable presence and influence in the state, each community looks for its share in the pie.
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Modi Promises to Make Jewar Airport a Reality in Greater Noida Even as Farmers Continue to File P...

Modi Promises to Make Jewar Airport a Reality in Greater Noida Even as Farmers Continue to File P...

CNN-News18 — In one of his last public programmes before the Election Commission announced the Lok Sabha election dates and implemented the Model Code of Conduct, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the contentious Jewar international airport will come up in Greater Noida.
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The Real Reason Why Minerva Punjab Didn't Turn Up for Match Against Real Kashmir FC

The Real Reason Why Minerva Punjab Didn't Turn Up for Match Against Real Kashmir FC

CNN-News18 — On February 18, football clubs Real Kashmir FC and Minerva Punjab were up against one another in an I-League game at the TRC Ground in Srinagar. Only one of them turned up.
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Jind Bypoll: Rise of Nascent JJP Spells Doom for INLD, Creates New Problems for Congress​

Jind Bypoll: Rise of Nascent JJP Spells Doom for INLD, Creates New Problems for Congress​

CNN-News18 — Jind bypoll results in Haryana handed a convincing victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the saffron party candidate Krishan Midha winning by a comfortable margin of over 12,000 votes on Thursday. The BJP recorded its maiden victory in Jind by fighting off the newly formed Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) and leaving the Congress in the dust.
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Jind Bypoll: Kejriwal's Last Minute Clarion Call for Digvijay Chautala May Change Poll Arithmetic

Jind Bypoll: Kejriwal's Last Minute Clarion Call for Digvijay Chautala May Change Poll Arithmetic

CNN-News18 — On Republic Day, thousands of people gathered at Jind's old grain market to listen to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal who was there to campaign for the Jananayak Janata Party (JJP).
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First Big Test For Congress in Rajasthan as 'Cheated' Farmers Plan Massive Protest Over Loan Waiv...

First Big Test For Congress in Rajasthan as 'Cheated' Farmers Plan Massive Protest Over Loan Waiv...

CNN-News18 — A month after Congress wrested Rajasthan from the BJP and Ashok Gehlot became the chief minister for a third time, farmer protests have returned to Sikar district over unfulfilled loan waiver promises and failure to give Minimum Support Price for their produce.
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Noida Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless, Their Life Savings and IDs Reduced to Ashes

Noida Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless, Their Life Savings and IDs Reduced to Ashes

CNN-News18 — A fire in a Sector 73 slum in Noida reduced all the 121 dwellings in the slum to ash, leaving hundreds of devastated residents homeless. Another 116 tin-roofed and tarpaulin-walled houses in the adjacent slum were also affected. On the fateful night, made worse by cold winds, the fire spread across both sides of the high wall that separated the two slums. By the time fire engines arrived and managed to wrestle down the flames, little was left to salvage.
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With State Results Setting the Trend, Will Farmers be 'Real Majority' Factor to Swing Poll Outcom...

With State Results Setting the Trend, Will Farmers be 'Real Majority' Factor to Swing Poll Outcom...

CNN-News18 — One of 2018's biggest developments came toward the end of the year when Assembly election results for five states were announced on December 11. The Congress, in alliance with the Telugu Desam Party, failed in Telangana and lost Meghalaya from its grip, but those losses were trumped by major victories, all of them attained on the back of pre-poll promises of farm loan waiver, across the Hindi heartland.
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Jewar Airport Hits Another Hurdle as Hundreds of Farmers Revoke Land Acquisition Consent

Jewar Airport Hits Another Hurdle as Hundreds of Farmers Revoke Land Acquisition Consent

CNN-News18 — The government notification had mentioned that a little over 1,239 hectares of land in the area will be acquired, but several farmers filed affidavits at the district magistrate's office, stating they had only agreed to give up their land, not to the compensation amount.
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Delhi's Malviya Nagar on the Edge After Death of 8-Year-old Madrassa Boy

Delhi's Malviya Nagar on the Edge After Death of 8-Year-old Madrassa Boy

CNN-News18 — A disquiet hung over the intersecting narrow lanes that cut through the cramped houses of Begumpur. The death of an eight-year-old boy, a student at the local madrassa, in Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi, has left the locality on edge.
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Inside the Delhi School That Partitioned Hindu-Muslim Boys and Why No One Outside Had a Clue

Inside the Delhi School That Partitioned Hindu-Muslim Boys and Why No One Outside Had a Clue

CNN-News18 — A North Delhi Municipal Corporation school in Gully Number 9 of Wazirabad made it to the front page of a national newspaper on Wednesday. The school in charge, CB Singh Sehrawat, it was found, had segregated students based on their religion.
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Netflix's 'Bandersnatch' Doesn't Know Where It's Going, Despite the Many Paths it Can Choose From

Netflix's 'Bandersnatch' Doesn't Know Where It's Going, Despite the Many Paths it Can Choose From

CNN-News18 — The problem with the Black Mirror film is not the branching storyline structure. "Bandersnatch" doesn't work either as a film or a game, because the narrative style doesn't feel more than a gimmick.
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'Modi Became PM, Now We Are on Verge of Selling Tea': Farmers' Anger Against Govt Boils Over

'Modi Became PM, Now We Are on Verge of Selling Tea': Farmers' Anger Against Govt Boils Over

CNN-News18 — Leaders of Bharatiya Kisan Union alongside a drove of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, after marching for nine days, rallied at Delhi border, only to be halted by heavy police barricading, water cannons and tear gas.
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Gave Consent for Airport, Not for Compensation Offered: Jewar Farmers on Land Deal by Govt

Gave Consent for Airport, Not for Compensation Offered: Jewar Farmers on Land Deal by Govt

CNN-News18 — New Delhi: Authorities speak of a relatively smooth land acquisition process for the proposed international airport in Jewar, 60 kilometers from Noida, with over 75 per cent of farmers signing the consent forms. Many, though, say they only gave consent for the airport project and not the compensation offered.
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This Bengaluru Firm Has a High-Tech Plan to Ensure There are No More Deaths Due to Manual Scaveng...

This Bengaluru Firm Has a High-Tech Plan to Ensure There are No More Deaths Due to Manual Scaveng...

CNN-News18 — As manual scavenging deaths mount and protests against the practice gather momentum, two retired Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) engineers from Bangaluru say they have found a way to mitigate the risks associated with sewer treatment that could save lives of sanitation workers.
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Teachers Spend Only 19% of Their Time in Educating Students. Here's What Keeps Them Busy

Teachers Spend Only 19% of Their Time in Educating Students. Here's What Keeps Them Busy

CNN-News18 — Teachers, who play a vital role in shaping the society, actually spend mere 19.1% of their working hours in imparting knowledge. But what do they do in the remaining time? Answer: election duty, carrying out surveys, pulse polio campaigns and maintaining mid-day meal registers.
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Minority Within Minority: Trans, Bisexual and Asexual People Ask for Equality in LGBTQIA

Minority Within Minority: Trans, Bisexual and Asexual People Ask for Equality in LGBTQIA

CNN-News18 — After the Supreme Court read down Section 377, people from LGBTQ+ community celebrated, but many knew that certain sections of the LGBTQIA have a longer road ahead to equal rights.
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Jewar Airport Project: Will Rohi Farmers Take Fancy to Govt's 'Development' Promise?

Jewar Airport Project: Will Rohi Farmers Take Fancy to Govt's 'Development' Promise?

CNN-News18 — Some farmers are hopeful, some reluctant, and some are downright against parting with their land for the proposed Jewar International airport near Greater Noida.
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In Jewar's Rohi Village, Women Unopposed to Airport, Ask for Share in Development

In Jewar's Rohi Village, Women Unopposed to Airport, Ask for Share in Development

CNN-News18 — In Rohi, a village in Jewar Tehsil just off the Yamuna Expressway, the local member of Legislative Assembly addresses a gathering of men under a tree. There is a decision to be made -- will Rohi give its land for the proposed Jewar airport project or not? And the women have no say in the decision.
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