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Rishi Sunak, 42, has already snatched a niche for himself in history books by becoming the youngest British prime minister in 200 years and, of course, the first of Asian origin. But he has to hit the ground running if the judgement of posterity is t

CHAIRMAN AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Aroon Purie VICE CHAIRPERSON: Kalli Purie GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dinesh Bhatia GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Raj Chengappa CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Manoj Sharma GROUP CREATIVE EDITOR: Nilanjan Das; GROUP PHOTO EDITOR

As Hyderabad prepares to host the Formula E grand prix on Feb. 11 next year, K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana’s municipal administration and urban development minister, is striving to showcase the state capital’s growth as a global city. The precincts of Hus

Though the Uttar Pradesh government counts bulldozer action and mafia encounters among its achievements, the actions have showed the state police force, particularly on social media, in poor light. To counter the impression, the khaki force is planni

In 1869, telegraph pioneer John Pender set up the British Indian Submarine Telegraph Company to lay undersea cables from Britain to India. When English author John Ruskin was told about the venture, he asked, half in jest: “I wonder what the message

The Consumer Price Index rose by 10 per cent in the 12 months to September 2022, forcing households to tighten purse strings Growth has been steadily slipping over the past few quarters The British pound has taken a pounding, dropping to a record low

Deputy PM and Justice Secretary Reprising roles he held under Johnson, Raab was dropped from the Truss cabinet and has been a Sunak loyalist Foreign Secretary A junior minister under Theresa May, Cleverly was first appointed foreign secretary under T

Unity and Stability. Rishi Sunak, the newly appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that these will be his first and foremost goals. As Leader of the Conservative Party, Sunak has vowed to unite his party as he prepares to lead

JITENDRA SINGH Union MoS Brother Devendra Rana has moved from National Conference to BJP MAHENDRA BHAGAT Party candidate in Jalandhar West assembly seat Ex-BJP minister Chunni Lal Bhagat’s son RAJ KUMAR CHAWLA Amritsar Central candidate Son of ex-min

Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde is an MP National People’s Party (NPP), Megha laya: The late P.A. Sangma’s son Conrad Sangma runs it Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), Punjab Sukhdev Dhindsa and his family

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s aunts are ex-Rajasthan CM Vasundhra Raje and Yas hodhara Raje, a minister in MP. Grandmother Vijayaraje was a BJP founding member; father Madhavrao Scindia was minister in Congress regimes. Brother-in-law Vikrama

On October 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded a warning bell in his home state Gujarat, cautioning BJP workers about a “silent” campaign by the rival Congress in the villages. “You need to remain alert in the coming elections. They [the Congres

↘ UNEMPLOYMENT AAP and Congress have promised up to a million government jobs in Gujarat. AAP has even promised 80 per cent reservation in private jobs for Gujarat domiciles ↘ INFLATION: Both AAP and Congress are hoping to corner the BJP over price r

↘ PATIDARS: They make up 18-19 per cent of the vote, and have influence in 40 seats. Largely a farming community, the Patidars also have a presence among the urban middle class and powerful non-resident Gujaratis. They do not vote as a bloc, though.

↘ NARENDRA MODI The prime minister is the face of the BJP not just in his home state but across India. He is micro-managing the polls, with all teams reporting to him, though chief minister Bhupendrabhai Patel continues to be the CM face ↘ ARVIND KEJ

↘ BHUPENDRABHAI PATEL, 60 (BJP): Incumbent CM is likely to get a second term if the party wins. A Patidar, he is the energetic, urban face of Ahmedabad. Has worked closely with the PMO since he took over in late 2021 ↘ C.R. PATIL, 67 (BJP): The state

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↘ Stalkers call their victims and send texts and messages multiple times a day and comment a lot on their social media posts that may or may not be threatening ↘ They keep asking about who their victims were with or where they were ↘ They try getting

Director: Om Raut Made on a Rs 500 crore budget, the film features Prabhas as Raghav, who takes on Lankesh, played by Saif Ali Khan Director: Gunasekhar Based on the iconic Kalidas play, the movie stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Shakuntala and Dev Moha

AFTER THE WAR: The Last Books of the Mahabharat by Wendy Doniger SPEAKING TIG ₹499; 240 pages As she translates the somewhat underrated last books of the Mahabharata, Doniger uses her lucid prose to show us how the peace that followed the battle of K

IS CELEBRATION JUST SELF-INDULGENCE BY ANOTHER name, “a passive state where we seek to be amused or entertained”? Or is it an active choice to express appreciation? Either way, at Spice, we like to keep things simple. This issue, we focus on celebrat

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