Lessons from Jat and Maratha Heartland

Lesson No 1: Modern-day politics yields no place for electoral tourism. Voters will thrash candidates and trash parties who do not show up and respect and reward those who do show up. This lesson is particularly important to those who believe in sulking as a political philosophy and invest in hope as a viable strategy. Lesson No 2: Voters long on Modi and short on BJP. Over 60 per cent of those who voted for the BJP named Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the work of the Central Government as reason for their choice as per the survey of India Today-Axis-MyIndia post-poll survey. But sentiment and trust alone is not enough. Voters, to borrow from stock market phraseology, may be long on Modi but will not hesitate to go short on BJP. Remember these states voted overwhelmingly for the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. Lesson No 3: It's the economy stupid. The political economy is not yet at the tipping point but the scent of anger over agrarian distress and job losses is showing up in the results whether in Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra or rural Haryana. In Haryana farmers, farm labour, unemployed and those between 18 and 35 chose the Congress over the BJP (AxisMyIndia Survey). What is more significant is that failure to address issues led to an alignment of grievance and caste - the farmers , farm labourers, young unemployed voted for the caste warriors. Lesson No 4: Every team needs a captain. Empowerment of local leadership delivers - the need to choose a captain early is best represented by the results in Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The Congress dilly-dallied on the leadership question for months, some say over a year. Eventually less than 40 days before the polls, it anointed Kumari Selja and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The duo managed to pack a punch in a short time. While the BJP managed to hang on, it has had to kow-tow to the demands of the young Dushyant Chautala. In Maharashtra, confusion was confounded between two Chavans. If the party did surface it was thanks to Pawar who used his network to drag a reluctant ally along and campaigned for the Congress cousins. Lesson No 5: Quota is good but not enough. Devendra Fadnavis did well to walk across the aisle to make the quota for Marathas happen but it was not enough. While the BJP did well across social groups the improved showing of the NCP and Congress in Western Maharashtra, in North Maharashtra, in Marathawada and even Vidarbha, is a signal worth reading. Lesson No 6: Organisation matters. Mumbai, the economic hub of India, accounts for 36 seats in the house of 288 in Maharashtra. In 18 months, the Congress has seen three chiefs for Mumbai. The city has a vote share and the party does have a cadre in the city but there was no leader. The mess and mayhem has taken its toll on its showing. The Congress party in Mumbai was fighting but not in the elections and could not leverage public anger over the economy and job losses. Lesson No 7: Arrogance will be punished. The defeat of Pankaja Munde in Maharashtra and Capt Abhimanyu represent a trend. In Haryana, barring CM M L Khattar and Anil Vij, all eight other ministers were trounced. In Maharashtra, eight ministers from the Fadnavis cabinet were voted out. The public anger is about non-performance and the lack of sensitivity of ministers on issues - whether floods, drought or distress. Lesson No 8: Wooing turncoats can be treacherous. The BJP for some years has deployed an EXIM policy in politics - export unwanted and import from other parties. This has had consequences for the party. To start with, the majority of turncoats who left Congress and the NCP, for reasons ranging from survival to sustenance, were defeated. Secondly, the installation of defectors robbed loyal cadre of legitimate opportunity resulting in over two dozen turning rebels. Lesson No 9: The NOTA factor. None of the above, the choice to not vote for any candidate, is an emerging option. The NOTA factor is visible where politicos do not show up during a crisis or a catastrophe. It is estimated that over 7.4 lakh voters, up from over 4.2 lakh in 2014, hit the NOTA button to express their dissent on choice of candidates. Contrary to popular perception rural voters have weaponised the NOTA option far better than urban voters - as witnessed in Latur-Rural and Palus-Kadegaoan where NOTA stood second. Lesson No 10: What is the most surprising factoid of the poll results? The fact that the Congress did as well as it did given the perceptions about the party and its leadership. What is even more surprising is that Congressmen have not, as yet, credited the high command and a leadership which didn't know whether it was coming or going. 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Indian men's hockey team sweep aside Russia, seal Tokyo spot

We just had to stay patient and they fought very hard,' chief coach Graham Reid said after the match.​ India recovered quickly, regrouped in the second quarter and put on a grand show as they won 7-1 for a 11-3 aggregate to clinch their berth to 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the end it proved a cakewalk, a result befitting India's ranking as world No. 5. The forwards, led by the seasoned SV Sunil, were in great form as they left the Russian defence that had thwarted them repeatedly on Friday, in tatters. Russia again crowded the defence and looked to capitalise on the counter but India were prepared, prising open the defence with smart passing and hard running.​ India bagged five penalty corners, converting four. Experienced drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, who had struggled on Friday, was his old self and converted two goals. Amit Rohidas (60+) converted the final penalty corner while Akashdeep slammed home a rebound off the second PC.​ Akashdeep (23, 29), Lalit Upadhyay (14) and Nilakanta Sharma (47) were the other scorers. ​ India earned their first penalty corner in the seventh minute but Harmanpreet Singh could not score. They created pressure but the visitors held on to their lead until the first quarter ended.​ Upadhyay, handed his 100th cap, scored the equaliser when he deflected in a shot by Hardik Singh. Akashdeep then converted a rebound after a flick by Harmanpreet Singh was blocked by the goalkeeper. India made it 3-1 when Akashdeep scored on the stroke of half-time, showing fine skill, running into the circle and slamming home a backhander.​ India were always in control in the second half and Rupinder Pal Singh scored off his first two attempts.​ 'The sequence was not working yesterday. But today, things worked well. It took time for me to get my rhythm back as I was playing a competitive match after some time. When I scored my first goal, I was happy to get my rhythm back,' said Rupinder.​ Reid was happy with his boys as they scored both field goals and on PCs. With the job done, he now has nine months to plan for the Olympics.​ DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://ask.fm/herbaazketon

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Former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane's son Nitesh joins BJP

arayan Rane, who founded the Maharashtra Swabhiman Party in 2017 after parting ways with the Congress, has spoken of merging the outfit with the BJP, with whose support he is now a Rajya Sabha member.The former state chief minister was earlier in the Shiv Sena, which he quit in 2005 and joined the Congress. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://benoit.gaillard.aricie.net/UserProfile/tabid/2042/userId/9342/Default.aspx The no-detention policy till class 8 came into existence in 2010 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://www.aeriagames.com/user/kaanewilloms/

Beyond the Veil: WhatsApp Uncle on why anti-nationals and nationalists could do with a little clarity

that all is happening is lies and litter was spread…As always beta swastik U HAVE MADE ME ASHAMED BY SHARING THIS FAKE NEWS…. PM ji was doing prime swacchta sewa for desh… BUT U TRIED TO SHARE PURDAH OF FAKE NEWS… saying all was a natak… U HAV BEEN PROVED WRONG…. NOW PLZ APOLOGIES TO PRADHAN SEWAK… AND TO NATION U all toh dont understand only… in New India, all maya will be dissolved… no lies against BHARAT MATA and her priya param putras PM Modi ji and Loh Purush Griha Mantri Amit Bhai shah ji will be saho-ed…. Plz my family… let me tell u very frankly… it has been six yrs… and country is changed… RSS sarsangchalak adarniya Mohan Bhagwat has said… INDIA IS HINDU RASHTRA… BUT U ALL KEEP GOING ON ABOUT VIDESHI CONCEPTS LIKE LYNCHING… Bachchon… get out of this purdah… 1,200 saal ki ghulaami is over… even in Amar Akbar Anthony…. Amar was biggest brother… elder of family… Ram…. do not get caught up in moh-maya of all foreign terms of sickularism…. Look what all is happening… Ram temple will be built, there is peace and quiet in Kashmir and all enemies of India lyk Pakistan is saying secretly… wah modi ji!!!! wah!!!! New truth of history is coming out also…. Gandhi ji was good friend of RSS…. only question is why old RSS man kill him???? Im sure nationalist historian will tell…. Only problem now is lack of clarity…. bachchon… do not tell outsiders… but i think some purdah is on eyes of Hindu rashtra ppl also… some confusion is happening… U see… Amit Bhai Shah ji has said that all bangladeshi will be thrown out… chun chun ke… but to bangladesh pm madam toh they r saying… 'hey relax… no one will be thrown out!!!! Then bachchon…. Amit Bhai said all anti-national former kendriya mantris and CMs r danger to bharat mata and will do naughtiness in Kashmir…. so use PSA on Abdullah and Mufti vansh and take away virasaat of these leaders…. BUT THEN GOVERNOR SAY WORK WITH MAINSTREAM PARTIES!!!! Bachchon, what is happening?!!!! May be national forces r being divided?!!! Or r some doing fake news like nithalla pota swastik?!!!! All Hindu Rashtravadis must quickly become united, even if they have differences… like Amar, Akbar, Anthony… DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://www.coalindia.in/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/64/UserId/528956/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Telangana Cop booked for 'torture' of teen maid

Later, the minor was let off and the matter came to the notice of a local NGO, that wrote to the Women Development and Child Welfare officials seeking intervention. The head office directed the DCPU to rescue the child. The minor was rescued on Tuesday and sent to the Nimboliadda home for children. According to the DCPU, the minor stated that she took up the job due to her father's ill health. She informed that she had worked at the home of the officer for three months for `7,000 per month. However, when she wanted to go back home, she was coerced into accepting a crime she had not committed, the DCPU officials said. Meanwhile, Raidurgam police said that they had followed protocol. "We received a complaint on Sunday and registered a case. The minor came to the police station and confessed to the crime. She said the stolen money was with her friend. The money was later found in his possession," said SHO S Ravinder. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.subzerotyler.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/190465/Default.aspx

Bigg Boss 13 day 25 written update episode 25 October 25: Shehnaaz Gill apologises to Shefali Bagga, but she could not care less

'Aggression is natural but you are in control of the aggression. Remember you are competitors, not enemies,' Bigg Boss said. Deepti Naval loves to go trekking with her camera, says 'its a great excuse to be out in the wilderness' Shehnaaz Gill apologised to Shefali Bagga for her behaviour the previous day and began crying but Shefali did not react at all. Soon, Devoleena said even as she had tears in her eyes, 'Bigg Boss aapko ye gandh promote karna hai karo but don't ever compare me with this dirt.' She got upset after Paras told her that Bigg Boss said that everyone inside the house was crossing limit in displaying aggression. Sidharth Shukla was also seen telling Rashami Desai that they have been together for some time and they must avoid making problems. While they told each other that things are okay, both said nothing could be changed once in the company of others. After the discussion with Bigg Boss, Paras went to Asim and tried to sort out differences offering a handshake but Asim was in no mood to bridge the gap. Later, when Shefali said she did not want to share bed with Arti, the latter began crying. Shefali and Mahira then discussed Shehnaaz and said that they must take some step if she is not chided in the weekend episodes. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.pearltrees.com/uneemkeenss

'Desi Girl' sits down for a chat on new film, anniversary plans and stardom

go home, my lunch is ready as soon as I leave the airport. Woh garam hone lagta hai! I come home and I have ghar ka khaana. I can't cook, so all my Indian food comes in dabbas... actually whenever my aunts are around I always get fresh Indian food. But after coming back, I get the kind of ghar ka food that I like... my kind of bhindi, my kind of dal, my kind of chicken. I like that!So right now are you gorging on Indian food throwing caution to the wind?No, no. I am having makhanas (laughs)! In my 20s, I could do it. But the moment you hit your 30s, girl, the body changes. You can't have parathas like that.How was the vibe on The Sky Is Pink sets like?It was a lot of fun. We are putting out a BTS video soon, you'll see. It was fun because all of us get along really well and we were on the same page about the film that we were making. But also, it was a lot of emotions... so it got deep. We spent a lot of time understanding each other and supporting each other though the difficult subject matter that it was. But we are friends for life now - Zaira, me, Rohit, Shonali, Farhan, Ronnie (Screwvala), Sid (Siddharth Roy Kapur), Nilesh (Maniyar, writer) - everyone who has worked on the film. This film bonded us in a way that is very special.How has the working equation with Farhan changed since Don (2006), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and now The Sky Is Pink?Well, the beauty of it is that it's such a full circle. Farhan produced me with Don when I was such a young, nascent actor and now I'm producing him, you know? He tells me he's really proud of me because he's seen me like grow, literally, from when I was some 22, to now. It makes me feel like that's quite an achievement, it feels good. Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal released in 2016. How does it feel to have a Hindi film release after three years?I'm really happy. The problem is, it's not that I didn't do a Hindi film out of choice. I was shooting Quantico that took up 11 months of my time, it was a 24-episode TV show with me in every scene, you know? I didn't have the time to do a film. I just had one month in a year. That's why I did films like Isn't It Romantic? (2019) and A Kid Like Jake (2018) which had smaller parts... 20 days and I could get it out. As soon as Quantico was done I was looking for features to do, especially one in Hindi because I hadn't done one for a while and this one was just perfect for me. The Sky is Pink deals with love and loss... it's a heavy subject. Did you break down while shooting certain scenes?It feels like a heavy subject but it's treated in a very light-hearted way because that's how Aditi (Priyanka), Niren (Farhan) and Aisha (Zaira) are. Their family is like that, they believe that - if you don't have a long life, you should have a big life. That's what their belief is, that it should be full of adventures, full of laughter. So whatever little time you have on Earth, you're spending it feeling really happy. That's such a lesson for all of us. We forget about enjoying every single day because we are so caught up with everyday life. This film really inspired me to be present. It made me call up my mom after watching the film. I said, 'Listen I don't appreciate you enough. I love you so much. Thank you.' It's that kind of a movie and it's so special.After Shonali gave you the brief, did you meet Aditi Chaudhary to prepare for the character?Shonali didn't want me to meet Aditi but I elbowed my way and flew there. You know I don't like listening to people (laughs). I elbowed my way and insisted on meeting Aditi. I'm not a mother, I needed to understand from both Aditi and Shonali who have both lost their children... where does that takes you? What do you feel in your heart? Those were difficult questions and difficult conversations. I really wanted to get into the head of both of them and understand. Aditi treated the situation very differently than Niren did. Aditi was ferociously protective, she wanted to give her daughter the biggest life - whatever my daughter wants, she will get it. My mother was like that, my mother was fully about, 'Whatever life you want to make for yourself, we will be there.' And I really related to Aisha, to when I was a teenager.Is there any particular anecdote from the set that you want to share?It was a scene where Aisha, my daughter, decided to not get a lung transplant that'll prolong her life. She decides that she wants to be confined to her bed and that she'd rather take a chance with the treatment than get a transplant. Even I was for Aditi's character, because the quality of life is something Aditi and Niren always focused on for their children. But yet, knowing that she won't live 10 years, she might just go in the next couple of months... that scene when Aisha tells me that she can't do surgery. When I was doing it and even after I finished it, I kept crying. I hugged Shonali and kept saying, 'I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I'm so sorry this happened to you'. I empathised so much with what must have happened and what she must have gone through. That really got me.How much of that stress on set do you carry back home? I don't take stress with my work. My movies don't stress me, they give me joy. I am an artiste and I believe in blowing life into the characters that were written by amazing writers, in this case, Shonali and Nilesh. But it never stresses me out, I did take back the feeling of (pauses)... the lesson that I learnt from this film was very cathartic to me. It taught me that it's better and so much healthier to celebrate the life lived rather than mourning the loss of the person. We spend so much time being sad and the person that we lost, who loved us, they wouldn't have wanted that right? They'd want us to be jovial. My dad wouldn't even let me come to the hospital, he'd want me to go to the set because he wouldn't want to see me looking at him. It's like celebrating his life and who he was and talking about him, keeping his memories alive. That is why Aditi and Niren wanted to make this movie, they wanted to keep Aisha's memory alive, in the most joyous way. And I think that's the lesson we should learn, being in the present, celebrating the life of the person who we have lost and telling the people you love while they're alive, how much you love them. They say that women subconsciously end up looking for traits of their dads in their life partners. Do you think you see certain traits of your dad in Nick (Jonas)? I feel like Nick is my father, in so many ways. My dad was a musician, his first love was music and so is Nick's. My dad was a very stable, solid, emotional man and so is Nick. He was calm, he never got agitated and he was emotionally very sound. So is Nick. I do feel that subconsciously I did end up marrying someone who's a full chhavi of my dad. Has marrying Nick changed your life and who you are as a person? Oh, yeah. It has made me nicer (laughs)! Or calmer, let's say. It has made me realise that stress is not the most important thing, there's no point of stressing about something. Nick is a solution finder. I always was but I always used to get crazy when I found solutions. He is like a calming factor, the stability of him makes me not be as crazy as I usually am. Your first marriage anniversary is coming up in December. Any plans yet?(Smiles) It's apparently a surprise! I asked my husband and he said, 'Why do you have to know everything?' So, I said, 'Okay!'. Hopefully it'll be special and we will be surrounded by our loved ones. Let's see!Can you give us a glimpse of what's a typical day in the Jonas household like?We behave like a joint family but we really are not (laughs). We all have our separate homes. But when Nick and I are at home and we both are not working, which probably happens six times a year maybe... it doesn't happen very often because we both have crazy professional lives. During that time, we like to sleep in without an alarm, we like to go grab lunch, take my dog for a walk, watch a movie in a theatre... simple things that we don't get to do otherwise.You are producing as well as acting in a wedding comedy with Mindy Kaling. How is that project shaping up?Universal just came on a couple of months ago. So now the process of writing is starting with Dan Goor and Mindy. Dan wrote Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mindy wrote The Office... so that sensibility is amazing. They are both writing the script at the moment, so that's going to take time till the script gets approved. I don't think it'll happen before next year.What is it like to wake up as Priyanka Chopra? Do you sometimes feel the pressure knowing how huge your stardom is?(Laughs out loud) I don't see it! You realise that I have been a public person for more than half of my life, since I was 17? I was a teenager when I started doing this. So this is my normal. I'd be worried if I woke up and it wasn't there. You're also doing The White Tiger with Rajkummar Rao for Netflix...I'm actually doing two films with Netflix this year. One is with Robert Rodriguez who made Sin City, Spy Kids... so he directed this kids' superhero movie for Netflix which is super cute. It's called We Can Be Heroes and has Pedro Pascal, Christian Slater, me... a bunch of actors that have come together. I just finished shooting that, now I'll do promos for The Sky Is Pink and then I'll get into White Tiger which is for Netflix. It was one of my favourite books and Ramin Bahrani is an Iranian filmmaker who has made 99 Homes and some really beautiful films. So I'm really excited about working with him as well. You're very expressive on your social media and seem to wear your heart on your sleeves. Is that your own space for expression without caring about what people say? I don't care. I mean, if you've known me at all, then you know that I'm not someone who cares about people's opinions. I care about people's opinions when it comes to my work because that's the only thing that matters to me. But as a person, I'm a human being and I keep that bifurcation very clear. As much as I put myself out there as a public person for people to have an opinion on, the opinion doesn't matter. Unless, it's for my work. Do you ever read those Instagram or Twitter comments? Tweets, yes sometimes. If I'm free or vella sometimes, I do read those Instagram comments. You are already a successful producer. Do we see you directing a film someday? I think any actor would want. That's the ultimate creative expression. I guess filmmaking is a director's medium, not an actor's medium... unlike what we think in India. We give actors way too much credit but the stars of the movies are the filmmakers. We just act in whatever is written by someone else. I think that it is something that I'd want to do at some point. I just don't have the courage to do it yet.Lastly, are you playing Maa Anand Sheela in Barry Levinson's film?I'd want to, yes I am. Right now we are just developing it, we are just starting the writing process because we got a deal in place just recently. Again, that's going to be a next year thing. Pehle likh toh le yaar, likhi nahi hai abtak... (laughs). DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://www.openstreetmap.org/user/aneeshaarahul/account

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