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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Topic2004 elections

Topic: 2004 elections

Austria votes for new parliament with far-right bidding for historic win

Whoever wins will fall short of an absolute majority, polls show, but will claim the right to lead a coalition government.

After Uttarakhand, Himachal, BJP opts for tried & tested pre-poll promise in MP — Uniform Civil Code

BJP leaders say the move by BJP-led states to form UCC panels 'should not be seen in isolation but keeping 2024 elections in mind'. Opposition criticises it as a pre-poll gimmick.

Modi cannot be blamed for failing to revamp India’s manufacturing sector

Vajpayee, in 2001, withdrew his promise to amend the draconian labour laws of the country when he saw that his own party was against it.

On Camera

Zohran Mamdani’s shaky politics has come home to bite

The Israel-Palestine question appeared to be the one area where he apparently refused to soften his views. And that refusal is now colliding with the realities of governing.

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.