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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Is EC over-regulating elections with strict code of conduct or is it doomed in digital era?

The Election Commission has barred the political parties from releasing their election manifestos in the 48 hours prior to voting.

One-fourth of Goa MLAs in race for chief minister’s post after Manohar Parrikar’s death

Four-time CM Manohar Parrikar's selection for the post was the condition on which regional players helped the BJP form the state government in 2017.

Modi has turned the entire country into chowkidars after getting caught: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president alleged that chowkidar PM Modi had only helped Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi & Nirav Modi.

Congress’ Lok Sabha poll pitch — ‘Rahul model of governance’ vs Modi model

Work done by Congress governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is a recurring feature in party president Rahul Gandhi’s rallies.

Defectors, allies & careful weeding out of non-performers delaying BJP Lok Sabha list

BJP was expected to declare its first list Saturday but despite hectic parleys by its top leaders, including PM Modi, it failed to arrive at a decision.

Mayawati chides Congress for creating confusion, says SP-BSP-RLD can defeat BJP on its own

BSP chief Mayawati said the Congress can contest all Lok Sabha seats in the UP if it wanted instead of creating confusion by leaving some.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra begins Lok Sabha campaigning from Prayagraj

Priyanka Vadra, who is on a three-day visit to UP, will cover the 100-km distance by boat in Ganga from Prayagraj to Varanasi.

3 charts challenge lazy thinking on voter turnout and its link to literacy & urbanisation

In 2014, the voter turnout increased considerably across the board, and the most significant increase was witnessed in large cities.

India’s plan to fight fake news before elections is all wrong

India's draft regulations to tackle fake news propose to impose drastic if not impossible obligations on social media platforms.

Kanimozhi makes her debut in DMK’s list of 20 candidates to be fielded in Lok Sabha polls

The list also features former union ministers Dayanidhi Maran, A. Raja and T.R. Baalu for 20 constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.