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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

A ‘fistful’ of salt from the Mahatma as a Surf Excel ad faces flak

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

AGP’s decision to re-unite with BJP taken without my knowledge, says Prafulla Mahanta

Former AGP chief Prafulla Mahanta says he's against alliance move, believes AGP shouldn't have gone back to BJP after snapping ties over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

BJP wants Election Commission to declare West Bengal a super-sensitive state

Leaders of the party have asked the election panel exclude former Kolkata  Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from election duty.

BSP’s Dalit empowerment agenda has failed to find takers in community bastion Punjab

It's the BSP's depleting vote share in Punjab that has forced it to enter this election season as part of a 'fourth front' mainly comprising AAP rebels.

Nobody knows anything about the Lok Sabha elections

The question that nobody can yet answer is if the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha election will be, like 2014, a quasi-presidential one.

Congress plans to get rid of ‘draconian’ sedition law if voted to power

Congress draft manifesto also includes the promise to bring in a personal data protection law. The CWC will take a final call on the manifesto.

From Rahul Gandhi to PV Sindhu, PM Modi calls on public figures to urge citizens to vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to personalities from a cross section of fields to spread awareness about voting in the Lok Sabha elections that begin April 11.

BJP ties up with 6 parties in Northeast ahead of Lok Sabha elections

The BJP is targeting 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats across eight states in the northeast.

Unemployment is a silent political killer and can catch the BJP off guard in polls

Unemployment can become big and yet remain undetected. Its impact can lead to a critical vote swing.

Shehla Rashid to join ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal’s party, contest state or Lok Sabha polls

Shehla Rashid, 31, former vice-president of the JNU Student Union, is currently pursuing a PhD in Technology and Citizen-State Relations.

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?