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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

AAP to gherao BJP and Congress offices for 2 days over Delhi statehood demand

AAP has been pressing the demand for full statehood since it came to power on the grounds that the Centre interferes with the elected govt's functioning.

Mulayam Singh Yadav to contest from Samajwadi Party stronghold Mainpuri

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has represented Mainpuri thrice. The party also announced 5 other candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

300 academics from JNU, IIT, BHU & other universities launch campaign for Modi re-election

The initiative is aimed at easing the somewhat uneasy relationship the Narendra Modi government has shared with the Indian academia.

What India’s top women economists predict for 2019

Slower growth & benign inflation will boost chances of back-to-back interest rate cuts by RBI in April.

Sonia Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli, ends retirement rumours

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is on the party’s first list of 15 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, while Rahul Gandhi will contest again from Amethi.

Why Election Commission is in no hurry to announce poll dates despite Congress attack

The Election Commission is expected to announce dates for the Lok Sabha polls any time this week.

Pulwama changed election game for Modi so much it needn’t worry about EVM tampering charges

Post-Pulwama, the BJP has managed to push battlefield ethics on to the electoral field, except that the special restraint applies only to the opposition.

Rupee rallies as India-Pakistan tensions abate but election wall is coming up

The rupee has rebounded about 2% since early February, and is no longer the worst performer this year among Asia's emerging market currencies.

No matter who wins the Lok Sabha elections, this business is a sure winner

Use of motorcycles & SUVs for election campaigning is expected to increase petrol & diesel demand by as much as 80,000 barrels a day.

AAP-Congress alliance failure: Political myopia or risky to tie up with Arvind Kejriwal?

The Congress has said no to an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

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.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

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?