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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

The 4 IAS officers in the thick of the Rafale deal controversy

Four of these officers are said to have flagged ‘irregularities’ in the Rafale deal. The fifth was part of negotiations & is now auditing the deal.

To counter RSS grassroots reach, Congress is reviving 96-year-old Seva Dal

From a tiranga rally in March to Kumbh volunteers, a monthly newsletter & more, Seva Dal will spread the Congress message across the country ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Punjab rebel parties plan to fight Lok Sabha polls on common symbol, will be first to do so

The Punjab Democratic Alliance, mainly a collection of AAP and SAD rebels, says even the BSP has offered to be a part of the tie-up.

Day 2 Rafale Deal: The Indian Express’s Ambani angle

Your daily news capsule.

‘Panic’ in Congress over Robert Vadra’s quest for truth, Rafale deal’s nudging facts

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

India investor worries go beyond election angst

As PM Modi prepares for the general election, investors are also worried about IL&FS and Essel groups debt concerns, the RBI's rate cut, and the bankruptcy filing by Anil Ambani's wireless carrier.

Priyanka Gandhi calls for a ‘new kind of politics’ as she begins her UP visit

Priyanka Gandhi told party workers they were stakeholders in the new politics ahead of the Congress’ virtual launch of its Lok Sabha election campaign.

In 2019, Modi’s novelty factor is gone — from the persona and the oratory

The promises have not been met, the speeches are getting weary. Is the opposition Modi's biggest strength?

Azad down the pecking order in Congress poll panels in J&K, state unit up in arms

J&K Congress unit passes resolution calling for Azad to be handed charge of all Lok Sabha election work in the state.  

The A to Z of Elections 2019 — the dictionary you didn’t know you needed

Heading into elections, a gamut of issues, slogans and words are being thrown around. ThePrint provides you a dictionary to help gulp down the alphabet soup.

On Camera

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

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?