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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Selfless national interest doesn’t quite drive corporate-politician ties: Ratan Tata

Money's corrupting role in Indian politics has only grown since the country's independence, writes Ratan Tata

Why actor Mohanlal cannot become politician Mohanlal

Actor Mohanlal has reiterated that he will not enter politics, and the pressure to stay away appears to have come from an unusual source — his fan associations.   

BJP backroom boys must go beyond Vadra to scale up anti-corruption mood before election

The general perception that the Congress’ first family greatly benefitted from corruption will have a great impact in the coming months.

Rahul Gandhi’s race for 2019, and Swachh Bharat in ‘safe hands’

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

EC unlikely to yield to opposition demand to verify 50% of EVM results with paper trails

EC official calls the opposition's demand arbitrary, says the commission will come up with a solution based on some logical rationale.

RBI’s rate cut comes as pre-election stimulus for Modi govt

Govt officials were quick to praise the cut but economists are concerned that the monetary & fiscal stimulus would be inflationary.

Political ads on Facebook will come with disclaimers on advertisers

Facebook's new policy is an effort to bring transparency into political advertisements ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

2 months before Lok Sabha polls, cracks in Haryana Congress are turning into gaping holes

Jind bypoll debacle has sparked a fresh round of infighting among the factions headed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Randeep Surjewala and Ashok Tanwar.

2019 Lok Sabha polls will be Modi vs the rest, says Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah said the party is different from others, as victory is guaranteed by booth level workers and not by any one leader.

Coming Up: PM Modi’s Lok Sabha campaign blitzkrieg — 10 states in 5 days

From 8 Feb, Modi will travel from far Northeast to eastern, southern, central and northern India, looking to carpet bomb with public meetings.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘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.