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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

BJP launches suggestion drive for manifesto, says India’s ‘mann ki baat’ is with Modi

The BJP has also given a new slogan to go with the drive — ‘kaam kare jo, ummeed usi se ho’ — which reiterates PM Modi’s ‘kaamdaar’ image.

The arithmetic of this election year interim budget is questionable

Overstatement of revenue and understatement of expenditure is a constant problem with Indian budgets.

Piyush Goyal’s ‘laddoos’ and Narendra Modi’s ‘pakodanomics’ for job seekers

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

Move over Gully Boy, this rap song on Modi is shock-and-awe attack on Khan Market wannabes

Narendra Modi has always been an early data crusader, and knows his target audience well.

India can’t afford to guarantee a minimum income

The biggest problem with such ideas taking center stage in India’s political economy is that it distracts attention from the more pressing task at hand — creating high-quality jobs.

Interim budget last-ditch opportunity for PM Modi to woo voters ahead of 2019 polls

There are speculations that Modi’s fiscal plan includes a cash transfer program for farmers, support for small businesses and some reprieve for taxpayers. 

Why Mayawati has the least chance of becoming prime minister

A look at how Third Front PMs are selected tells you why Mayawati stands no chance. Meanwhile, the clamour for Mayawati as PM only helps the BJP.

Rahul Gandhi gatecrashes the Budget and PM Modi’s final exam preparations

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

Modi’s empty kettle whistles loud while Rahul shines Indira’s old shoes

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

Mayawati tears into Rahul Gandhi’s minimum income promise, signals entry into PM race

Mayawati calls the promise a ‘cruel joke’ on the poor, the sort that was played by Indira Gandhi’s ‘garibi hatao’ and the BJP’s ‘achhe din’ slogans.

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.