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Thursday, October 10, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Is Priyanka Gandhi Congress’ brahmastra for 2019 or will Vadra scandals weigh her down?

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been appointed as the general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) months before the Lok Sabha elections. She will be taking...

The anarchy to follow Modi and his swift switch to Vivek Oberoi

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

In images, Priyanka Gandhi’s emergence from Congress legacy to leadership

With Congress announcing her appointment as a party official, Priyanka Gandhi finally emerges from the shadows of her mother and brother.

Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal launches crowdfunding campaign for clean politics in J&K

The 2010-batch UPSC topper gave a bank account number for contributions and said payments can also be made through e-wallet.

Priyanka Vadra makes political debut by leading Congress in Modi, Yogi strongholds

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into politics was said to be a longstanding demand of certain sections in the Congress.

As counter to BJP’s upper caste quota, Congress looks to promise 52% reservation to OBCs  

The Congress manifesto committee is debating the proposal as a section of the party finds idea feasible, citing BJP’s breach of 50 per cent quota cap.   

Modi & ministers skip Davos meet due to ‘pressing matters’ ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Last year, Modi had addressed the opening session of the annual meeting, while senior ministers like Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal and Suresh Prabhu had attended.

Latest offering from Modi — mega youth conclave in Gujarat as BJP looks to stem jobs anger

BJP believes that events like these ahead of Lok Sabha polls will help it connect with its urban, professional constituency and balance its rural-urban outreach.

Google to make details on political advertisements public

Google's decision is an effort to promote "openness to election advertising online". It is also introducing a searchable Political Ads library.

How Jet Airways is casting a shadow on Modi’s re-election bid

The fate of Jet Airways is now part of the opposition’s narrative that businesses are ailing, with the $2.6 trillion economy losing jobs on Modi’s watch.

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

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?