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Thursday, October 10, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Maharashtra civil servants will be judged on how well they implement Modi schemes

The urban development department under CM Devendra Fadnavis has set KRAs for tasks such as Swachh Bharat & Smart Cities mission.

No challenge for Modi government in 2019 elections: Rajnath Singh

Mahagathbandhan shows that opposition party is afraid that BJP will form government again since the common man had faith in the present dispensation.

Opposition presented no common programme, it will be Modi vs chaos in 2019: Jailtey

Kolkata rally organised by TMC leader Mamata Banerjee was not just an anti-Modi rally, it was more of a non-Rahul Gandhi rally, the BJP leader wrote on his Facebook blog.

What BJP MPs are talking in private about Narendra Modi and 2019

If I leave the BJP now, will the Congress give me ticket? BJP MPs are wondering.

Modi govt promised to end coal imports by 2016, but they’ve been on the rise since then

In 2017-18, India imported 208 million tonnes of coal, up from 191 million tonnes the previous year, and between April and Nov 2018, imports rose by over 9%.

Congress goes all-in for its first rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan in 30 years

The Congress, which had got reduced to just 4 MLAs in Bihar 10 years ago, plans to get at least 1.5 lakh people to attend the 3 February rally.

Why Nitish Kumar, the ‘social reformer’, has left ally BJP wary

Bihar CM has pledged to make state free of dowry, child marriage but BJP believes move not paying poll dividend, wants him to stick to caste arithmetic.   

In photos: Opposition leaders at Brigade rally in Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata

The Kolkata rally saw prominent anti-BJP parties attacking the Narendra Modi government.

Four-member committee of oppn leaders formed to look into EVM manipulation

Announcing the committee, Mamata Banerjee said the panel will suggest electoral reforms to the Election Commission before the Lok Sabha polls.

AAP rules out possibility of alliance with Congress in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana for LS polls

AAP opposed alliance after the senior congress leader and Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit said that Congress cannot ally with a small party like AAP.

On Camera

Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Ratan Tata’s political naiveté and his complete inability to engage in the ‘deal-fixing’ culture of Indian businesses made him a great ally during the PepsiCo battle of the 1980s.

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%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?