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Friday, October 11, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Modi must restore BJP to what it was in Vajpayee-Advani times: Yashwant Sinha

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha laments ‘lack of internal democracy’ in the BJP, says supporting Modi for PM in 2014 may have been a mistake. 

Not Hindu-Muslim, this issue can become the polarising factor in 2019 elections

In electoral politics, heated discussion over a specific issue is always desirable at the local level to fire up the voters.

Record 247 terrorists killed in Kashmir this year, security forces to keep up the pressure

Security forces say policy will not be reviewed before June 2019, by which time Lok Sabha elections and possibly the J&K assembly polls too will be over.

3 months before LS polls, BJP plans grand show of strength at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan

BJP is organising a two-day event on 11 & 12 January, at which its bigwigs will interact with nearly 15,000 public representatives and grassroots leaders.

Why have we made it a national pastime to blame EVMs, asks CEC

In an interview to ThePrint, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora says EVMs are here to stay, and that technicalities delayed counting in MP.

If 2019 is India’s first WhatsApp election, women should be given smartphones

While using social media to reach out to new voters, political parties may be missing out on a large section of the electorate.

Nitin Gadkari does what only he can — subtly show Modi-Shah the mirror

Nitin Gadkari's recent remarks indicate a slight tilt in scales as a section of BJP now feels emboldened to question the Modi-Shah leadership.

‘Chastened’ Amit Shah reaches out to BJP MPs, they say move is 4 years too late

BJP chief Amit Shah has been meeting MPs and allowing them to air grievances but many feel it's just optics, and their suggestions won’t be part of 2019 strategy.

‘Nation with NaMo’ looks for IIT, IIM grads to drive Modi’s 2019 campaign

Organisation backing Modi, which Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien claimed was Facebook's biggest advertiser, now looking for professionals to drive PM’s 2019 campaign. 

India’s new cyber regime, and ‘muscled saviour’ Rahul Gandhi

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

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

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?