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Monday, September 30, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Why Congress, and not SP-BSP, is prime target of Modi and Yogi in UP

BJP's 2019 hopes rest hugely on a 22% group in UP, which helped it bag 42% vote share and 71 seats in 2014. But which group is it, and what is Congress up to?

GST & note ban be damned, Gujarat traders say Modi is good for the country

Members of Gujarat's textile and diamond fraternities say the Modi government's flagship tax reform has begun to work in their favour.

A message for Rahul Gandhi in Milind Deora courting Mukesh Ambani and Uday Kotak

Rahul Gandhi would rather have Congress leaders speak and act like aspiring Robin Hoods who wouldn’t let Adanis & Ambanis have a good night’s sleep.

How Facebook is fighting fake news in the Lok Sabha elections

The scale of Facebook's response to fake news in India during the general elections doesn't seem enough given the scale of the problem.

BJP disastrous for Chandigarh, Kirron Kher’s got nothing to show for her 5 yrs: Pawan Bansal

Veteran Congress leader Pawan Bansal, who had to resign as rail minister after scam allegations, says he is ready to debate anyone on the issue.

Congress says its approach towards national security not ad hoc & impulsive

Former union ministers P. Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh, & Lt Gen D.S. Hooda addressed issues like unemployment, farm distress and security of the people.

Pakistan was warned of consequences if Abhinandan did not return: PM Modi at Gujarat rally

Addressing a poll rally at Patan in Gujarat, PM Modi reiterated that his government was committed to national security.

How AAP lost the plot in Punjab, and may struggle to retain its 4 Lok Sabha seats

The AAP was once favourite to win Punjab, but has lost a lot of ground since 2016. Leaders-turned-rebels blame the central command’s high-handedness for it.

Congress uses ‘rural’ mantra to fight BJP in PM Modi’s home state Gujarat

Congress had got whitewashed in Gujarat in 2014, but this time, it is raking up issues like farmer distress and unemployment to attack the BJP's state government.

EC directs Dadra and Nagar Haveli administrator to withdraw notice to collector

Administrator Praful Khodabhai Patel, ex-Gujarat home minister, had accused the collector, who is also returning officer for the polls, of ‘unbecoming conduct’.

On Camera

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?