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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘azadi’ from Amethi & Congress’ sinking ship

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

One in three people at Congress rallies may not have voted for the party: Lokniti-CSDS

Survey data from BJP and Congress rallies during 2019 election suggest that huge crowds are deceiving and don’t translate into votes in favour.

Rahul Gandhi’s resignation rejected, Congress authorises him to restructure party

The Congress Working Committee unanimously rejected Rahul Gandhi's resignation, but sources say Gandhi has insisted on stepping down and said his decision is 'non-negotiable'.

Punjab candidate who cried about losing family’s vote is now a viral TikTok celebrity

Neetu Shattranwala emerged on social media timelines Thursday, when he told a TV channel that he'd got five votes despite having a family of nine.

This Gujarat MP has the largest victory margin in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

C.R. Patil beat Congress' Dharmeshbhai Patel by 6.9 lakh votes at Navsari in South Gujarat and nearly beat the all-time victory margin record of 6.96 lakh votes.

Congress-NCP could have won 7 more Maharashtra seats, but this party played spoilsport

Congress-led UPA could have scored 2 more seats in Vidarbha, 3 in western Maharashtra, and 2 in Marathwada, if not for Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA.

Wealthy Indian didn’t throw money in air in New York over Modi win, it’s a fake video

Video claims an Indian gave away $100,000 in total in Manhattan to celebrate the electoral win of PM Modi, but it actually features a US artiste.

Indira Gandhi to Modi — India’s secular democracy has been dying for a while now

Modi has amply clarified that while democracies may choose their rulers, they cannot dictate the sort of power their rulers wield.

Even if Congress and AAP had joined hands, BJP would sweep Delhi

According to EC data, the combined vote-share of Congress and AAP in Delhi was less than that of the BJP in each of the seven seats.

Modi’s key test with Trump will be to ensure Make in India doesn’t clash with Make in America

US-India defence-security partnership has deepened over the years. But areas of divergence exist, primarily in trade.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.