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Topic: 2019 elections

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

Soham Sen -
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

Manjesh Rana -
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

Neelam Pandey -
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

Chitleen K Sethi -
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

Manasi Phadke -
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

Manasi Phadke -
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

Simrin Sirur -
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

Pankaj Mishra -
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

Neelam Pandey -
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

Aparna Pande -
US-India defence-security partnership has deepened over the years. But areas of divergence exist, primarily in trade.
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The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

Sagarika Ghose -
For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

Mumbai fashion weeks need a revamp. Not Dharavi & Girgaon

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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