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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Why this Karnataka seat looks set to re-elect a BJP MP it doesn’t like

The Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, held by the BJP, wants a lot of issues resolved, including jobs and a bank merger seen as an assault on local pride.

EC bars Adityanath, Mayawati from campaigning for a few days for making communal remarks

BSP chief Mayawati was issued notice for her speech in Deoband while UP CM Adityanath was pulled up for his 'Bajrang Bali' remarks in Meerut.

Azam Khan in trouble for ‘underwear’ jibe at BJP’s Jaya Prada

In a campaign speech in Rampur, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made references to actor-turned BJP leader Jaya Prada and said she wears a 'khakhi' undergarment.

Shiv Sena has a new ‘tiger’, and it’s not Uddhav Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray, the 28-year-old son of Uddhav, is the new Shiv Sena neta — busy addressing rallies, holding Q&A sessions and talking about more than youth & education.

Historically, 75% candidates lose badly in every Lok Sabha election but contest anyway

Despite losing their deposits, many candidates contest in order to split their rival's votes or protest the political environment.

Mehbooba Mufti’s motorcade pelted with stones in J-K’s Anantanag, one injured

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's motorcade was stoned while she was returning from Anantnag, the Lok Sabha constituency she is contesting.

Pakistan, China can’t afford misadventures under BJP’s watch, says UP CM Adityanath

Addressing a rally in Rourkela, CM Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress of having a soft approach towards terrorists and naxalites.

SC directs poll body to watch Modi biopic to decide on nationwide ban of film

Producers of 'PM Narendra Modi' moved the top court after the poll body banned it a day before voting in the Lok Sabha elections began.

UP CM Adityanath slams Mayawati’s Bajrang Bali comment, says SP-BSP mean goons & corruption

The Uttar Pradesh CM remarked that those who didn't believe in Lord Ram and Krishna, were taking refuge in Bajrangbali.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

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?