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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Modi’s big UP win means Akhilesh Yadav’s SP & Mayawati’s BSP will soon be rivals again

With Narendra Modi keen on winning UP again in 2022, there will be pressure on Yogi Adityanath’s government to perform better.

After Modi’s win, fake video in Pakistan claims ‘Hindus killing Muslims in India’

The 44-second fake video, suggesting a communally-charged situation in Jhansi, follows PM Modi’s win in Lok Sabha elections.

Does Congress have a future in India after 2019 Lok Sabha election results?

The Congress party faced a crushing defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections at the hands of Narendra Modi-led BJP.

No Modi magic for Sambit Patra as BJP TV star loses from Puri

Sambit Patra, BJP’s national spokesperson, lost to two-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Mishra.

BJP’s polarisation strategy pays off as party wins 37% seats with high Muslim population

There are 65 seats across 12 states and two Union Territories that have over 25 per cent Muslim population. The BJP won in 36.9% of these seats on its own.

As Modi wins, Pakistan Twitter trends PM’s hand in spurring Pashtun ‘rebellion’

On election results day, thousands of Pakistani accounts were tweeting about India funding a Pashtun group the country has sought to crack down on.

Swara Bhasker to Prakash Raj, Modi wave sweeps away ‘Left liberals’

All six candidates for whom actor Swara Bhasker campaigned have lost in the Lok Sabha election, as have many 'Left-liberal' icons.

Forget what Bible teaches you, Goliath Modi just crushed a clueless David in India

As long as BJP holds organisational, financial and leadership advantage over its adversaries, it will have a head start in most electoral races.

Victorious Modi faces a $1.4 trillion roadblock

Modi’s decisiveness may have won over voters, but he doesn't have a track record of boosting confidence among Indian companies.

Congress is dying. Here’s what could replace it

It needs just one person from 1.3 billion people.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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

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.