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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

NaMo TV makes mockery of laws & poll code. It should be shut down immediately

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BJP will amplify national security rhetoric, welfare delivery to counter Congress manifesto

As Narendra Modi uses his public rally in Arunachal Pradesh to term Congress manifesto a 'deception document', BJP sources reveal party’s strategy to counteract it.

PM Modi targets Congress’ manifesto, calls it hypocrisy document ‘full of lies’

PM Modi said the Congress party was fooling farmers in the name of votes, and said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be a choice between "trust and corruption".

WhatsApp’s new privacy feature lets users control being added to group chats

WhatsApp is tightening its policies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in its efforts to stop spread of misinformation and fake news.

Has BJP found loopholes in election laws or is EC too weak to take on PM Modi?

PM Modi attacked Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad, saying Congress was "afraid" of fighting from constituencies dominated by Hindus.

Congress promises to turn SC into Constitutional Court, set up Court of Appeals

The Congress also proposed to fix retirement age of judges at 65 years, reverse under-representation of women in judiciary & earmark more funds for judiciary.

Congress promises to investigate Rafale & other deals during Modi rule if voted to power

The party in its manifesto for the elections also said it will take determined steps to bring back scamsters who left the country and initiate legal proceedings against them.

Will make National Security Adviser accountable to Parliament, Congress says in manifesto

The removal of anomalies in One Rank, One Pension (OROP), a burning issue for military veterans, is among the other promises made by the Congress.

GST 2.0, more jobs, ‘Make for the World’ policy — Congress manifesto focusses on key areas

The Congress also promises to lift 10 crore people out of poverty in the next five years and eliminate poverty by 2030.

Congress manifesto promises to scrap electoral bonds, amend anti-defection laws

The Congress manifesto also vows to curb the use of black money in election campaigns and set up a National Election Fund for all political parties.

On Camera

BJP goes ‘headless’ – Why Modi-Shah can’t decide Nadda’s successor

JP Nadda recently appointed in-charges and co-in-charges in 23 states. The problem is that he made these appointments five days after his term as party president was supposedly over.

Jobs, rural India likely to be focus of new Modi government’s first budget, says Goldman Sachs

The budget proposal for the financial year ending March 2025 will be presented on 23 July, the government said over the weekend.

Four Army soldiers killed, several injured in terrorist ambush on convoy in ‘peaceful’ Kathua

It is learnt the last time this particular area saw such terrorist activity was in 2001. The area is Hindu-dominated, and closer to Himachal Pradesh than Jammu.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.