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Sunday, October 6, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Why Modi doesn’t mention the Dalai Lama anymore, while he rages against ‘enemy Pakistan’

China’s expanding presence inside India as well as on the borders has coincided with PM Modi giving way to what Beijing has wanted.

Politics in photos: Congress leaders launch manifesto with focus on jobs, farmers & NYAY

Top Congress leaders participated in the release of the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.

Will get Pakistan to end support to terror groups, Congress promises in poll manifesto

Congress manifesto focuses on national security as party promises counter-terror centre and statutory powers to NSA and NSC.

Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, Romila Thapar among 200 writers who want to vote out hate politics

More than 200 writers have appealed to Indian citizens to caste their votes in favour of 'diverse & equal India'.

Modi or Rahul Gandhi? A guide on how to choose whom to vote for

When choosing between BJP and opposition parties like Congress for the Lok Sabha elections remember the real scandal is lack of jobs, not jobs data.

WhatsApp launches ‘Checkpoint Tipline’ to tackle fake news

WhatsApp is looking to create a database of rumours to study the spread of misinformation ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Gorkhaland not a poll issue in Darjeeling for the first time in over 30 years

The demand for separate state was first made in 1980s, followed by a violent agitation in 1986 that led to death of 1200 people in Hills. However, this election, all parties have put aside the statehood issue for development.

Math done, now Congress-JD(S) has to pass chemistry test in Karnataka

The Congress and JD(S) are avowed rivals of the past who forged an alliance last year. Some workers, however, are yet to forget old rivalries.

Congress fields Olympian Krishna Poonia in Rajasthan to tackle BJP’s Rajyavardhan Rathore

Krishna Poonia will contest the Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat currently held by fellow Olympian and Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore.

Difficult for actors to speak up as it invites anti-national tag: Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar, Congress candidate from Mumbai North, says she will raise the issues of housing and unemployment plaguing her city.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

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?