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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

SC issues notice to Modi govt & EC on contempt plea for alleged violation of its judgment

Last year a five-judge Constitution bench had unanimously held that all candidates will have to declare their criminal antecedents to EC before contesting polls.

ETNow journalist gets Congress ticket from UP seat as party changes mind overnight

Congress had fielded Tanushree Tripathi, daughter of controversial UP strongman Amarmani Tripathi, from Maharajganj but withdrew her name after criticism.

Indian stocks surge as foreign inflows jump over possibility of Modi coming back to power

Indian stocks see inflows of over $6.5 billion so far this year, among the highest in Asia outside China.

With cash transfers, both BJP and Congress are showing no imagination in fighting poverty

The scope for graft in plans like NYAY is massive because the benefit is conditional and administrative authorities hold great discretion.

It’s a myth that 2014 election was exceptional in the vote share of winning candidates

At the constituency level, the 2009 election was the most competitive election India witnessed in the last five decades.

How Subramanian Swamy is helping BJP Lok Sabha campaign — taking potshots at Arun Jaitley

Subramanian Swamy’s latest swipe at Arun Jaitley stands out because he has chosen to refer directly to the finance minister, and not veil it.

CPM pledges unemployment allowance, scrapping of sedition law in election manifesto

CPI(M) also promises to restore wealth tax, revive Planning Commission and scrap the use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes.

Should EC ensure that CBI, ED & I-T dept aren’t used as political tools during elections?

The Income Tax department launched a search and seizure operation against multiple people linked to the JD(S) in Karnataka.

Govt has shown courage for surgical strikes in all spheres — land, sky & space: PM Modi

The contest in the Lok Sabha polls is between a decisive government and an indecisive past, he said.

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?