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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

AIADMK follows DMK’s footsteps in dynasty politics, fields kin of its leaders in LS polls

PTI -
Among DMK's 20 candidates, six are children of prominent leaders including Kanimozhi and former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, the grandnephew of Karunanidhi.

Congress nominates 3 former CMs in its eighth list of candidates

PTI -
Congress in its eighth list has released 38 names, including three ex-chief ministers Harish Rawat, Ashok Chavan and Digvijaya Singh. 

Ex-CM Shanta Kumar dropped from BJP’s Himachal list

PTI -
Shanta Kumar, speaking to reporters earlier this week, said that he is unwilling to contest elections.

A majority of Congress workers favour alliance with AAP in Delhi

Neelam Pandey -
Over 50% of Congress workers have backed the tie-up in a poll conducted on the party's Shakti platform. Rahul to take the decision early next week.

Left-hander turns right: Gautam Gambhir pads up for BJP weeks before Lok Sabha elections

Achyut Mishra -
From joining the war cry against Pakistan to attacking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gautam Gambhir had long made known which way the wind was blowing.

BJP drops Shatrughan Sinha from Patna, fields Ravi Shankar Prasad instead

PTI -
The NDA in Bihar comprising of the BJP, JD(U) and LJP announced its candidate list for 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.

Will contest Lok Sabha polls from Chandni Chowk irrespective of alliance with AAP, says Kapil Sibal

PTI -
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal had won twice from Chandni Chowk in 2004 and 2009 before losing to BJP leader Harsh Vardhan in 2014.

Hindus and Muslims should compromise on Ayodhya, says Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi

Renu Agal -
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BJP releases list of 36 candidates for upcoming polls, to field Sambit Patra from Puri

PTI -
The list announced late on Friday night included names of candidates for Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha.

What Samjhauta blast acquittals mean for ‘saffron terror bogey’ in election season

Seshadri Chari -
BJP and RSS have every reason to feel vindicated by NIA special court's verdict acquitting Swami Aseemanand in Samjhauta Express blast case.
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Opinion

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

+TFP D.K. Singh -
BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

Arikamedu is an ancient Indo-Roman trading port. There’s a reason you’ve never heard of it

Beijing is concerned about anti-China sentiment in India. New Delhi is focused on border

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Economy

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

Swenja Surminski -
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.

Defence

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
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?

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