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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Congress releases seventh list of candidates, Raj Babbar to contest from Fatehpur Sikri

The Congress has nominated Imran Pratapgarhiya from Moradabad where Babbar's candidature was announced earlier.

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Congress is in danger of morphing into a clueless NGO

Congress has questions but no answers, ‘leaders’ but no winners. Weeks before polls, it’s behaving like a virtuous, anti-establishment NGO just doing its thing.

Statistical body says opposition demand for 50% VVPAT verification not ‘sound’

The Indian Statistical Insititute advises EC that for representative sample, 50% verification not needed. Poll panel to frame response to SC based on input.

Markets reverse early gains after an 8-day winning run

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.6% to 38,164.61 at the close in Mumbai, its steepest decline since 26 February.

Lalu Prasad bends over backwards as Bihar alliance gets seat-sharing in place

RJD doles out the seats to allies, leaving it with less than half of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats — a first for the party.

BJP Karnataka chief B.S. Yeddyurappa rubbishes allegations of bribe

All issues raised by Congress have been already probed and it was found that the documents in their allegations were fake, said Yeddyurappa.

Security forces given ‘free hand’ in Kashmir Valley weeks before Lok Sabha polls

Modi govt bans Yasin Malik's JKLF. Home ministry official says it was responsible for the genocide & exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.

This is why Amit Shah had an unusual explanation for Himanta Sarma not contesting polls

In a statement, BJP chief Amit Shah said party had chosen not to make Himanta Biswa Sarma contest the polls given his responsibilities in not just Assam but the entire northeast.

Karnataka Congress says ‘hidden hand’ behind EC move to put farm loan waiver scheme on hold

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy says stalling the scheme will have no effect on the trust that people have in Congress-JD(S) govt.

LK Advani ‘sensed wind of change in BJP’, called up Amit Shah to bow out of Lok Sabha race

BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, the Lok Sabha constituency L.K. Advani has won six times.

On Camera

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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?