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Topic2019 elections

Topic: 2019 elections

Hindu and Hindustan Times play up Congress alliance woes

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

The buzz in UP about Modi govt’s farm incentive — Rs 2,000 not enough, just a poll gimmick

Aditi Vatsa -
Farmers say annual Rs 6,000 under PM-KISAN is too little, too late. They highlight stray cattle menace and believe that Balakot air strikes will help BJP.

Like Rahul Gandhi, British in India viewed chowkidars as ‘chors’ too

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
The British brought chowkidars, formerly under the control of zamindars (rich landlords), into the administrative fold in 1813 in Bengal.

Animal spirits of Indian economy waver in election season uncertainty

Anirban Nag -
Business activity sees marginal uptick but exports growth tardy, consumer demand sluggish & industrial production slower.

BJP to replace all sitting MPs in Chhattisgarh with fresh candidates for 2019 polls

PTI -
Former chief minister Raman Singh is likely to be the party's candidate from Rajnandgaon, sources said.

Cash crunch grounds two-thirds of under-debt Jet Airways fleet

Debjit Chakraborty -
The private air carrier needs Rs 850 crore to help recover its debt.

Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok to have separate link detailing expenditure on poll ads

Sanya Dhingra -
The social media giants are part of 6 firms, along with WhatsApp, Google & Sharechat, that agreed to make political ad spending public.

Congress, JD(S) put up united front — a message more for cadre than opposition

Rohini Swamy -
Senior alliance leaders, including Deve Gowda and Siddaramaiah, hold a press conference in Bengaluru, announce joint Lok Sabha campaign from 31 March.

Modi to interact with people from 500 places during his ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign

PTI -
Last election it was 'chai pe charcha'. This time around, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to launch a "people's movement" with the 'main bhi chowkidar' hashtag.

From ‘anti-Modi’ to ‘anti-Congress’, there’s a shift in Lok Sabha poll theme

Ruhi Tewari -
BJP has sealed its state-wise alliances well in time, but Congress seems to be struggling, with regional parties reluctant to cede space to it.
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Opinion

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

Bloomberg Opinion -
The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

Nuapada byelection may change Odisha’s political landscape. It should not be ignored

BJP’s uniformity push is harmful. Ladakh shows federalism is the core of our democracy

Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Udit Bubna -
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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