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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Topic2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

2024 election is throwing up many reality checks. There’s Modi fatigue

Instead of ‘who-will-cross-400,’ the real battle is ‘who-will-cross-the-majority-mark-of-272’.

Pre-nomination spectacle — Modi ignites campaign trail with grand roadshow in Varanasi

Modi is seeking a third term in the Lok Sabha elections. The city’s streets come alive with support as he pays homage to Madan Mohan Malviya and visits Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Bhindranwale aide, militants’ lawyer — who is Rajdev Singh Khalsa, ex-MP helming Amritpal’s campaign

From his association with Akali Dal to AAP & BJP, Khalsa has a complex political tapestry. His association with Amritpal began after the latter returned from Dubai in 2022.

Guns give way to ballots in Kashmir — militant hotbeds Tral, Shopian & Pulwama see record voting

Turnout defied expectations at Shopian, Tral & Pulwama with 45%, 37.52% and 39.25% voting, respectively. Shopian & Pulwama had recorded 3% & 2.15% voter turnout in 2019.

‘To break silence, reclaim what we lost, representation’ — Srinagar sees highest turnout since 1996

In first Lok Sabha election after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Srinagar constituency recorded 36% voter turnout Monday. In 2019, the figure was 14.43%.

YSRCP MLA detained at home after slapping voter at polling booth & getting it back in kind

Voter standing in queue at booth in Ithanagar locality in Tenali objected to MLA jumping queue-line to cast ballot. Clip shows MLA’s men pounced on man & raining blows on him.

A page out of war & ‘please’ and having a not-so senior moment

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

How Musk benefited from ‘diplomacy’ with Modi, Milei & Bolsonaro, and BJP’s Karnataka challenge

Global observers assess India's political, cultural and economic landscape through its Cannes triumph, evolving comedy scene and what AI means for IT industry.

Family feud, broken marriage echo in battle for West Bengal’s Srerampur seat

Three-time Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee will face his former son-in-law, BJP's Kabir Shankar Bose, in Srerampur, which goes to polls on 20 May

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

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?