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Topic2024 lok sabha

Topic: 2024 lok sabha

After poll drubbing that saw Dalits ‘shift to Congress’, Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA has tough road ahead

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, which fought LS polls on its own after talks with MVA fell through, saw vote share reduced to just 3% in seats it contested in Maharashtra.

SubscriberWrites: The feeling of electing a new government

Business apart, election time is a fun time. You hear so many claims, counterclaims, quotes, and misquotes, it makes your day.

SubscriberWrites: Can we please have a better Nation – Indian elections & the Garba of Democracy

Tale through the eyes of an optimistic Indian minority.

Amethi Chhodo Yatra & candidate takes out off-roadshow

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

Conviction over encounter to tame criminals, says ex-UP top cop who joined BJP after retirement

‘Very impressed’ with BJP government giving him a free hand, Vijay Kumar will think if a proposal comes his way to contest the polls.

OTP verification of labharthis, daily reports — how BJP is micromanaging its LS campaign in UP

A BJP district president from UP says there is no way to 'fool seniors' as everything is being recorded on daily basis & report card is being sent which, in turn, is being digitised.

Fact Check: Social media posts on challenge, tendered votes are misleading

While tendered votes can be cast, the Election Commission of India handbook doesn't mention any repolling if it exceeds 14 per cent.

After 10 yrs as Chandigarh BJP chief, Sanjay Tandon gets ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls

The incumbent BJP MP from Chandigarh, actor-politician Kirron Kher, had stepped aside citing ill health.

Election Commission of India takes strict measures to ensure free, fair, and peaceful electoral process

This decision was taken by the CEC during its meeting with all the states and union territories of India.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.