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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicAssembly elections 2020

Topic: assembly elections 2020

Assamese indigenous groups form new political party, Akhil Gogoi to be chief convenor

The formation of the party ‘Raijor Dal’, comprising 70 indigenous groups and a regional party, comes ahead of the 2021 assembly polls due to take place next year.

No assembly bypolls for 7 seats in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam & West Bengal, says EC

The Election Commission decided not to announce the conduct of elections in the 7 vacancies in legislative assemblies, after it received specific requests from the states.

Arvind Kejriwal’s win in Delhi can change Nitish Kumar’s election preparation in Bihar

For NDA ally Nitish Kumar in Bihar, there are lessons in the Delhi election results.

BJP failure in Delhi not a referendum on CAA-NRC. But voters have a message for its ideology

AAP’s victory has moved the fulcrum of Indian politics further to the Centre-Right. BJP now urgently needs a new script to win state elections.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.