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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Campaign

Ode to freedom fighters, youth connect & soil of India — glimpses of Modi govt’s Amrit Kalash event

PM Narendra Modi leads 'Panch Pran' pledge for country's development at Delhi's Kartavya Path event, marking the culmination of the yatra, part of the 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign.

Shinde govt’s Rs 143-cr publicity drive as BMC polls near — full-page ads, jingles on radio

Shinde govt run will run campaign until 31 March, with focus on 15 schemes and projects across departments. Ads will be placed on newspapers, tv channel, radio among others.

EC extends ban on physical campaign rallies, roadshows for third time till 31 January

The apex poll body, however, increased the limit for door-to-door campaigns up to 10 people and allowed physical meetings of parties or candidates, depending on the election dates.

Campaign for Kannada pride puts Immadi Pulakeshi over Shivaji, takes insider-vs-outsider twist

A group of history enthusiasts launched a Twitter campaign on 28 November to celebrate the reign of Badami Chalukya king Immadi Pulakeshi (or Pulakeshin II) in Karnataka.

Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, adviser Roger Stone

Trump announced pardons of many others, including two convicted as part of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation & two former Republican congressmen convicted of financial crimes.

Four steps to defeating Modi in 2024. Step one: forget state elections

How Rahul Gandhi — even Rahul Gandhi — can defeat Narendra Modi in 2024.

Election Commission slaps notice on Pragya Thakur for campaigning despite ban

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has been barred from campaigning for her remark on Babri Masjid.

Why these Kashmiri politicians are hiding in Srinagar hotels instead of campaigning

Councillors, workers from Congress, BJP, PDP & Sajjad Lone's PC — most from volatile Anantnag — are on militant hitlists and have been holed up in hotels for past 8 months. 

Kerala candidates hit Lok Sabha campaign trail again, to clean up the mess they made

Now that all of Kerala’s 20 Lok Sabha seats have voted, a few candidates are leading campaigns to remove the deluge of promotional material.

It’s more politics, less music in the battle of the BJP & Congress campaign songs

The BJP’s song is all smiles and nationalism, while the Congress number is the angry Indian’s call for justice.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.