Suspected Maoists stabbed to death BJP's vice-president in Narayanpur while he was campaigning for this month's polls. Leaders across parties are targets as they 'represent the Indian state'.
Bastar, the heartland of the Maoist conflict, votes 7 November in first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls. Several initiatives promise to ease the voting experience this time.
Nineteen of the 30 seats where the Congress achieved a 50 percent vote share in 2018 had been won by the BJP in 2013, when it secured its third consecutive term in power.
The Election Commission said the elections in Rajasthan, Mizoram, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh will be held in a single phase whereas Chhattisgarh will have a second phase of voting.
Murders of 3 BJP workers, allegedly by Maoists, have caused political firestorm in the poll-bound state. But data shows ‘political killings’ aren’t new, have claimed more Congress leaders.
Congress won Assembly seats in Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra, RJD won in Bihar — where BJP is part of ruling coalition — and TMC in Bengal. TMC also won Asansol Lok Sabha seat.
76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.
NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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