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Thursday, May 16, 2024
TopicElection Comission

Topic: Election Comission

WhatsApp University PhD in ‘Mangal Gyaan’ & maths isn’t EC, you know

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

Repolling underway in 4 assembly seats in Arunachal amid security arrangements

Repolling at 8 polling stations & 4 assembly seats was necessitated amid reports of violence & damage to EVMs. Polling began at 6 am & is scheduled to end at 2 pm.

Ashok Lavasa warns ‘heightened expectations’ from EC leads to disappointment

The former election commissioner listed 3 major challenges to 'free and fair' elections: enforcing model code of conduct, handling media, and controlling expenditure of parties.

On Camera

Beijing is looking at Lok Sabha polls and blames Modi for fanning anti-China mood

Global Times has published several articles attributing the deterioration in India-China relations to Modi govt's attempt to secure votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

China overtakes US as India’s top trading partner in FY24, officials say ‘positions keep changing’

India-China trade stood at $118.41 billion in FY24, closely followed by the US with $118.29 billion, according to Indian govt data.

Retired Indian Army Colonel working with UN killed in Rafah, Israel orders probe

Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’. 

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.