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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Elections

‘Please help me’ — readers write to ThePrint. Their way of expressing confidence in us

Requests for ThePrint’s intervention sound like cries of despair from frustrated people who see media as their last resort. As a society, have we become hard of hearing?

1967 was the year politics changed. Modi wants to go back to the simpler times before that

Apart from One Nation, One Election, there is a strong similarity between 1967 and 2023—a dominant party at the helm, and a politics that’s bringing oddballs of opposition together.

SubscriberWrites: The case for Sortition to replace elections

In a democracy real choice is more important than elections

New Zealand election: Centre-Right National Party set to triumph, form govt with ally

National Party & preferred coalition partner ACT on course to win with 52% of votes counted so far, says Electoral Commission. PM Hipkins' Labour down to 26%.

How Modi makes himself heard during election ‘silence period’ — tweets, speeches outside ‘polling area’

MCC calls for 48-hour ‘silence period’ before elections, but rules are hazy on social media or speeches outside ‘polling area’. It’s a loophole PM seems have leveraged many times.

‘What are my minus points,’ Karnataka ex-CM Jagadish Shettar asks BJP after denied ticket

In what looks like the first major rebellion in the party, the six-time MLA has written to the high command requesting another chance to fight elections.

Vote! After superstars, Karnataka poll body uses superbrands to create buzz for May elections

The state election commission’s social media arm is using popular emblems like those of Burger King & BMW to urge people to come out on 10 May.

How fuel prices become mysteriously stable just before elections. Here’s data since 2020

In recent years, fuel prices have been kept static for weeks before assembly polls, only to be changed soon after. However, there's no clarity over who's deciding the prices.

‘Target beneficiaries, revenue receipts’ — what EC’s proposal on poll promises wants from parties

Election Commission's proposed policy will seek details on how a party plans to rationalise expenditures & go for borrowings in case of inadequate funding.

‘1,446 public representatives from Assam to TN’ — AAP flaunts its growth, rivals question claims

AAP claims its event held in Delhi was attended by almost 1,500 party representatives from 20 states & Union territories. Is slammed by Congress, BJP for 'exaggerating' support base.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.