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Topic: Elections

Everyone has an opinion, but no one is willing to take decisions: Manohar Parrikar in 2013

India's politicians lack the ability to take decisions, thus delaying issues that demand immediate action, Parrikar said in an interview with Shekhar Gupta in 2013.

3 charts challenge lazy thinking on voter turnout and its link to literacy & urbanisation

In 2014, the voter turnout increased considerably across the board, and the most significant increase was witnessed in large cities.

Why India’s election is among the world’s most expensive

Lok Sabha polls 2019 are estimated to cost Rs 500 billion -- 40% more than 2014. The jump is expected from social media, travel & advertising expenses.

A national security election gives Rahul Gandhi the perfect excuse to lose

The Congress is likely to perform poorly in the polls because Rahul Gandhi remains a pointless politician.

Pulwama changed election game for Modi so much it needn’t worry about EVM tampering charges

Post-Pulwama, the BJP has managed to push battlefield ethics on to the electoral field, except that the special restraint applies only to the opposition.

73 former IAS, IPS & IFS officers give EC a solution to EVM row, and it’s not paper ballot

The letter, which comes months before the Lok Sabha elections, includes as signatories former NSA Shivshankar Menon & former foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao.

Between Pappu and Prime Minister, this is where Rahul Gandhi stands today

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has ‘improved’, but some things about him have not changed.

India has emerged from the ‘fragile five’ to become world’s fastest economy, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world now views India with ‘vishwas’, not as a nation about scams.

Ignorant voters and over-smart politicians: Why India votes the way it does

Half-truths are spread by way of manipulation and political points are scored right before elections.

Sorry urban voters, election 2019 is all about wooing the rural Indian

The political theatre has shifted to rural India ahead of the 2019 election.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.