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Saturday, November 8, 2025
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Topic: Elections

Global Pulse: More people killed at US schools this year, than in the military.

Republicans and the National Rifle Association need to acknowledge the effect of lax gun laws on American schools. Latin America should galvanise support and lead the cause against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. China and the Vatican see a thaw in their relationship.

DDCA set to hold first election in five years with all the thrills of a T-20 match

The election will be held without the proxy voting system, under which members were not required to be at the election booth to cast their ballot.

Sensex has best gain in months as BJP leads in Karnataka

The BSE Sensex rose 1.1 per cent to 35,933, set for the biggest advance since 5 April. The gains damped price swings, with the India Volatility Index tumbling 11 per cent.

The seven-step Narendra Modi playbook for election campaigning

The narrative of Modi’s campaigns across many states has been similar, as have the different stages that every campaign seems to include.

Now, Rahul promises Congress will listen to Karnataka’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ in its manifesto

The grand old party has promised the creation of 15-20 lakh jobs annually for the next 5 years, and empower farmers, women and children.

Congress playing caste politics in Karnataka, we only care about development, says Modi

The Prime minister speaks to BJP workers in Karnataka by video conference, tells them Congress offers lollipops to caste groups whenever there are elections. 

The youth needs to see politics as a way of life, not just as a career

The youth must become the torchbearers to free our country from all social and political ills by practicing politics.

Daring gamble to sell Air India hits turbulence in test for Modi

A plan to sell the flag carrier that's running grand losses is facing headwinds even before it can take off.

Modi puts inflation goals at risk in bid to meet promises to farmers

His government is seeking to pay farmers at least 50 percent more than the cost of their produce which is expected to fan prices at a time when oil is surging, putting further pressure on bond yields.

In Karnataka, Amit Shah has finally met his match in Siddaramaiah

The BJP is fighting this election as a national party while the Congress is playing it like a regional force. 

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

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.