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Congress won’t name candidate for vice president poll, leaves it to other opposition parties

After naming the candidate for presidential polls, Congress asks other opposition parties to take the lead and name the vice presidential candidate.  ANUBHUTI VISHNOI 

Full text of interview with outgoing Central Election Commissioner Dr Nasim Zaidi

Full text of the interview with outgoing Central Election Commissioner Dr Nasim Zaidi (You can read the edited excerpts here) :  How do you look back...

Outgoing CEC on EVM tampering controversy: ‘It was avoidable and should not have been raised’

The outgoing Chief Election Commissioner says he would have liked to see more electoral reform before he left. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI Days before he demits the top...

Should the Election Commission get powers to prosecute those who question its credibility? Here’s what former Election Commissioners said

In a letter to the law ministry, the Election Commission of India sought powers of contempt to act against those who question its credibility by making baseless allegations. ThePrint's Kaveesha Kohli spoke to former election commissioners about whether it is necessary.

From May to September

The lesson Modi & BJP should take away from the 2014 election results is that they are a centre-right govt elected to bring about change within the larger constitutional framework.

Hands down

For anybody who built a campaign on negativism, prejudice, victimhood and vengeance has been demolished. The voter has, in fact, been even less forgiving with victims of hubris.

Best bakery vs upper crust

Discourse on 2004 election has been about how the poor have spoken, created political space for poverty, & how the verdict is against policies inspired by World Bank, IMF and WTO.

On Camera

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.