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Topic: Manifesto

MVA releases manifesto, promises 5 guarantees including caste census ahead of Maharashtra polls

The Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) & NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance has vowed to provide Rs 3,000 financial aid to women every month as well as free bus rides to women in the state.

Ahead of Maharashtra polls, Uddhav Sena releases manifesto, promises free education, scrapping Dharavi project

According to Thackeray, the Sena-NCP-Congress alliance will stabilise prices of essential items, devise housing policy for Mumbai, & extend free education to male students.

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.

No populism in YSRCP manifesto, CM Jagan reiterates determination to implement 3-capital promise

CM Jagan Reddy defends his govt's track record, citing 99% fulfilment of 2019 assurances. YSRCP leaders say manifesto exudes mutual confidence between him & people of Andhra Pradesh.

Rs 3,100/quintal paddy MSP, Rs 12,000/yr to women: BJP’s Chhattisgarh manifesto one-ups Congress ‘revdis’

BJP has also promised to develop IIT & AIIMS-like institutions in every region of Chhattisgarh, besides travel subsidy for college-goers and religious tourism for elderly.

Freebies: EC wants voters to know financial fallout of poll promises, writes to parties

EC plans to prescribe a 'proforma' for political parties to furnish details of 'financial implications' of poll promises, and 'ways and means' to fund them.

What do BJP, Congress and Left’s Lok Sabha election manifestos tell us about India since 1952

A Centre for Policy Research report offers a ringside view of how deeply and structurally the polity, economy and society have changed since India’s first Lok Sabha election in 1952.

Did Congress and BJP live up to their promises? Their election manifestos tell the story

From 'defence' to 'development', the Congress and BJP manifestos show which electoral promises have been translated into policies.

Congress-NCP manifesto promises jobs for Maharashtra residents, preservation of Marathi

Manifesto addresses farmers’ concerns and promises environment conservation. It also talks of protecting Mumbai’s salt lands and stopping coastal pollution.

BJP & Congress manifestos offer a security policy high on emotions, low on substance

The Congress manifesto, while marred by flaws, is more positive, specific and action-oriented on national security than the BJP's.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.