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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicManipur assembly polls 2022

Topic: Manipur assembly polls 2022

EC revises assembly poll dates for Manipur, 1st phase on 28 Feb, 2nd on 5 March

Election Commission took the decision after receiving inputs from various stakeholders during its visit in Manipur on 7 and 8 February to review the poll-preparedness.

Protests, resignations greet BJP’s candidate announcement for Manipur assembly polls

The party released its list of candidates Sunday for all 60 seats. BJP leaders protest openly, several resign. Effigies of PM Modi, CM burnt, some party offices ransacked.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.