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TopicNagaland polls

Topic: Nagaland polls

Nagaland gets its first woman MLA. NDPP’s Hekani Jakhalu is lawyer-activist, social entrepreneur

Of 183 candidates in the fray, 4 are women. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Salhoutuonuo Kruse & BJP's Kahuli Sema are leading, but Congress's Rosy Thompson is as yet trailing.

‘Modi teri kabar khudegi? Kamal khilega’ PM campaigns in poll-bound Nagaland, Meghalaya

He said previous Congress governments had thought of the Northeast as an ATM, but the NDA thinks of the region’s 8 states as ‘Ashta Lakshmi’

‘Let 100 Modis come’: Kharge declares Congress will lead opposition alliance for 2024

Speaking at a public meeting in poll-bound Nagaland, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also touched upon the issue of Naga pride and announced sops for the elderly, students.

Same strategy, arrangement with CM Neiphiu Rio’s party — How BJP hopes to ace Nagaland polls

Nagaland is the first state to have gone Opposition-less in 2021. In these elections, however, Naga People's Front will go solo though it has said it's open to post-poll alliances.

Nagaland polls: In one of India’s poorest states, a vote is being ‘bought’ for Rs 50,000

Former CM Neiphiu Rio is among the top three richest candidates; voters in Mon district are allegedly being offered Rs 50,000 each.

Uncertainty over Nagaland polls over as BJP announces list of candidates

Congress to follow suit; BJP inks alliance with newly floated NDDP as ties with ruling NPF hit rock bottom.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.