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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicPanchayat polls

Topic: Panchayat polls

As 2022 UP polls draw near, local BJP allies flex muscles, seek role in Modi, Adityanath govts

The chiefs of two BJP allies in UP, Apna Dal and NISHAD party, met Amit Shah in Delhi Thursday, reportedly to remind the party of promises made to them.

Yogi meets Shah in Delhi, to meet Modi & Nadda next as BJP worries about UP polls

Fielding complaints about UP's handling of Covid crisis from its own party workers, BJP is trying to ensure it is ready to secure a second term when assembly polls take place next year. 

Rural distress blamed as BJP trails SP in UP polls, big setback in Kashi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya

The results are in variance from usual trends where the party in power at the state usually wins the panchayat elections. Experts see rural distress as reason for BJP faltering.

Supreme Court refuses to stay counting of votes for UP panchayat polls scheduled for 2 May

The apex court also ordered that govt officials, candidates & their agents will have to produce Covid negative RT-PCR tests before entering counting centres.

BJP pulls Sengar’s wife out of polls after criticism, but villagers say ex-MLA’s a ‘good man’

BJP had nominated rape convict Kuldeep Sengar's wife Sangeeta for the upcoming UP panchayat polls, but withdrew her name after a week.

J&K govt extends 2G mobile internet service in 18 out of 20 districts till 26 November

Principal Secretary, Home Department said high-speed data services will continue in Ganderbal & Udhampur districts, while internet speed will be restricted to 2G only in other places.

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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.