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Topic: Polling

WhatsApp University PhD in ‘Mangal Gyaan’ & maths isn’t EC, you know

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Elon Musk launches poll on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO

Musk launched the poll Sunday, adding that he would abide by the poll results. This comes after Twitter's policy latest update, banning accounts promoting rival social media platforms.

Is this India’s ‘Amrit Kal’? As state polls go on, we must trace Representation of People Act

The elections in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur are also ‘a mid-point referendum’ on the Narendra Modi government.

Three simple things Election Commission must fix urgently, before solving larger problems

There is more EC can do to assuage fears and problems of voters than arrange for ‘hackathons’.

UP’s 1.3 lakh polling booths: What affects voter turnout on election day

EC’s voter education programme has exhausted its limit as data shows two booth-level factors can affect participation on polling day.

Dear opinion pollsters: In Karnataka, there was an utter disregard for basic standards

Political science departments can contribute a lot by introducing graduate level courses on research methods. This will help understand the findings of a poll. Dear...

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.