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Topic: Presidential Election

Mamata calls opposition parties’ meet on Presidential pick amid Congress reaching out to them solo

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Mamata’s plan ‘uncalled for’. TMC sources say ‘egos will be kept aside as this could be a big test for opposition unity’.

Thanks to reduced UP majority, July’s Presidential election just got a little tougher for BJP

BJP-led NDA is now 1.2% away from the majority mark, compared to just 0.05% in July 2021. But sometimes-friendly parties like Jagan's YSRCP & Naveen Patnaik's BJD could fill gap.

In final debate with Biden, Trump has a lot of catching up to do

Trump heads into the debate trailing Biden by 8.6 percentage points in national polling average. His campaign is looking for a way to draw new support, or depress Biden's votes.

‘Royal honours’ for Trump & Boris Johnson, and the President’s psychological evaluation

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

Trump ‘intends to be ready’ to debate Biden next week but will oppose a mute button

Biden, who is scheduled to debate Trump a second time on 15 October, said he would meet the President if 'scientists say that it’s safe'.

How Donald Trump’s Covid diagnosis will reshape US election campaign

Trump's illness is expected to have a significant impact on the White House staff and could also hamstring his ability to raise cash for the final weeks of the campaign.

Does Donald Trump have the authority to cancel or postpone 2020 US presidential election?

If the president could set the time of his own election, he could specify a date that is favorable to him – or postpone a specified date until the conditions are just right.

Not just Trump, calling someone a ‘jackass’ has become tradition in US politics

For decades, Democrats and Republicans have both used 'jackass' to ridicule political opponents. Trump is the latest.

Afghans won’t roll over and welcome Taliban back into Kabul, like they did in 1996

‘Kaun banega Afghanistan ka Rashtrapati’ is the question dominating this conflict-ridden country at the crossroads of Asia and Europe today.

Young academic pits himself against warlords in Afghanistan poll

Faramarz Tamanna is counting on first-time voters and an educated urbanised population he says is tired of conflict, economic insecurity and ethnic division for support.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?