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SY Quraishi recalls the day Manmohan Singh said, ‘I will commit suicide’

The launch of former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi's book, India and I, was more of a storytelling event. There was not a dry eye in the packed hall in IIC, Delhi.

Can’t imagine a Hindu Rashtra without Muslims, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told ex CEC SY Quraishi in 2022

Ex-CEC SY Quraishi tells ThePrint's Apoorva Mandhani that Mohan Bhagwat wants to liberalise RSS & that he once told him he faces internal backlash whenever he makes secular statements.

Hasina’s fears, Bhagwat’s assurance & Manmohan’s sensitivity: Takeaways from ex-CEC Quraishi’s memoir

Revelations are part of SY Quraishi's experience during his 40-year journey in civil service which saw him coming in contact with who's who in power corridors.

The curious case of Revanth Reddy’s private jet & why ex-CEC Quraishi doesn’t want to go to jail

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Are judiciary and EC compromised? Former CJI and ex CEC differ at Lokmat panel

Former CJI BR Gavai, Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and ex CEC SSY Quraishi debated the challenges faced by constitutional bodies at the 5th Lokmat National Conclave on Wednesday.

‘Dangerous anti-democratic shift’—former diplomat Shyam Saran issues warning at book launch

At the launch of his book, Democracy’s Heartland, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said he attempts to highlight why the Indian subcontinent matters.

‘Lack of understanding’, say ex-chief election commissioners after SC flags their short tenures

Both N Gopalaswami & SY Quraishi agree it's not possible for ECs in a 3-member panel to have full tenure of 6 yrs each. Latter welcomes suggestion of collegium system for selection.

Danish Ambassador weaves his magic on Modi & Nadda finally gets Malabar parotta on a plane

You may find Malabar parotta at any roadside eatery in Kerala. But if you are BJP president J.P. Nadda, you can only get it on a plane.

‘Too good to be true’ — former CEC Quraishi on Pew survey on religion in India

Former CEC SY Quraishi said Pew survey does not account for the prevailing 'hate discourse' and 'polarisation' in the country.

Long before AAP’s ‘tampering demo’, another expose in 2010 ended in arrest

The 2010 team even managed to steal an actual EVM and claimed that there were multiple ways in which the devices could be hacked. ARUN GEORGE

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.