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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicVoter turnout

Topic: Voter turnout

‘$21 mn for voter turnout’ row: MEA has sought details on USAID funds spent in India from US embassy

In response to a query, Ministry of External Affairs told Rajya Sabha it's awaiting response to clarify scope of USAID involvement, including NGOs through which projects were executed.

The name’s Bond, Electoral Bond & Let them eat… *checks notes*… Ukraine

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

‘Attempt to get somebody else elected’: Trump says must tell Modi govt about $21 mn USAID on polls

Washington’s cost-cutting agency DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, has disbanded USAID & cancelled 15 pledged grants to other countries.

‘They have a lot more money,’ Trump supports DOGE decision, cancels fund for voter turnout in India

DOGE, led by Elon Musk, cancelled a USD 22 million funding for ‘voter turnout in India’ on Saturday. Of the decision Trump said, ‘They are one of the highest taxing countries in the world.’

Delhi election 2025: Slow voter turnout of 8.10% as of 9 am, New Delhi district logs only 6.51%

In Delhi, the prominent contested constituencies include New Delhi, Jangpura, Kalkaji, Okhla, Mustafabad, Bijwasan, Kasturba Nagar, Greater Kailash, Patparganj, etc.

Haryana records 9.53% voter turnout till 9am, says ECI

ECI data stated that Jind recorded highest poll percentage of 12.71%, followed by Palwal 12.45%, Ambala 11.87%, Fatehabad 11.81%, and Mahendragarh 11.51% till 9am.

Global index for free and fair elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023, says IDEA report

The report is based on more than 100 variables and uses four main categories - representation, rights, rule of law and participation - to categorise performance.

High voter turnout in French parliamentary runoff elections, far-right expected to lead

Opinion polls suggest that the leading far-right party RN may fall short of majority in the Assembly causing a hung parliament that may dent President Macron's authority.

‘Preventive arrests of separatist elements, flag marches’ — what drove record voter turnout in Kashmir

Police also carried out public meetings to convince people to exercise their vote & continuous anti-terrorist operations to ensure citizens could step out to vote without any fear.

Issue of form 17C not decided, says SC to poll body’s argument that it was a ‘settled’ matter

Form 17C deals with the record of votes polled in a polling station; SC refused to hear a plea on it in the middle of elections, suggesting a ‘hands-off’ approach was needed.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.