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First Surat, now Indore: EC, wake up!
In both Surat and Indore, BJP candidates had won the 2019 elections with a big majority. They would probably have won the contest this time, too. So there was no real need for the BJP to create conditions for a unanimous election this time.
21 hours ago
First Surat, now Indore: EC, wake up!
21 hours ago
Delhi should read the signals carefully
Eliminating or attempting to eliminate fugitives from Indian law on friendly foreign soil undermines Delhi's international standing. It puts India in the same unsavoury global category of countries who bump off political dissidents abroad.
21 hours ago
Delhi should read the signals carefully
21 hours ago
NOTA must be treated as a candidate
The NOTA option was introduced in 2013 on the direction of the Supreme Court as a step to empower voters in the expression of their choice. While it has been seen as a symbolic gesture of rejection and as a negative vote, it has been rather a toothless facility than a useful tool to influence the election process.
30 April 2024, 21:40 IST
NOTA must be treated as a candidate
30 April 2024, 21:40 IST
KCET: Good decision on the way forward
The episode points to the lackadaisical manner in which the question papers were prepared without proper oversight. It is strange that the papers were not scrutinised by any superior authority before they were handed to the test-takers.
30 April 2024, 21:37 IST
KCET: Good decision on the way forward
30 April 2024, 21:37 IST
A lost opportunity to assure voters
The judgement will be seen as a lost opportunity to ensure that the voters were assured of the best of both worlds – electronic voting and complete paper count -- so that there would be no doubt or room for suspicion in anyone’s mind.
29 April 2024, 20:28 IST
A lost opportunity to assure voters
29 April 2024, 20:28 IST
Climate nightmare: A hot Indian Ocean
The emerging situation can be imagined by the description that the increase in heat content would be equal to the detonation of one Hiroshima atomic bomb every second for a decade.
29 April 2024, 20:26 IST
Climate nightmare: A hot Indian Ocean
29 April 2024, 20:26 IST
Bizarre approach to campaign complaints
While the responsibility rests with the individual leader, and the punishment, if any, is meted out to that person, why should the party chief be brought into the picture?
28 April 2024, 22:21 IST
Bizarre approach to campaign complaints
28 April 2024, 22:21 IST
Unwise to neglect Himalayan crisis
The ISRO study has given a lot of valuable data on the status of the glaciers. That should help us formulate plans to deal with glacier-related situations in future.
28 April 2024, 22:19 IST
Unwise to neglect Himalayan crisis
28 April 2024, 22:19 IST
Redistribution is not a dirty word
Governments have a responsibility to reduce inequalities in society, and indeed all taxation is meant to achieve that. We need a sane debate on this issue, not polarising campaign rhetoric.
26 April 2024, 19:44 IST
Redistribution is not a dirty word
26 April 2024, 19:44 IST
An episode that does not inspire confidence
In a reversal of roles in Bengaluru recently, a police team had to run for their safety after being attacked by a group of Nigerian nationals, suspected to be drug-peddlers.
26 April 2024, 19:42 IST
An episode that does not inspire confidence
26 April 2024, 19:42 IST
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