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Dinesh C. Sharma | How the Nizam in 1947 waged propaganda war against India
The propaganda war and political lobbying did result in some gains for the beleaguered Nizam
04 Jan 2023 12:00 AM
Can't stop political parties from making promises: SC
SC said that its concern was the right way to use public money
18 Aug 2022 7:09 AM
SC asks if Finance Commission can regulate revenue to states to discourage freebies
'It is a very serious issue. What is your suggestion on how you are going to control it?,' court asked the government counsel
27 Jul 2022 2:14 AM
Can poll manifestos be legally binding, asks Venkaiah Naidu
Naidu said that political parties should meet, think about this seriously and then move forward in the larger interest of the country
06 Apr 2022 12:50 AM
Mohan Guruswamy | Anti-defection law and inner-party democracy
Political parties are extra or non-constitutional arrangements to organise people on the basis of shared ideas, interests or philosophies
01 Mar 2022 6:48 AM
Political parties should set example, avoid gatherings: CM Uddhav Thackeray
We should set an example for people by observing discipline, said Thackeray, who heads the Sena
07 Sep 2021 8:54 PM
Political ad spend on Facebook, Google tops Rs 53 crore
Ad spend on Google, YouTube, and partner properties since February 19 stood at Rs 27.36 crore with 14,837 ads.
19 May 2019 2:47 PM
2019 LS poll will see more money, violence, hatred: Ex-CEC
Former CEC T S Krishnamurthy, however, expressed confidence that the EC was capable of facing the challenges.
08 Mar 2019 2:18 PM
Slash cap on anonymous donations to parties from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2000: EC asks govt
There is no constitutional or statutory prohibition on receipt of anonymous donations by political parties.
17 Oct 2018 6:25 PM
Political parties raise suspicion on EC when competition is tough: OP Rawat
It will be completely ensured that no duplicate voter cast vote in the upcoming elections, Rawat added.
18 Sep 2018 6:40 PM
Campaign started to include kids’ issues in poll agenda
Children’s issues may, for the first time, make into the election manifestos of political parties in 2019 Parliamentary polls.
03 Sep 2018 12:13 AM
Omar Abdullah meets CM, calls for ‘unity’ against BJP
Blames BJP for deteriorating situation in J&K.
28 Jul 2018 6:15 AM
Flawed understanding, flawed logic
A political party is, first of all, a voluntary association of people who believe in a particular ideology or a particular view of social change.
03 Jun 2018 12:41 AM
BJP richest of all national parties, Cong features second on list: report
BJP and Congress have declared donations/ contributions as one of their three main sources of income.
11 Apr 2018 9:27 AM
Need to curb funds’ misuse by parties
Civil society and its many think tanks have not exerted enough to provide effective and realistic measures.
08 Apr 2018 4:41 AM
Can’t bar convicted leaders from heading political parties: Govt
At present the Election Commission has the power only to recognise a political party but not to de-recognise it for various reasons.
22 Mar 2018 2:04 AM
'True democratic spirit' necessary for country's future, says Modi
The country is not much aware of the practice of democracy within parties and the media should turn its attention to it, Modi said.
28 Oct 2017 7:22 PM
Triple talaq: Political parties welcome SC verdict, call it historic win
The SC verdict grants equality to Muslim women and is a powerful measure for women empowerment, Modi said.
22 Aug 2017 1:49 PM
Govt wants cleaner money for political parties: Jaitley
Finance Minister had capped anonymous cash donations to political parties at Rs 2,000 in budget.
22 Jul 2017 5:17 PM
Venkaiah: Cong's decision to boycott GST launch is 'unfortunate'
Congress declared on Thursday that it will not be attending the launch of the Goods and Services Tax on June 30.
30 Jun 2017 10:48 AM
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Columns
The basic issue before us is the mega-chaos, confusion and conflict in the nation’s capital due to the indigenous brand of “dyarchy”
Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist
A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy
The “single pillar” has always been shown as the boon of the world’s largest party