Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the NDA allies at the key meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, expressed confidence that in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, their alliance will get over 50 per cent vote share. “NDA’s vote share was 38 per cent in 2014 and 45 per cent in 2019. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, NDA’s vote share will be above 50 per cent because of its allies who are working hard,” said PM Modi. Addressing the allies, PM Modi said, “I can tell you with full confidence that NDA will come to power in 2024 as people…
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Emphasizing the need for change in the current electoral system, Dr Nasim Zaidi, former Chief Election Commissioner, stressed the requirement for a constitutional review of the First-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. Inaugurating the two-day 16th Annual National Conference at Pune, organized by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the Maharashtra Election Watch (MEW), he expressed hope for a neutral Election Commission to ensure independence of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and in view of the recent Supreme Court judgment in favour of the collegium-like appointments of the EC. He deplored over growing concerns regarding the rising criminality in electoral politics and deemed it against…
The united front of 26 opposition parties, who attended a crucial meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday, will be known as INDIA—an acronym of Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance. The meeting has set the tone for the opposition’s campaign for the 2024 general elections, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling it a battle of “Modi versus INDIA”. “We are defending Constitution, voice of Indians and the idea of India. You know what happens to anyone who wants to fight the idea of India… The fight is between NDA and INDIA, Narendra Modi and INDIA, his ideology and INDIA. India always wins…
Congress veteran and former chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy passed away. He was 79. Chandy, who served in as chief minister of Kerala two times, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family declared. In a Facebook post, the former Kerala chief minister’s son, Chandy Oommen, announced his father’s passing. Oommen wrote, “Appa has passed away,” without providing additional details on his Facebook page. Chandy, who had not been saving great for a long while, had been remaining in Bengaluru for treatment at a health facility. “Extremely sad to bid farewell to our most beloved leader…
In Q2 of 2023, institutional investments in the office sector reached US$ 1.8 billion, the highest over the previous 10 quarters, indicating continued investor confidence in the sector’s potential for growth and return. The segment also experienced a 2.5X year-over-year (YoY) growth in H1 of 2023, reaching US$ 2.7 billion, with the office sector accounting for the majority of inflows at 74%, closely followed by the residential sector at 12%. Global investment firms including GIC, CapitaLand India Trust, Bain Capital, CPPIB, and PAG Credit and Markets continue to be engaged in the sector and have closed some sizable transactions. On…
Democracy Perception Index On the occasion of this year’s Copenhagen Democracy Summit, the sixth Democracy Perception Index was published by Latana in collaboration with the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. The 2023 annual study of public opinion on democracy-related matters covers views on the state of democracy, on democratic threats, global politics and democracy under COVID. When we see the earth from space, international borders disappear like a mirage while mountains and canyons that are formidable on the surface become absorbed into the image of a perfect sphere. In a comparable though subtler way, the perspective offered by the 2023 Democracy…
As many as 26 Opposition parties are likely to participate in the two-day brainstorming session in Karnataka’s Bengaluru starting Monday where they will devise strategy to take on the ruling BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. In a key development on the eve of the meeting, Congress clarified its stance over the Delhi ordinance which brought the Aam Aadmi Party to the decision of participating in the meeting. The AAP had attended the Patna Opposition meet as well on June 23, however, it had boycotted the joint press conference soon after when…
A day after the old Mari Mata Temple Soldier Bazaar had been razed to the ground in Karachi, a similar incident was reported from Sindh, a gang of dacoits attacked a Hindu worship site with “rocket launchers” in Sindh’s Kashmore during the early hours of Sunday. The assailants attacked a place of worship and adjoining homes belonging to the community in the jurisdiction of Ghouspur police station, Pakistan English daily, Dawn reported. According to the report, the alleged dacoits fired indiscriminately, prompting a police unit led by Kashmore-Kandhkot SSP Irfan Sammo to reach the scene. Citing police officials, Pakistani media…
Today we have over a lakh startups in India and it will increase by 10 times in the next 4 to 5 years, said Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Speaking at the JITO Incubation Innovation Foundation (JIIF) 6th Foundation Day & Investors/Startup Conclave in Hyderabad, the Minister engaged with industry leaders and aspiring young entrepreneurs. He emphasised the transformative journey India has embarked upon since 2014. From being predominantly focused on IT and ITes, the next 4-5 years will witness substantial growth for startups and unicorns, the Minister said during…
India and the UAE on Saturday agreed to start trade settlement in their currencies and link the Indian Unified Payments Interface with the Gulf country’s Instant Payment Platform (IPP) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held comprehensive talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks after meeting the UAE President, Modi said India-UAE trade witnessed a 20 per cent increase since the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement last year. Modi said the agreement signed on Saturday for trade settlement in the currencies of the two countries shows the strong economic cooperation and mutual trust…