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2019 Lok Sabha polls: FB to tackle election-related abuse with task force

The challenge for the task force in India would be to distinguish between real political news and political propaganda

Amit Shah's boast of winning 22 LS seats in Bengal in 2019 is 'absurd': TMC

TMC's Chandan Mitra said that he felt "suffocated", as he could not adjust to the changed culture within the saffron party

Chandrababu Naidu: The glue that could bind the opposition against Modi

The 68-year-old leader isn't just a friend-turned-foe of Modi and the BJP, but a known coalition maker at the national level, ready to work tirelessly to oust the current dispensation

From stock markets to banking system, what to expect in Lok Sabha poll year

If the market corrects after elections and the Nifty breaches 9,500 points, it would make sense to look for buying opportunities

The wrong ways

So the talk is about how many fewer than 272 seats the BJP will win in 2019. The worst-case scenario is a loss of 130-odd seats

It will be all VVPAT in 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Election Commissioner Arora

VVPAT is a machine which dispenses a slip with the symbol of the party for which a person has voted for

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Mayawati's snub is death knell for grand alliance

The BJP can rest easy with the thought that the projected "mahagathbandhan" of the national opposition may be now dead and buried

Won't compromise minorities' self-respect for seat share in alliance: Maya

The BSP had ensured that the law was not misused during its four terms in power in Uttar Pradesh, the statement said quoting her

Centre, states on hiring spree ahead of polls: 330K govt jobs up for grabs!

Nearly 330,000 govt jobs, including 127,000 in railways, will be up for grabs over the next few months

To strengthen anti-BJP front, CPI-M to be part of DMK-led alliance: Yechury

Last week, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Stalin in a bid to strategize on an anti-BJP alliance at the national level

Ad spend may double to Rs 30 bn in 2019 polls; social media to see big jump

Parties expected to splurge a fourth of advertising budget on social media

Shekhar Gupta: Rahul picks up the sacred thread

Rahul Gandhi is audacious to mix his religion with Congress politics. He can win or perish, but can't retreat from this chakravyuha

Onion price slump adds to farm distress, sharpens Modi's election stakes

A growing disenchantment with the faltering profitability of farming has emerged as a political variable. But how much of a risk does it pose to the government?

WhatsApp launches campaign against fake news ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The campaign that has been launched via three short films uses relatable everyday scenarios and ordinary people

Changing political equations in UP, India's most prized poll territory

Unconfirmed reports say the BSP and the SP have agreed to contest 38 and 37 seats, leaving only three for the RLD and two for the Congress

NDA will not be able to open account in LS polls in Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav

NDA finalised seat sharing according to which the BJP and the JD(U) will fight 17 seats each and the LJP the rest six in politically crucial Bihar

'Mahagatbandhan' in offing for 2019 Lok Sabha polls: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Pawar held a meeting with Congress and NCP workers in Gondia in east Maharashtra

Govt plans financial package for farmers; step could cost over Rs 600 bn

Free crop insurance and tweaking the credit schemes are also being considered as part of the relief measures

Battle for the Hindi Heartland: Whose year will 2019 eventually be?

It is difficult to estimate the difference that Modi would make in a general election campaign

The RSS has a contingency plan for 2019 and his name is Nitin Gadkari

Seeped in the values of RSS since childhood, Gadkari could easily step into the shoes of either Shah or Modi at an appropriate time