Politics
Kashmir’s electoral shift: Surge in voter turnou...
May 19, 2024
On May 20, voting will be held in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024. These are the first general elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution ...
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Political advertising landscape: Spending on Googl...
May 16, 2024
With the growing importance of digital media in the country and following the footsteps of general advertisers, political advertisers are also now increasingly turning to online advertising in India to reach out to the voters. This trend has become more evident since the beginnin...
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RSF & NWMI train 60 women journalists for ele...
May 15, 2024
Reporters sans Frontières (RSF), a Paris-based press freedom advocacy organisation and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), have collaborated to equip 60 women journalists across India with election coverage skills. According to a press statement by RSF, amid declining p...
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Arvind Kejriwal’s 10 guarantees for Lok Sabha el...
May 14, 2024
A day after he was released by the Supreme Court on a conditional bail in the alleged excise scam case, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal jumped into electoral campaigning by releasing his party’s manifesto, listing 10 promises, ranging from f...
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Congress’s NOTA campaign garners attention
May 10, 2024
In the backdrop of constantly evolving Indian political dynamics, the Congress Party unveils a new campaign slogan in Indore: ‘Loktantra Bachao, NOTA ka button dabao’ (Save democracy, press NOTA). This significant move signals a shift in voter engagement, echoing a rising sen...
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India ranks 159 on Press Freedom Index
May 4, 2024
Press freedom in India remained under severe pressure as the country ranked 159 of 180 nations in a ranking prepared by press freedom activist organisation, Reporters sans Frontiers (RSF), which releases a global index on freedom of the press worldwide each year. According to a p...
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Election 2024: Richest candidates in phase 3 of Lo...
May 2, 2024
As many as 29 pc of the 1,352 candidates in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections are millionaires, says a report by apolitical NGO Association of Democratic Rights. In the report, ADR has listed details of the wealth of the candidates as well as providing details of those candi...
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Elections 2024: Battle of manifestos over employme...
April 27, 2024
Over the past few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the star campaigner for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has been talking much more of the manifesto of Indian National Congress than anything else. In a series of speeches in several of the 88 Lok Sabha constituencies which...
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RSF urges parties to adopt press freedom programme...
April 13, 2024
Reporters sans Frontières (RSF), a Paris-based press freedom advocacy organisation has asked political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections in India to endorse 10 concrete measures, to uphold the fundamental right to accurate news and information and ensure...
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Elections 2024: Migrant workers, transgenders face...
April 5, 2024
India is readying for the upcoming general elections with a record 968 million eligible voters in what is clearly the largest democratic exercise in the world. The process, to be covered in an unprecedented seven phases spread over nearly eight weeks, is set to commence in a matt...
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