Ritu Jha- Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party supporters, community leaders and elected officials in northern and southern California organized efforts to drum up support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party in their efforts to win a second term in office. India’s federal Lok Sabha election 2019 started April 11 and will conclude […]
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Twelfth Address to the Indian Nation
Justice Markandey Katju – The forthcoming Indian Parliamentary elections and India’s future Indians. The dates of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections have been announced (in 7 phases from 11th April to 19th May), so I may comment on this. There are various poll predictions, but in my opinion, whatever be the outcome it will […]
Lok Sabha polls in seven phases April 11-May 19, vote count on May 23
IANS- Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, the Election Commission announced on Sunday setting a two-and-half month-long process for people to either vote in the Narendra Modi-led dispensation once again or choose an alternative. Counting of votes in 543 constituencies will be taken up on […]
Google to verify political ads in India ahead of 2019 polls
IANS As India gears up for the Lok Sabha elections, Google on Tuesday announced updated election ads that will provide comprehensive information about who is purchasing these on Google platforms and how much money is being spent. The updated election ads policy will require advertisers to provide a “pre-certificate” issued by the Election Commission […]
The coming Great Turbulence
Justice Markandey Katju – I wish I could wish people a happy new year, but I regret I cannot since I just cannot be a hypocrite. The truth is that from this year India is going to enter into an era of what can be called the Great Turbulence, which in my […]
Indians should prepare for the coming storm
Justice Markandey Katju – The exit polls for the five state assembly elections indicate disaster for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. If their prediction proves correct, Rajasthan is lost to the BJP, with similar results in Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. In this eventuality, as I mentioned in my article in dailyo [https://www.dailyo.in/voices/farmers-protest-yogendra-yadav-agrarian-distress-lok-sabha-election-2019/story/1/28195.html], large […]