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Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
BJP’s big bang: Bengal breached, Assam secured; Vijay, Congress flip the southIndia has a brand new political map. A massive topple in Bengal, a twist in the Tamil Nadu potboiler, power grip in Assam and Puducherry, a...
Vijay pulls off a Kejriwal in Tamil Nadu over a decade after AAP's rise in DelhiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor Vijay is set to win its first Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. This mirrors the Aam Aadmi Part...
From AI to subsidies: Bernstein’s candid open letter to PM Modi flags 8 critical fault linesGlobal brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...
₹1,000 crore in poll freebies, cash, liquor seized in West Bengal, Tamil NaduAuthorities have seized over ₹1,000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu before Assembly elections. Tamil Nadu saw seizures of ₹599 crore, w...
Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebiesTamil Nadu’s welfare model has expanded into a competitive freebie-driven system, with parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All I...
Poll seizures in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal cross Rs 1,000 crore markEnforcement authorities have seized over Rs 1000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. This includes cash, drugs, liquor, and precious metal...
West Bengal polls: ECI flags 55 seats as 'expenditure sensitive'West Bengal faces heightened election scrutiny. The Election Commission has marked 55 constituencies as expenditure sensitive. This year, 1...
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: NTK’s Seeman rejects freebies, positions self as Tamil nationalist alternativeNaam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman offers a different political path in Tamil Nadu. He rejects welfare freebies, advocating for Tamil govern...
Siddaramaiah sees red on EC letter, accuses poll body of bias against CongressKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticized the Election Commission. He called the EC's demand for details on guarantee s...
Wendy’s is giving away free Frosty and fries on April 7—here's how to claim yoursWendy's is giving away free Frosty and fries on April 7. This treat is a reward for a dunk during the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Ga...
Pre-poll bribes? No, they're welfare giftsElection authorities have seized significant amounts of cash, liquor, and freebies in West Bengal before polls. Tamil Nadu follows with a l...
EC seizes over Rs 650 crore in voter inducementsElection Commission teams have seized over Rs 650 crore in potential voter inducements. West Bengal leads with nearly half the seizures. Fr...
IRS tax 'gifts' for investors. How to claim benefits?Wall Street investors assume that selling a winning stock always triggers a tax bill. However, for those in the lower income brackets (up t...
Telangana polls: Cash, gold, liquor, freebies worth over Rs 603 crore seizedSince the release of the schedule (on October 9) for the ensuing Assembly elections, '1950' helpline received 1,987 calls. As far as the co...
CBIC gets poll ready; plans crackdown on use of cash, liquor and freebies during electionsThe board has prepared a detailed vigilance mechanism which includes a dedicated control room manned by a nodal officer in each state, dail...
Why Universal Basic Income is a bad ideaBenefit under the Universal Basic Income will not be universal, but targeted at specific votebanks.
Do these real estate festival offers really cut down your costs?To cash in on festive season, developers are offering big discounts & freebies. We look under the hood to see if these marketing gimmicks o...
Parliamentary panel to review model code, suggest ways to curb freebies in pollsNatchiappan said the panel has suggested that the MCC should come into force from the date of notification and not the announcement of elec...
Maharashtra polls: Politicians wooing voters with cash, freebiesAnd this is pretty much the story in every constituency in Maharashtra --large amounts of money being given to voters for winning them over.