Post-SIR rolls redraw WB's poll map; border belts, Matua axis and minority districts see sharp churnWest Bengal's electoral rolls have seen a significant pruning of 63.66 lakh names, impacting voter profiles across districts ahead of the 2...
01 Mar, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Over 47,000 names deleted in Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur seat after SIRWest Bengal Election SIR: South Kolkata's Bhabanipur assembly segment, widely regarded as Banerjee's pocket borough, had 2,06,295 voters wh...
28 Feb, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Humayun Kabir phenomenon: Why Muslim mobilisations fail in Bengal polls mathAs assembly polls approach, West Bengal is experiencing a fresh wave of Muslim political activity. Yet, despite vibrant speeches and high-e...
06 Jan, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Election Day 2025: Is it a holiday on November 4 for New York mayor polls, are stock markets closed?Election Day 2025 happens on November 4 as New Yorkers vote for their next mayor. Many people want to know if it’s a holiday or if the stoc...
03 Nov, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
Third eye: Recalling inability to join army and fuelling rumours of churning before electionSanjay Seth, the Minister of State for Defence, interacted with NCC cadets in Ujjain, expressing his regret over not having served in the I...
03 Jan, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
Demonstrating democracy: The 2024 poll cycle is a strategic opportunity that can provide India leverageElections alone are not a barometer of democracy. However, for a country once constantly criticised on rigged elections, to boast of turnou...
01 Jan, 2024, 10.44 PM IST
Starved of stability, anarchy in the UKIt is not just Liz Truss' admission that she could not 'deliver on the mandate that [she] was elected by the Conservative Party' that has l...
21 Oct, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
One nation, one election: Burden of too many polls; political appetite, not hedging, is answerThe non-stop cycle of general elections has provoked a stream of counter-points culminating in the catchy call of 'One Nation, One Election...
11 Apr, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
At least 10 ministers may resign from Uttar Pradesh govt in coming days, claims Sanjay RautThe pre-poll churning in Uttar Pradesh has seen the BJP getting a jolt with six MLAs resigning from the party and three ministers quitting ...
14 Jan, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
View: Which way is the wind blowing in Bihar? Here's a message for those who like to predict poll outcomesWhile pre-result indicators are important in political communication, five decades worth of research suggests that these only yield idiosyn...
01 Nov, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
View: Fundamental shifts in India's electoral politics witnessed in the 2019 poll battleWhat once appeared to be unchallenged assumptions in Indian politics have now been altered.
21 May, 2019, 06.20 AM IST
Higher portfolio churn, inflows push FPIs, MFs to hike equity exposureThe increasing participation augers well as it expands market depth.
08 May, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
Opinion: Thank the elections for keeping the breed of “real leaders” still aliveMany arm-chair leaders who can’t get 100 people on the ground to listen to them, can easily pop up in TV studios to become sound-byte warri...
28 Nov, 2018, 10.39 PM IST
D-Street in 'correction' mode! Churn stocks as winners today may not lead next upturnA 10 per cent fall from the recent high is considered a 'correction' phase.
09 Mar, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Adani Enterprises surges 13%; experts say surge in group stocks likely to continueShares of Adani Group are continuing their rally even as market is seen consolidating. The stocks are rallying on hopes Modi-led govt comes...
16 Apr, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Narendra Modi, Manmohan two sides of the same coin, says CPICPI today asked the people to oust Congress and prevent communal forces from coming to power to pave the way for an alternative political p...
27 Mar, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
India must act non-partisan while ensuring the upcoming polls are fair in MaleNew Delhi’s task in the Maldives consists of retaining its status as the principal external player and protecting its interests.
19 Feb, 2013, 08.18 AM IST