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Navin Chawla has said that the idea of 'One Nation, One Election' can substantially reduce poll expenditure, but achieving that goal will require wide political consultation and constitutional changes, which are not easy. In an article for Manorama Yearbook 2024, Chawla said, «the raison d'etre» behind the move is to reduce the cost of elections as well the frequency of the imposition of the model code of conduct by the Election Commission, which some political parties accuse of impeding development work.

Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya was given the form of a political event and claimed that the speeches delivered from the mandir's platform were «dangerous». He also questioned why senior BJP leaders such as JP Nadda, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh did not attend the ceremony. «It is also a mystery that JP Nadda, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh were not present at the consecration.

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a new tax regime in the Union Budget 2020-21. However, it comes with certain conditions. The government is trying to make the new tax regime attractive for income taxpayers. From 1 April, 2023, the new income tax regime has been made the default tax regime. However, the citizens have the option to avail the benefits of the old tax regime.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury skirmish had been broiling for quite sometime, also considering both parties have been rivals since Mamata Banerjee won the first state Assembly Elections. Reportedly Mamata Banerjee was willing to offer no more than two seats to Congress from West Bengal, which was rejected by Adhir Chowdhury, the Congress leader from the state. With Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as the sworn rival for the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, the INDIA bloc in West Bengal seems like a pipedream, possibly impossible to achieve.

Election-spotting is a common pastime on Mumbai suburban trains. Commuters have devised a back-of-the-envelope indicator for predicting timing of elections: when Maharashtra’s ruling government frantically tries to close multiple real estate deals in Mumbai. This barometer seems to be indicating another imminent round of elections, going by the state government’s aggressive intervention in real estate deals.

Mamata Banerjee's decision to pull the plug on any alliance in Bengal has sent the INDIA bloc into a tizzy with other constituents choosing to play down any rift in the alliance. RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Manoj Jha claimed that the statement was given in some particular situation and said that INDIA parties will solve the conflict. «Please wait for some time...Maybe the statement was given in some particular situation...If there is a conflict then the alliance (INDIA) would solve it...» said Manoj Jha The AAP which itself is locked in hectic negotiations with the Congress on seat sharing in Delhi and Punjab also feels that the two parties and the alliance will resolve any differences. AAP leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said «TMC is a big party in West Bengal, Congress and the Left has always been fighting against them.

Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district on January 25. After a recess of two days -January 26-27, it will be traversing Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Uttar Dinajpur and Darjeeling before reaching Bihar on January 29.

Mamata Banerjee said that TMC would fight ‘alone’ in West Bengal against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Lok Sabha elections likely to be held between April to May this year. "I had no discussions with the Congress party. I have always said that in Bengal, we will fight alone.

Budget 2024. Private banks and top IT companies could perform well in the near future. And as far as broader markets are concerned, the calendar year returns could be in the low double-digit, asserts George Thomas, fund manager (equity) of Quantum Mutual Funds, in a telephonic interview with MintGenie.

Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, tightening his grip on the Republican presidential nomination and bolstering the likelihood of a rematch later this year against U.S. President Joe Biden.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Confusion arose, after a notification by the Election Commission of India had informed "tentatively given the Poll Day as April 16, 2024... for the purpose of reference and to calculate Start and End dates in the Election Planner".

President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at a United Auto Workers’ political convention as he works to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin

interim Budget on February 1. The full-fledged budget for the financial year 2024-25 will be announced once the new government comes to power after the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

In a commanding display of support, former President Donald Trump clinched victory in the Republican presidential contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday, solidifying his position as the frontrunner for the party’s nomination. With 57% of the expected vote tallied, Trump held a comfortable lead of 54.4% to 43.6%, leaving his only remaining rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, facing an uphill battle. The back-to-back wins put Trump on track to deliver a knockout blow to Haley next month in her home state of South Carolina and turn his attention to an all-but-certain rematch with President Joe Biden.

Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again

initial public offerings are demanding rules what they see as unequal treatment in the rules around how stock is allocated to so-called cornerstone investors in new listings. An overwhelming 87% of 62 institutional investors said anchor investors — who agree to buy IPO shares before the offerings are sold to a broader group — should be required to hold onto their shares for a specified period after the listing, according to a KKR Capital Markets survey in December.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with the first electoral rally scheduled in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on January 25, according to sources from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The rally in Bulandshahr will mark the beginning of the election campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and comes days after the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha Samaroh in Ayodhya on January 22.

Joe Biden won an unusual Democratic write-in vote in New Hampshire's primary election on Tuesday, an important display of political strength, despite his name not being on the ballot. Edison Research projected Biden the winner over two Democrats whose names were actually on the ballot — U.S. Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota and self-help author Marianne Williamson.

Voters in New Hampshire shared whether the state of the economy was a concern for them ahead of the 2024 election, with some citing continued high costs.

By Gram Slattery, James Oliphant and Nathan Layne

Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that he will “never allow” a central bank for digital currency (CBDC) during a Monday night rally in New Hampshire.