Politics
Nitish Kumar Backs Modi on Simultaneous Elections, But Rules Out Mid-term Polls in Bihar
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was critical of the Code of Conduct imposed by the Election Commission before every election, which, he said, affects governance and development projects.
Vistaraks: General Amit Shah's Army for Battle 2019
Under Amit Shah's leadership, the BJP is a voracious political animal with an insatiable appetite to expand. It has the hunger to succeed as it aims to replace the Congress as the natural party for governance — both at the Centre and in the states.
After Digvijaya Singh, Manish Tewari Posts Tweet Abusing PM Narendra Modi
A Twitter user, responding to Manish Tewari, wrote that he better not teach Prime Minister Narendra Modi a lesson on "nationalism". It was then that Tewari used crass language to describe Modi's followers, hinting that the Prime Minister was hoodwinking t...
'Election Bullet Train' Launched by Modi Govt to Ride Out Gujarat Polls: Cong
The opposition party said the foundation stone laying followed a set pattern of announcing packages and big-ticket projects by the Modi government ahead of every state election.
Hindi Diwas: As BJP Takes Pole Position In Centre, Regional Satraps Rely On Linguistic Sub-Nationalism
If BJP was establishing itself as the dominant pole in the national polity, the counter pole could well be soft sub-nationalism. It could manifest itself in so many different forms — separate state flag, hegemonic dominance of Hindi over Kannada.
Cabinet Panel Reconstituted; Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan in Key Committees
After the September 3 cabinet reshuffle, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and many others included in key Cabinet Committees as government reconstitutes Cabinet panels.
Supreme Court to Hear AAP Leader's Plea in Arun Jaitley's Defamation Case
Senior advocate Anand Grover, representing Raghav Chadha, alleged that the AAP leader has been made to face the defamation case only because he retweeted certain alleged objectionable tweets of CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Mangalore Chalo: BJP Revives Hindu Card Ahead of Karnataka Elections
The BJP is trying to set this as the agenda for elections 2018 – that the majority community is victim to the politics of minority appeasement of the Congress.
BJP Attempts to Woo Brahmins in UP Over Perceived Caste Imbalance
Interestingly, the two leaders chosen to placate the Brahmins in UP are from Poorvanchal region. Again, former Minister of State, HRD, Mahendra Pandey, who is the newly appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP chief, is being replaced by Shiv Prakash Shukla, another B...
Competitive Politics: From Akhilesh's Haj House to Yogi's Kailash Mansarovar House
UP CM Yogi Adityanath will lay the foundation stone of a guest house for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims instead of a Ala Hazrat Haj House.
Post RBI Figures on Demonetisation, Mamata Slams PM Narendra Modi
She said, “99% of the demonetised currency has come back to the RBI. Only one per cent has not returned. Demonetisation was supposedly done to uncover several lakhs of crores of black money. And now what we have got is a big zero!”
Hear me Before Deciding on AIADMK Symbol: Dinakaran to EC
The nephew of jailed AIADMK leader Sasikala approached the poll watchdog days after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanaswami joined hands with rival O. Panneerselvam to end the bitter feud between the warring factions of the party.
NC Stages Protest in Support of Article 35A in Banihal
National conference leader & district president, Ramban, Sajjad Shaheen claimed the PDP is conniving with the BJP by not emphasising on the Centre to put up a strong counter in the apex court to safeguard Article 35A.
Punjab CM Amarinder Tears into Haryana Govt for Letting 'Premis' Gather
Tensions had soared in Haryana, Punjab and nearby areas at least a couple of days before a special CBI court was to pronounce its verdict in a rape case against Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
Difference of Opinion Between Akhilesh, Mulayam Natural for a Democratic Party, Says Chaudhary
The blessings of the SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav is always with Akhilesh Yadav. Also, there is no problem with Shivpal Singh Yadav, said Ram Govind Chaudhary .
Forget Bullet Train Dream, Focus on Safety: Shiv Sena to Centre
An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, said, "In our country, there are daily train accidents. People get killed and injured (in these accidents), but this government is going for things like the Bullet Train project with the Japan governments help...