Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Why BJP, Nitish, Lalu, are racing to claim a piece of Jan Nayak's legacyThe BJP strategically nominates late leader Karpoori Thakur for Bharat Ratna, honoring his OBC championing. Born in 1924, Thakur served two...
24 Jan, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hints at contesting 2024 LS polls from KannaujTo a question as to why he has fielded his wife Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri in the December 5 bypoll as she had previously contested from Ka...
24 Nov, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
The meaning of Mulayam: He represents a quintessential form of doing politics in IndiaBeyond a long and rich political career, Mulayam was a national socialist figure, a party builder and a master mobiliser, who lived politic...
10 Oct, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
TMC's street fighter chief Mamata Banerjee to be game-changer in 2024 polls: Shatrughan SinhaIn an interview with PTI, Shatrughan Sinha credited Banerjee, the West Bengal chief minister, with the victory from Asansol, a seat that th...
18 Apr, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
Left parties urge people to support 'Bharat Bandh' called by SKM on Sep 27The SKM is the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers' agitation.
24 Sep, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
Nitish refrains from saying anything against Chirag Paswan or Lok Janshakti PartyAfter dissociating his party from the ruling NDA in Bihar, Chirag has been hitting out at the chief minister almost on a daily basis in his...
24 Oct, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
Ram Vilas Paswan, the man who wanted to be called a HarijanRam Vilas Paswan was among the most popular faces when the social churn began in the post-Emergency era in Bihar, but after the Janata Part...
09 Oct, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Karpuri Thakur disciple-turned Lalu loyalist, leaves behind a 'letter row'Many are puzzled over why, or whether, Singh indeed wrote those unusually harsh letters to Lalu when he was sinking. Which way Singh’s son ...
13 Sep, 2020, 11.58 PM IST
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh: A blend of rustic aggression and learningRaghuvansh Prasad Singh, the veteran socialist leader, who announced his decision to quit the RJD from his hospital bed just four days befo...
13 Sep, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Congress leaders supported abrogation of Article 370 in 196412 LS members spoke in debate on Article 370 and among those seven were Cong MPs.
12 Aug, 2019, 08.54 AM IST
Indira Gandhi's bank nationalisation was an economic failure, but a smashing political successIn economic terms, banks' nationalisation is described as a failure. But politically, it was a smashing hit.
31 Jul, 2019, 06.21 AM IST
George Fernandes rose above identity divide to leave an indelible mark on national politicsAn active trade unionist, he was involved in the railway strike in 1974, which disrupted train services across the country and invited a ma...
29 Jan, 2019, 12.16 PM IST
Modi as Samrat, Mamata in trouble and united Hindu voters: How UP 2017 will change Indian politicsHidden among the votes that were counted across India’s most populous state is a warning about a new kind of politics that is likely to dom...
11 Mar, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
JD(U) likely to seek new election symbol to widen reachThe party has planned to meet the Election Commission any day after Makar Sankranti and submit a list of its symbol choices to replace the ...
12 Jan, 2016, 02.18 PM IST
Ramvilas Paswan, a prominent Dalit face of Narendra Modi governmentKnown in political circles for correctly judging which way the wind was blowing, the 67-year-old LJP leader will be a prominent Dalit face ...
26 May, 2014, 07.05 PM IST
Balasaheb Thackeray: Mumbai's godfather was once a man of BombaySome of Thackeray’s contradictory stands were tactical — he relished keeping people on the edge.
19 Nov, 2012, 07.16 AM IST