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...
05 May, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
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...
05 May, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
How the three Ms and paramilitary forces may have played a major role in West Bengal outcome 2026In the 2026 assembly elections of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, known for her long, strong hold over the state, faced unexpected hurdles. T...
04 May, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
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...
04 May, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Fire ignited by Stalin scorched Delhi's arrogance, severe blow to Modi, claims Tamil Nadu CMTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin declared a victory against the delimitation bill in Parliament. He stated this defeat has humbled Delh...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Polls: Targeting BJP, not AIADMK, as it sets agenda, shapes narrative, says PTRTamil Nadu's IT Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan highlights the DMK's focus on the BJP in upcoming polls. He addresses concerns over Hindi i...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Delhi promoting EVs, Karnataka taxing them, says BJP leader Bharath BommaiBharath Bommai criticizes Karnataka's new road tax on electric vehicles. He states this policy contrasts with Delhi's efforts to promote EV...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talks about freebies/revdi issueWith the upcoming high-stakes elections in Delhi, political parties like AAP and BJP focus heavily on offering freebies. However, there's a...
04 Feb, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Will Sitharaman's middle-class bonanza give enough ROI in Delhi?Prime Minister Modi praised the middle-class-centric tax relief in Budget 2025. The budget's significant tax cuts could influence the Delhi...
03 Feb, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
BJP has waived off debts worth Rs 10 lakh crore of 400-500 industrialists: Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal stated that the Delhi election is a conflict of ideologies, with AAP promoting public welfare through free services, while ...
26 Jan, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
Delhi election: Congress promises LPG cylinders at Rs 500, free powerAhead of the Delhi assembly polls, Congress promises LPG cylinders at ₹500 per month, free electricity up to 300 units, and free ration kit...
17 Jan, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Two big weapons of Congress fizzle out. It needs new ones for 2024Barely five months before the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress defeat in the state polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh wil...
04 Dec, 2023, 11.34 AM IST
How much do freebies matter to voters? A test is coming up soonIn Rajasthan, a political test looms to find out if freebies can win elections. Despite PM Narendra Modi's criticism of freebies, some view...
24 Nov, 2023, 02.25 PM IST
Loan write-offs for the rich are freebies, not welfare schemes: RJDAt a time when a large section of people in this country are struggling to achieve financial empowerment, there are two types of ideologies...
21 Aug, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
A fundamental problem of democracies: What constitutes good and bad freebies?Democracy helps countries choose the right priorities. But it can also spur myopic competition in freebies that destroys economies, as in S...
10 Aug, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
How GoI, BJP and non-BJP states are recklessly competing on freebiesState governments cannot spend beyond a limit. They have not controlled deficits by cutting down non-merit subsidies. Rather, they keep ann...
28 Jul, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Rajnath Singh flays AIADMK, DMK for offering freebiesSingh was critical of "doles and freebies" promised and provided by both successive DMK and AIADMK regimes and said a government should hav...
12 May, 2016, 10.37 PM IST