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
From AI to subsidies: Bernstein’s candid open letter to PM Modi flags 8 critical fault linesGlobal brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebiesTamil Nadu’s welfare model has expanded into a competitive freebie-driven system, with parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All I...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.04 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
Kejriwal model in US? AAP chief sees 'revri' in Trump’s promise to cut electricity billsFormer Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cited Donald Trump's promise to halve electricity costs as validation for his policies. Kejriwa...
12 Oct, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
Freebies Frenzy: Indian politics grapples with electoral promises amid economic concernsIn recent assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Telangana, political parties, including BJP, embraced the cult...
24 Dec, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
28 Aug, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Three-member Supreme Court bench to reconsider 2013 ruling on freebiesA bench headed by outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana held that the three-member bench would reconsider a 2013 SC ruling, delivered b...
27 Aug, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Why can't centre form panel to study impact of freebies, asks SCThe remark was made by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana during the resumed hearing of a petition filed by BJP leader Ashw...
24 Aug, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Electoral promises: The freebie stops hereWith committees, commentators and economists of all shades slamming freebies, and political actors continuing to snipe at each other, it is...
24 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
PIL on freebies: States have nearly Rs 59,89,360 crore liability as on March 31, 2021While Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra top the chart with liabilities of Rs 6,62,891 crore and Rs 5,36,891 crore respectively, Punjab gets the...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Supreme Court suggests setting up expert body to resolve freebies issueThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said irrational freebies offered to induce voters during elections would not be effectively debated in the P...
03 Aug, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
There is no question of state governments in India going the Sri Lanka way: Mythili Bhusnurmath“Non-merit subsidies in the country as a percentage of GDP are growing. Also, there are some states which tend to offer much more by way of...
27 Jul, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Making sense of the pre-election freebie distribution cultureThe politics of credibility is built on the sand of future fiscal bankruptcy. State finances are already in poor shape due to the pandemic'...
12 Mar, 2022, 12.08 AM IST
Supreme Court notice to Centre, EC on parties promising freebies in electionsA three-judge bench, led by CJI NV Ramana, while hearing a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay to restrain parties from distributing any su...
26 Jan, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
RSS mouthpiece warns against AAP's 'freebies agenda'Cautioning against what it described as the politics of freebies propagated by AAP in Delhi, RSS mouthpiece 'Organiser' has said it has the...
16 Feb, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
SC says freebies destroy appetite for elections, asks Election comission to frame guidelines on poll manifestosThe court directed the Election Commission to consult political parties and incorporate new clauses into its existing non-binding model cod...
06 Jul, 2013, 08.39 AM IST