Post TMC-Congress break up, BJP bets on Ram Mandir, CAA for 35 LS seats in BengalThe West Bengal BJP is shifting its focus to emotive topics like the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to achie...
11 Feb, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
Left distorted history, need to rewrite: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAddressing the 28th state convention of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The Leftists have always trie...
08 Jan, 2023, 03.26 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
So, Who's the real Sena?The Sena cadre has been assiduously created at shakha and vibhag levels, making the party more cadre-based than other similar organisation ...
01 Jul, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
TMC's national ambitions take a hit after misadventures in Goa, TripuraThe TMC's flop show in Goa polls, preceded by the civic election debacle in Tripura a few months ago, seems to have dealt a body blow to it...
14 Mar, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
By the Ganges: The death of development in Uttar Pradesh and BiharIn these two states, politics of caste and religion takes precedence. As a result, any government programme is seen as pandering to a parti...
23 May, 2021, 09.27 AM IST
View: India needs Modi to work with his rivalsFederalism is now the primary axis of Indian politics — and the location of the biggest crises of Indian governance. Nothing illustrates th...
04 May, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
'Bengali Pride' to be TMC's main poll plank to counter BJP's aggressive HindutvaThe Mamata Banerjee-led party, which has often been mocked by opponents for not having a well-defined ideological plank, seems to have fina...
30 Nov, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
Bengal sees rise of subnationalism ahead of assembly electionsThe saffron party has termed it a "desperate attempt" by the TMC to stave off an "imminent" defeat in the assembly elections and divide the...
17 Aug, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
View: India creates its own border crisisThis is a needless crisis. What will India do with the two million people left off the register?
03 Sep, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
Siddaramaiah's miscalculation sank CongressSiddaramaiah's very unbending nature that seemed to be visionary, is being blamed for Congress's shattered fort.
18 May, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Centre may have to help Mamata Banerjee handle Gorkhaland agitationThe BJP cannot antagonise Bengali sentiment by backing demand for Gorkhaland. Despite obvious risks on the law and order front, Banerjee is...
19 Jun, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
View: Neither Sasikala nor EPS, the real winner in Tamil Nadu is...When Sasikala seized power, Tamilians protested vociferously , the #NotMyCM hashtag trended and a Chennai rapper's dissenting
19 Feb, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Why just J&K? Let 29 state flags fly with the tricolourFrankly, what this lot continues to see as a challenge to the Indian flag, and therefore to India, should be seen as a template for other s...
03 Jan, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
Freedom of religion is enshrined in the Constitution of Kazakhstan: Nursultan NazarbayevEver since he became President following the break-up of USSR, Nazarbayev has promoted pluralism and secularism building on the Soviet lega...
08 Jul, 2015, 05.56 AM IST
Redefining nationhood: RSS doing disservice to idea of IndiaIndia’s goal should be to deepen unity through greater economic and emotional integration, not its disruption by pitting subnational identi...
19 Aug, 2014, 06.01 AM IST
World Bank looks to expand its open data initiative to reach wider audienceWorld Bank, a global financial institution whose official mandate is to reduce global poverty, decided to throw open its rich database.
31 Mar, 2013, 11.36 PM IST