The War-Room Blues
Reduced to a paltry figure of 44 MPs after the 2014 Elections, the Congress party aspires to become a key player in the formation .......
A Pipe Dream in India
Despite the announcement of new defence orders worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crores by the present Modi government, very few projects will take off ....
Has Bjp Peaked Already?
It is still almost three years to the next general elections, but in many ways every political party is preparing for the same. Under the circumstances, BJP, which came to power ......
The Spectre Looms Large
It’s been close to two years since the Modi government stormed to power in Delhi. The Congress Party insists ..........
"Welfare State must not don realtor's role"
Land, being a most coveted investment for ages, is now speaking volumes of politics, in politics, particularly at this time of .....
Un'seth'ling Drama payback time to CPM for SETH?
The ‘Seth Chapter’ in Bengal politics seems to be not going anywhere very soon. For those not in the know, CPM expelled their dissident leader Lakshman Seth....
Pawan factor makes Andhra enigmatic....
Halfway through this tumultuous period of polling, the mind of the Andhra Pradesh voter in the post-bifurcation phase is highly unpredictable....
Sucker Punch
Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress Chief and Bengal chief minister has no reason to look back. This is understandable. After the Anna Hazare fiasco, where a much-touted joint rally with the anti-corruption crusader in Delhi did not work out the way it should .....
Kejriwal's Anna headache
Aam Aadmi Party's maverick leader Arvind Kejriwal, aspiring for prime ministership, has a big problem on his hands. It does not come in the shape of rebels and disenchanted politicos like....
Dirty Underbelly
India's human trafficking industry, it seems, is epicentred in its south. Latest official data shows that Karnataka is the latest hotspot reporting the third highest number of trafficking.....
Double Trouble
That Mamata Bannerjee is jockeying for a larger role in national politics has now been proved beyond any reasonable doubt. After endorsements by Anna Hazare, where visuals....
Splits Showing
The Karnataka Congress may be leaving no stone unturned to appease the Muslim community with sops like the controversial Shadi Bhagya scheme for women or the recent budget announcement which earmarked Rs 800 crore....
Heart of the Matter
With 80 Lok Sabha seats to contribute to the national kitty, conventional wisdom has it that the road to New Delhi goes through.....
Taking its toll
Blood may be thicker than water except in certain special circumstances, like politics. Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray....
Rajputana Triangle
National highways in the Jaipur-Jodhpur-Jaisalmer region have acquired a new high, quite literally. Local eateries or dhabas along the shining black tarmac are the....
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
