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PM Modi tears into Congress, warns against mahamilavat ki sarkar
Speaking Thursday in what could be his last speech in the 16th Lok Sabha, Modi accused the Congress of bullying the judiciary, compromising with the national interest and humiliating the Army.
SHARPLY drawing the battlelines for the…
Smoke on Waters: The horrors of Marichjhnapi
On January 24, 1979, the Left Front government in West Bengal cut off supplies of all essential commodities to Marichjhnapi. Section 144 had already been imposed around the area. Police boats surrounded the island in the Indian Sunderbans,…
With eye on elections, TMC’s Derek O’Brien opts for Hindi classes
Trinamool Congress National Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien recently began taking Hindi tuitions and a teacher comes daily at his residence in Delhi to help him converse better in the language.
Kolkata: Trinamool…
Modidi rap: La Belle Dame Sans Mamata is now in full rocking mode ?
‘Oh to be in Kolkata, now that poll-itics are here!’ Yess, shotti, the battle cry was mother’s milk to me, and i was deliciously weaned on the historic clashes of the 60s. Reduced to yearning from afar during CPM’s invincible sway and then…
Saudi Arabia crown prince set to visit India, but Israel PM Netanyahu cancels trip
The Saudis, Israelis and New Delhi didn’t want the two visits to take place so close to each other, given that the two countries are seen to be sworn diplomatic antagonists.
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin…
Many celeb MPs may not find place in TMC’s Lok Sabha candidates’ list this time
Many of the celebrity MPs from the Trinamool Congress, who represented the party in the 16th Lok Sabha, may not get a chance to contest elections in the upcoming general elections.
While 2014 candidates list of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC…
Congress stole BJP’s budget thunder with ‘NewREGA’ – but it now has to prove it means business
The party has been working on its manifesto to demonstrate that it actually has a credible plan.
Even before finance minister Piyush Goyal presented the 2019 interim budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday, enthusiastic Bharatiya Janata Party…
The 2019 election is going to be all about alliances
The global investor on the coming general election, the anti-incumbency trend and why he thinks the Indian state is socialist
In his latest book, ‘Democracy on the Road: A 25 Year Journey Through India’, investor Ruchir Sharma has…
In Tamil Nadu, A 400-Year-Old Tradition Of Shadow Puppetry Struggles To Survive
On 1 February, Driver’s Colony at Korukkupet in North Chennai – a space where local political meetings are frequently held – wore an entirely different colour. It was witness to a medley of performances, including Bharatanatyam by the…
Lok Sabha: BJP MPs seek Mamata, Kejriwal govts’ dismissal
Targeting the TMC, BJP's Nishikant Dubey alleged that the West Bengal government under the TMC is protecting illegal migrants from Bangladesh, which has changed the demography in several places, including some districts of Jharkhand, from…