How BJP built its political empire booth by booth and state by state
It was 2004 when I first travelled across Haryana to cover the Lok Sabha elections in Sonepat and Panipat districts. Journalism then belonged to a…
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Poriborton: ‘Lotus blooms in West Bengal’
By mid-morning on Monday, the scenes outside BJP offices across India had already answered the question that Indian politics had been asking for decades. Workers…
Seven MPs’ exodus: Warning AAP cannot ignore
When MPs walk out, not one, not two, but seven, it stops being a personnel matter and becomes a political statement. The staggered departure of…
Congress ‘anti-reform party’: PM
New Delhi, April 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharply criticised the opposition Indian National Congress, calling it an “anti-reform party” that obstructs efforts…
A defeat that speaks louder than victory for BJP
In politics, defeat is rarely just defeat. Sometimes, it is theatre. Sometimes, it is a strategy. And occasionally, it is both at once. The rejection…
Keeping poor uneducated was political choice of Congress, Akalis: CM Mann
Chandigarh, April 14 Marking the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday linked decades of previous governments to what…
Women’s cash support scheme registration begins in Punjab: CM Mann
Chandigarh, April 14 Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announced on Tuesday that registration for a monthly financial assistance scheme for women has started, during an event…
Samrat Choudhary to be next CM of Bihar
Patna, April 14 Samrat Choudhary is set to become the first chief minister of Bihar from the Bharatiya Janata Party after being elected leader of…
BJP to address Gorkha issue in constitutional manner: Amit Shah
Gangarampur (WB), April 14 Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the BJP would seek a constitutional solution to the long-standing Gorkha issue in…
West Asia conflict could push 2.5 million in India into poverty: UNDP report
United Nations, April 14 A new report by the United Nations Development Programme warns that escalating conflict in West Asia could push up to 2.5…