July 6, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Two years ago, Rishi Sunak became the first person with Indian roots to become Prime Minister of Britain. Some people wondered if this meant race wasn’t important in politics anymore. Now, his party is losing…
July 6, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 6, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
How identity politics works across democracies Two years ago, when Rishi Sunak’s party elected him Britain’s first Asian-origin PM, the buzz was whether the country had entered a post-race era. Today, when voters have crashed…
July 6, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Jharkhand’s swift CM change shows how crucial polls there & in Maha & Haryana are Hemant Soren is back as Jharkhand CM. His swift taking back of the post from Champai Soren, who held the…
July 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
There are state assembly elections upcoming in India, focusing on three states: Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Haryana. Here’s a simplified summary for a 123-year-old reader: Jharkhand: – Hemant Soren has returned as Chief Minister after a…
July 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 3, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
LS began with good political theatre. A tougher test of its efficacy will come once legislative biz starts Lok Sabha’s proceedings, starting with the oath ceremony, were loud. And clear. Voices carried. Rhetoric-tipped arrows flew….
July 3, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 1, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
JDU’s resolution for spl category funding is political ritual. Money isn’t the problem. Misgovernance is JDU has said its party brass will meet Modi to lobby Bihar’s cause for special category status, a category that…
July 1, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
July 1, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Bihar, a state in India, wants special treatment from the government. They’re asking for more money and help. But there’s a bigger issue: What Bihar Wants: – They want to be called a “special category”…
July 1, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
June 30, 2024, 8:28 PM IST
In the post-result analysis of the 2024 General Elections, the data of rallies have been used to argue that campaigning by prominent leaders is redundant. However, I find that while the probability of victory did…
June 30, 2024, 8:28 PM IST
June 29, 2024, 10:58 PM IST
While the US administration has been continuously putting pressure on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to stop the repression of the Tibetans and efforts to erase the Tibetan culture, religion, and language since the…
June 29, 2024, 10:58 PM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:57 AM IST
Lok Sabha has re-elected Om Birla as its Speaker. He must be non-partisan and maintain peace between govt & opposition. Changing archaic parliamentary procedures will help A contested election for the post of Lok Sabha…
June 27, 2024, 6:57 AM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:53 AM IST
Rajkumar Roat is lone Lok Sabha member from Bharatiya Adivasi Party (BAP). The Bhil legislator achieved a giant upset, though few outside of Rajasthan took note. It was the first time Banswara rejected BJP, Congress…
June 27, 2024, 6:53 AM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi, a famous politician in India, has just gotten a new important job. He’s now the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, which is like the main group of people who disagree…
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
Opposition’s new leader in LS also has to keep delivering on the campaign trail Rahul entered politics and Lok Sabha in 2004. His family name ensured that predictions of a glittering political future were there…
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
There’s a big discussion happening about a politician named Arvind Kejriwal. He’s the chief minister (like a governor) of Delhi, and he’s in jail right now. People are talking about whether he should be allowed…
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
Twists in Kejriwal case urgent reminder that question of bail mustn’t get entangled in procedural knots Supreme Court, on Monday, considered “unusual” Delhi high court’s decision to reserve its order on ED’s appeal against Kejriwal’s…
June 27, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
June 26, 2024, 3:55 PM IST
The oath-taking ceremony and the slogans that followed have made me question the fact- if we still identify ourselves as One nation, one identity of being an Indian first. So many MPs chanted regional and…
June 26, 2024, 3:55 PM IST
June 26, 2024, 6:55 AM IST
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is the developer of EVMs in India. Its former R&D director Col (retd) HS Shankarled the team that produced the first 1.5L units used in 1990. EVM credibility has been questioned…
June 26, 2024, 6:55 AM IST
June 26, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
It’s unusual for a CM to upbraid the party organisation, top to bottom, sparing no one. That three-time Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee held forth for a record 70 minutes, critiquing municipalities on upkeep and maintenance,…
June 26, 2024, 6:00 AM IST
June 25, 2024, 7:13 AM IST
No British politician of a party seen to be losing has got it like Sunak. But this racism has worked subtly, through dog whistle or sneer. Britain may have moved forward on race question but…
June 25, 2024, 7:13 AM IST
June 24, 2024, 5:26 AM IST
Days after LS results, parties in Bihar are already preparing for 2025 assembly polls. State party CPI-ML has returned to Parliament after 35 years with two MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha. In a stunning…
June 24, 2024, 5:26 AM IST
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