The Election Commission is a Constitutional authority whose functioning is insulated from the Executive and the three Commissioners ensure that they maintain a distance from the government —and are seen to be doing so —
Suhas Palshikar writes: The master-narrative unfolding through events like the inauguration of the Kashi-Vishwanath corridor popularises a new social contract for a Hindu state.
🔴 The move is interesting since Raman Bhalla, once a loyalist of party veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, is now considered close to state Congress president Ghulam Ahmad Mir.
Though the two partners have always shared an edgy relationship, this was the first time in around six months that they had openly taken on each other.
The Indian Express UPSC Key December 16, 2021 will help you prepare for the civil service and other competitive examinations with cues on how to read and understand content from the most authoritative news source
Belonging to the Valmiki Nayak ST community, the Jarkiholi brothers have large investments in the sugar and liquor sector in north Karnataka and neighbouring Maharashtra and wield significant say in politics of the Belagavi region.
TMC Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke to The Indian Express on Oppostion MPs not participating in the short duration discussion on Omicron
🔴 Former Governor P Sathasivam suggested the leaflets and booklets on government's programmes for farmers should be in regional languages, a suggestion the Prime Minister accepted, according to sources close to him.
Ladakh has got the Union Territory status that it wanted, so why do its representatives now want to be brought under the ambit of a constitutional provision that allows for the creation of autonomous councils
Arif Mohammed Khan’s allegation of political pressure in university appointments against Pinarayi Vijayan government has led to Opposition Congress training its guns on ruling Left.
🔴 In 1971, as the eastern border heated up, and refugees poured into India with tales of unspeakable horrors, Lieutenant Colonel Surinder Kapur knew that the war was coming.
The Indian Express UPSC Key December 15, 2021 will help you prepare for the civil service and other competitive examinations with cues on how to read and understand content from the most authoritative news source
At the end of a two-day event marking the 50th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met several war veterans, and families of some of the recipients
🔴 Sonia Gandhi attended the party's well-attended public meeting against price rise in Jaipur but surprisingly did not address the gathering. The main address was by Rahul Gandhi.
Admiral Ramdas was the then commander of INS Beas, which was at the Andamans when the war on India's eastern front broke out on December 3, and which played a crucial role in the blockade
A day-to-day account, from December 3-16, of the 1971 India-Pakistan war. East Pakistan seceded from then Pakistan dominion and was declared the People's Republic of Bangladesh, with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as its first prime minister