
April 03, 2018 04:41 IST
Modi took as many as 10 steps between April 2015 to April 2016 to mark his outreach towards Dalits. Yet, the BJP has appeared to be playing catch-up on most of the major issues concerning Dalits and backward classes that have grabbed the national limelight so far.
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
April 02, 2018 03:58 IST
The Prime Minister is learnt to have nudged the policy correction while reviewing the work of the Railway Ministry at the PMO last Monday in the presence of the full Railway Board led by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
March 30, 2018 03:43 IST
The discreet inquiry was conducted after a lady judge levelled harassment at workplace charges against the judge.
Fri, Mar 30, 2018
March 30, 2018 03:17 IST
Had the splinter groups not taken away BJP votes, the pooling together of their votes suggests, the BJP could have won 90 seats and reduced the Congress to 94.
Fri, Mar 30, 2018
March 28, 2018 02:32 IST
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Counting of votes is on May 15. All electronic voting machines will be linked to VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail).
Wed, Mar 28, 2018
March 18, 2018 05:09 IST
Accusing the BJP-led government of spreading anger and dividing people, Rahul said the country was “fatigued” under it and his party alone could show the path.
Sun, Mar 18, 2018
March 18, 2018 04:56 IST
The new mechanism to determine MSP would “guarantee remunerative income to farmers, factoring all input costs including warehousing and transportation”, the resolution said
Sun, Mar 18, 2018
March 18, 2018 04:44 IST
The party said a resurgent Congress alone can win back the idea of India, and urged the party workers to struggle and defend the “foundational values of the Republic and constitutional democracy”
Sun, Mar 18, 2018
March 16, 2018 06:35 IST
Assembly election data, analysed for a hypothetical situation in which the SP and BSP come together for the Lok Sabha election, suggest the BJP’s tally could fall to less than a third of its spectacular 2014 number.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
March 16, 2018 05:27 IST
An analysis of constituencywise poll data of the 2017 assembly elections held in UP shows the BJP may lose as many as 50 Lok Sabha seats when SP and BSP votes are combined — the duo's votes pooled together will translate to at least 57 of the 80 seats.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
March 15, 2018 04:50 IST
The defeats in Gorakhpur, Phulpur and Araria are a stinging blow to BJP because it’s in power in both these states. Both the winning Samajwadi Party candidates Praveen Nishad (Gorakhpur) and Nagendra Pratap Patel (Phulpur) hail from non-Yadav OBC communities.
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
March 13, 2018 04:58 IST
M S Swaminathan, author of the recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) which is better known as his panel, does not see farm loan waiver as a solution to challenges being faced by farmers.
Tue, Mar 13, 2018
March 08, 2018 05:02 IST
The TDP decision to pull out its ministers from the Modi government not only plays a spoiler in BJP celebrations over its electoral gains in three north-eastern states, but holds considerable significance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Here's why.
Thu, Mar 08, 2018
March 04, 2018 05:05 IST
Northeast election results 2018: The results Saturday will raise ideological and practical political cheer in the ruling BJP while lowering Opposition morale as they all head into the last year of the Modi government before the scheduled 2019 elections.
Sun, Mar 04, 2018
February 19, 2018 05:02 IST
PNB fraud case: The virtual heist that companies controlled by diamantaires Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi appear to have carried out has embarrassed the govt that claims to provide scam-free governance. RBI had described the PNB fraud as “a case of operational risk arising on account of delinquent behaviour by one or more employees of the bank and failure of internal controls”.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
February 07, 2018 05:55 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that the government, citing “disregard for seniority and regional representation”, may consider returning the recommendation to the Collegium for “reconsideration”.
Wed, Feb 07, 2018
January 30, 2018 05:08 IST
Under Arvind Subramanian, the Economic Survey was elevated to an altogether different level as it introduced new concepts such as “Twin Balance Sheet (TBS) problem” and the “JAM agenda” to describe both threats and opportunities in the Indian policymaking arena.
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
January 17, 2018 05:22 IST
Last Friday, Justices Chelameswar, Gogoi, Lokur and Joseph called a press conference to question the conduct of the CJI, especially on allocation of cases.
Thu, Jan 18, 2018
January 14, 2018 04:25 IST
SC judges meet: “It was not a structured meeting at all. It was a social meeting. He just wanted to pay a friendly visit to the CJI,” said another government source.
Sun, Jan 14, 2018
January 13, 2018 04:30 IST
The Opposition described the judges’ allegations as “disturbing” and “extremely serious”, with Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying that the points raised by them were “extremely important”.
Sat, Jan 13, 2018
January 06, 2018 04:00 IST
After the session concluded, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, offered to agree to the penal provisions in the Bill, provided it is insulated from outside interference and has a mechanism for subsistence allowance.
Sat, Jan 06, 2018
January 01, 2018 00:00 IST
Deficit financing, not procurement, if rates below Minimum Support Price
Mon, Jan 01, 2018
December 29, 2017 05:06 IST
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed every member who had given notice objecting to the introduction of the Bill to speak at the time of its moving. There was no such notice from the Congress.
Fri, Dec 29, 2017
December 26, 2017 05:06 IST
Expect regional realignments, sharp divisions in political discourse.
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
December 19, 2017 05:28 IST
Though the party scraped through Gujarat, data suggests the BJP suffered electoral setbacks in Patidar-dominant areas of Saurashtra. This brings to the fore the fragility of the BJP’s strategy.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017



