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Vidhatri Rao
Vidhatri works with the Political Pulse section at The Indian Express. She has an undergraduate degree in English from Lady Shri Ram College for Women and a postgraduate journalism diploma from the Asian College of Journalism. She is interested in writing deeply-researched and reported pieces on culture, gender, politics, film, art and technology. She also regularly contributes to the Explained and Opinion sections. You can write to her at vidhatri.rao@expressindia.com. You can also reach out to her on Linkedin and Twitter.
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Decode Politics: Why inauguration of 1st temple in Abu Dhabi significant for PM Modi?Subscriber Only
December 29, 2023 18:14 IST
Follows push for a temple in UAE, amid strengthening ties with the Gulf country; BAPS, which is behind temple, also runs the Akshardham temples in Delhi and Gujarat
Fri, Dec 29, 2023
‘Award wapsi’: Khushwant Singh to Bajrang Punia, the history of returning govt honours in protestSubscriber Only
December 23, 2023 12:29 IST
Returning or declining awards has often been a way of scoring a political point against the government. But, some have also refused citing personal reasons or as a matter of principle.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
Row over paid leave for menstruation: How Parliament took up the issue over the yearsSubscriber Only
December 19, 2023 09:31 IST
Smriti Irani has sparked a debate over menstrual leave at workplaces by opposing it, telling the House that it could lead to discrimination against women
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Radhika Iyengar’s Fire on the Ganges is a nuanced exploration of the business of death in Banaras through the lens of casteSubscriber Only
December 17, 2023 11:27 IST
Iyengar tells the story of the Dalit community of Doms but is careful never to allow the authorial “I” to overpower the narrative, reflecting instead on the privilege that it occupies
Sun, Dec 17, 2023
MPs suspensions: At least 217 times since 2019, who and on what groundsSubscriber Only
December 14, 2023 15:39 IST
At 92, the 2023 Winter Session saw the highest number of suspensions in the 17th Lok Sabha
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Article 370 judgment: What was the Jammu and Kashmir constituent Assembly and what did it negotiate?Subscriber Only
December 11, 2023 15:09 IST
J&K had acceded to India in respect to only defence, foreign affairs, and communications; Parliament could make laws beyond them with the ‘concurrence of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly’.
Mon, Dec 11, 2023
Decode Politics: Why did Nehru move expulsion motion in India’s first ‘cash-for-query’ case in 1951Subscriber Only
December 09, 2023 19:10 IST
A House committee formed to probe Cong MP Mudgal's bid to 'canvass' for Bombay Bullion for money indicted him, following which he resigned to pre-empt expulsion
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Mahua Moitra expulsion: Breaking down the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee reportSubscriber Only
December 08, 2023 15:43 IST
Panel finds TMC MP guilty of “unethical conduct” that affected national security, calls for “intense, legal and institutional” inquiry by the government
Sat, Dec 09, 2023
Decode Politics | MPs-turned-MLAs quit: What do the rules say?Subscriber Only
December 07, 2023 16:42 IST
They are required to resign within 14 days from either house; and one time the loophole allowed a government to fall
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
Born of several agitations, Telangana doesn’t shy from change; Assembly results reflect thisSubscriber Only
December 06, 2023 15:00 IST
In Revanth, the Congress found a face to tap into the anti-BRS undercurrent, over high-handedness, corruption, inadequate delivery of schemes, especially in vast rural belts of the state
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Telangana sentiment takes a back seat to jobs in statehood stir hotbed Osmania UniversitySubscriber Only
November 29, 2023 08:00 IST
Students are angry at frequent cancellation of govt recruitment exams, “inaccessible” govt, falling standards at varsity
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
BRS, Congress brace for KCR vs Revanth cliffhanger as welfare war roils KamareddySubscriber Only
November 28, 2023 10:56 IST
The three-way battle also involves BJP candidate Venkata Ramana Reddy who has struck a chord for being a local face and his public service
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
Telangana polls: In AIMIM’s Old Hyderabad fortress, Owaisis sit pretty despite hiccupsSubscriber Only
November 25, 2023 12:38 IST
Asaduddin Owaisi identifies ‘accessibility to people’ as a key factor that accounts for AIMIM’s success, even as he rejects charges that his party has not allowed any opposition to its dominance in Muslim-dominated Old Hyderabad.
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K Kavitha interview: ‘Congress lacks credibility… it has never lived up to its promises, has always stood for dhokha’Subscriber Only
November 24, 2023 19:10 IST
“I have no role in Delhi liquor scam... They want to make sweeping allegations and lay the burden of proof on me,” says the BRS MLC, whose father is Telangana CM KCR
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
In Telangana’s exam hub, trials and tribulations of job aspirants, and a search for Plan BSubscriber Only
November 19, 2023 19:40 IST
Exam cancellations and delays have hit those aspiring for government jobs hard and provided the Opposition with an opportunity to target the BRS.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
Rewind and replay: The election B R Ambedkar lost and why KCR brought it up in a poll speechSubscriber Only
November 10, 2023 08:18 IST
“You should know the history of who defeated Ambedkar in the parliamentary elections. The Congress defeated him and did not implement his ideology,” the Telangana CM said at a rally earlier this week.
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Koffee with a new, vulnerable KaranSubscriber Only
October 27, 2023 18:47 IST
Karan Johar’s honesty, his ability to reveal himself with candour and also take a joke, as seen in the new season of his chat show and his most recent film, 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', is refreshing
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
The story of the Osage Indians’ murders, subject of Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Subscriber Only
October 25, 2023 19:41 IST
The Osage killings led to the structuring of the FBI. More fundamentally, they revealed the rapacious loot of the land and resources of the continent's native peoples by white settlers.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Mahua Moitra case: Echoes of cash-for-query from 18 years ago, leading to quick expulsion of 11 MPsSubscriber Only
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Of the 11 MPs first named in a sting operation, and later held guilty by a parliamentary committee, 6 belonged to the BJP; A trial began in 2017
Mon, Nov 13, 2023
Adityanath’s Sindhi outreach: Tracing the roots of itSubscriber Only
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Sun, Oct 15, 2023
‘Minorities have first rights to resources’: PM Modi cites speech he attacked Manmohan Singh forSubscriber Only
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Modi uses former PM's speech to target Rahul Gandhi's call for "jitni aabadi utna haq", asks whether Hindus as majority should corner most of the resources
Tue, Oct 03, 2023
The PV Narasimha Rao-JMM case over which Supreme Court is set to take a relook at immunity to MPs/MLAs against briberySubscriber Only
September 22, 2023 12:08 IST
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Fri, Sep 22, 2023
State of democracy, religion in politics, China: Parliament’s concerns at special session to mark 50 yrs of freedomSubscriber Only
September 20, 2023 18:44 IST
It was the first time that a special session of the House was convened to deliberate exclusively on a single motion, introduced by LoP Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on “the state of democracy and democratic institutions"
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
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August 21, 2023 14:40 IST
The Indira Gandhi govt brought education into the list giving both Centre and states say over it, through the wide-ranging 42nd Amendment.
Tue, Aug 22, 2023
4 in recent Session, 2 over 2 days: A look at suspension of MPs in current Parliament, since 2019Subscriber Only
August 12, 2023 11:48 IST
Oppn claims firsts in suspensions “pending privileges panel report”, action against Leader of Oppn of a House (Adhir Ranjan); questions extension of suspension past a Session (Sanjay Singh)
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