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Who is Isudan Gadhvi, AAP’s newly announced Gujarat CM candidate?Subscriber Only
November 5, 2022 16:14 IST
Former journalist Isudan Gadhvi joined the Aam Aadmi Party last year and was among the first influential figures to join the party in Gujarat as it made a debut in BJP’s stronghold for 27 years.
AAP wants Gods on currency: who designs rupee notes, and how?Subscriber Only
October 28, 2022 11:15 IST
Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to the Centre to print pictures of Hindu deities Lakshmi and Ganesh on currency notes. But who decides what bank notes and coins are supposed to look like? What are the types of notes issued so far?
Did the Kerala Governor just ‘sack’ the state’s Finance Minister?Subscriber Only
October 27, 2022 07:49 IST
Arif Mohammed Khan has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that K N Balagopal has 'ceased to enjoy [his] pleasure'. But the CM has already rejected the Governor's demand to drop the Minister from his Cabinet.
Using language nationalism in larger federal project: DMK’s ‘Dravidian model’ of governanceSubscriber Only
October 22, 2022 08:15 IST
The DMK’s marshalling of the old Tamil subnationalist impulse to project a new 'Dravidian model' of governance frames a wider federal political experiment with clear backward and forward linkages
How to understand the BJP’s focus on Pasmanda MuslimsSubscriber Only
October 17, 2022 12:44 IST
The Pasmandas form the overwhelming majority among Indian Muslims, but are hugely underrepresented in jobs, legislatures, and community organisations. Pasmandas feel deliberately ignored by the Ashraf elite, who are seen as being excessively focussed on “Muslimness”
Jammu U-turn on voter registration order: What is the controversy, what BJP, other parties are sayingSubscriber Only
October 15, 2022 18:53 IST
The order was scrapped a day after it was issued. All major political parties in Jammu & Kashmir, apart from the BJP, had criticised it, terming it an attempt to include “outsiders” on the UT's voting lists.
Jayaprakash Narayan: The man, the movement and his protégésSubscriber Only
October 22, 2022 21:56 IST
Who was Jayaprakash Narayan, whose legacy multiple parties today lay claim to? We explain.
What role exactly did Nehru play in the accession of Kashmir to India?Subscriber Only
October 13, 2022 18:48 IST
BJP leaders have often blamed Nehru for the crisis in Kashmir, including a veiled attack recently by PM Modi in Gujarat. Here is what happened in Kashmir in the months preceding Independence and after.
As Stalin warns Centre, recalling the anti-Hindi agitations in the past in Tamil NaduSubscriber Only
October 13, 2022 07:05 IST
The rise of the BJP post 2014 has raised the spectre of a Hindi-Hindu-Hindutva India, and triggered subnationalist counter-narratives in all the Southern states
Khattar and Mann to discuss SYL canal: What is the water-sharing issue simmering for decadesSubscriber Only
October 11, 2022 14:41 IST
Both Punjab and Haryana have stuck to their demands for their share of Ravi-Beas waters for over 50 years. Here is the current status of the SYL issue.
Mulayam’s legacy: 5 ways in which he changed UP’s politicsSubscriber Only
October 11, 2022 14:58 IST
Mulayam Singh Yadav was the tallest and most prominent leader of this generation — a man who set new rules and benchmarks for political action in UP and, to a significant extent, other parts of North India as well. His passing marks the end of an era.
Why Shiv Sena’s Uddhav faction gets the ‘flaming torch’ poll symbolSubscriber Only
October 11, 2022 14:57 IST
The EC has asked the Eknath Shinde camp to submit a fresh list of probable symbols by tomorrow.
How Mulayam Singh Yadav came to dominate UP amid intense social, political churnSubscriber Only
October 10, 2022 13:29 IST
From his policies as CM to his role at the Centre, here is how Mulayam, called 'Netaji' by his supporters, worked up his way to dominate UP's political landscape.
Why has the Election Commission frozen the Shiv Sena’s symbol?Subscriber Only
October 10, 2022 06:45 IST
Whenever parties split, there are chances of a dispute arising over claims to its election symbol. The ECI adjudicates the matter, using Para 15 of the Symbols Order, 1968.
Ambedkar’s 22 vows: Why Babasaheb made the pledge at the centre of BJP-AAP rowSubscriber Only
October 10, 2022 15:20 IST
Delhi cabinet minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned on Sunday amid a row over his presence at a “religious conversion” event, where people took an oath first made by Dr BR Ambedkar. What is this pledge, and why did Babasaheb recite it?
Parliament Committees, their leaders, and their role in law-makingSubscriber Only
October 7, 2022 01:09 IST
Political polarisation and the shrinking middle ground has been leading to increasingly rancorous debates in Parliament, and so a great deal of legislative business ends up taking place in the Parliamentary Committees instead.
Why Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park is important for Shiv SenaSubscriber Only
October 5, 2022 07:58 IST
The Dussehra rally has an almost sacrosanct place in the annual traditions of Shiv Sena since it was founded in 1966.
Short history of the bans imposed on RSS since 1947Subscriber Only
April 5, 2023 15:38 IST
The RSS was first banned after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. The government then said the ban was being imposed to 'root out the forces of hate and violence' at work in the country.
The Kurmis: a political historySubscriber Only
September 27, 2022 07:14 IST
The bonhomie between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, who met Sonia Gandhi on Sunday, suggests a potentially significant realignment among the OBCs, where for the first time, Kurmis appear to be taking the lead. Who are this agricultural caste, in which states do they live, and what is their political history?
Why Karnataka govt has brought in a Bill giving job quotas to locals, promoting use of KannadaSubscriber Only
September 27, 2022 07:29 IST
The Karnataka government recently tabled The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill. What are the Bill's provisions and why was its need felt?
Why the Maharashtra govt has proposed a study of the state’s Muslim communitySubscriber Only
September 27, 2022 09:10 IST
The Minority Development Department in Maharashtra, currently headed by CM Eknath Shinde, has commissioned a study on the “social, educational and economic status of the Muslim community” in “56 cities in six revenue divisions of the state which have a sizeable Muslim population”. The study will be conducted by TISS.
The party Devi Lal founded: INLD’s past perfect, present tense and future uncertainSubscriber Only
September 25, 2022 23:06 IST
While Chaudhary Devi Lal's birth anniversary celebration on Sept 25 was used as a stage for an Opposition show of strength, how is the Indian National Lok Dal faring today, and how significant a role can it play in the polls? We explain
Why Navjot Singh Sidhu is trying hard to dodge court summons in a case against former Punjab minister AshuSubscriber Only
September 26, 2022 00:24 IST
The file on an alleged CLU scam in Ludhiana went missing from Sidhu’s office when he was minister. Sidhu has already made 3 attempts to escape appearing as a witness. The next hearing is on Sept 26.
Who are the PFI, now declared a terrorist organisation by the Govt?Subscriber Only
September 28, 2022 12:22 IST
Massive countrywide raids were carried out on the Popular Front of India on Sept 22 and Sept 27 by the NIA, ED, and state police forces, and scores of its leaders were arrested or detained.
What rules say on Ashok Gehlot govt extending Rajasthan Budget SessionSubscriber Only
September 21, 2022 10:35 IST
Recalling the events of 2020 when the Gehlot government was threatened by an internal revolt, the CM said that back then the MLAs had to protest for calling a session of the Assembly, and hence “we purposely continued the session”.
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