Two sons return to their dead father's village to keep alive memories, and are the only...
Modi can abandon the path of Hindutva only at risk to his position within his own...
Dr T V Somanathan is the first finance secretary to be appointed Cabinet secretary...
'We have been threatened. We have felt violated.''Everything is in danger if you don't...
'The die is cast. The wave is for her.''We will win this. The numbers are going to be...
New Delhi -- which has had a disastrous neighbourhood policy that has alienated almost...
The BJP's strategy seem to be to wean away allies from the Congress, in Dravidian Tamil...
They said women electors and first-time voters have registered a significant increase.
Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a...
'Not disclosing information to the public indicates that there is something wrong with...
Every day at 11 am, T Rooban performs a special Abhisheka Aradhana for Kamala Harris'...
'It was specifically mentioned in the Gadgil Committee report that this particular area...
'There is a saying in Assamese about inflicting pain on an adversary: He cut my hands...
When I asked Krishna Gopal Sengupta, who had travelled through Bangladesh from...
Forty-five specialists will soon be joining key posts of joint secretaries, directors...
'If, as happened in Baramulla during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the youth in the...
'BJP insiders acknowledge that the party needs to be helmed by someone who can match...
Pakistan wanted to be constitutionally communal, India wanted to be secular but is...
'Days ago, India witnessed the horror of the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor...
'The terrorists are using better technology to secure their communication.''It does...
It seems in the geopolitics of the 21st century, we can see the subcontinent acting as...
This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the...
A team of senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who reached Kolkata on...
The bench not only issued notices to the state government and its police authorities,...
Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan...
'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the...
'Never, not even once, has Kamala Harris said that she is Indian American. I know why.'...
Former ISI DG Faiz Hameed's arrest sends a strong message to PTI supporters that Imran...
Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4000...
'This government is not in the hands of M K Stalin but in the hands of the bureaucracy...
The association said that 25 states have laws on attacks on doctors and hospitals but...
'It was a war-like situation, but instead of enemy fire, we fought against the vagaries...
Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the...
'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether...
There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction...
'We waded through the wet mud into the school, and what we saw were dead bodies strewn...
'Under this amendment, in any dispute over Waqf properties, the Waqf Board cannot...
Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and...
'My father died in the liberation struggle. Bangladesh is our Motherland. This is...
'All of these guys who are opposing the Supreme Court judgment are from dominant...
Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have...
'Bangladesh has become unstable and this instability will impact India.'
Air India will be commencing its scheduled operations -- two daily flights from the...
'In the interim, India will be confronted with anti-India feeling because Sheikh Hasina...
'At this moment you cannot give her asylum because if you do, then you are directing...
'With all outlets of public expression virtually choked for the last five years,...
Pakistan may want to undertake a 'false flag' operation in J&K to divert attention from...
As the 240-seater prime minister attempts to moderate his image of hardline hero, he...
'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away...
'The larger story of systematic destruction, which can and has been quantified, goes...
'He fears that the youth tide has gone against him and he will be swept away in the...
'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address...
'Is the Agniveer scheme or their post-retirement re-employment in paramilitary forces...
'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.''There are all sorts...
'People were asleep when they heard a loud noise and then a huge deluge of water...
'No one is propagating RSS ideology as a government officer.'
'I hope that Macho Man agrees to debate her, because I think she will do spectacularly...
'Today we know of many X, Y, and Z persons as urban Naxals but can we call these people...
That he hasn't done so yet, has continued to be active on the political street, in...
'Democrats don't care about those on H-1B visas. They don't care about the Green Card...
'Union Budgets are often used as political instruments and that was the intention of...
India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure. The...
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was...
India's tactical and operational response demonstrated its ability to prosecute...
NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the...
'The jungles of Doda covers about 250 km.''Sleeper cells are providing active help to...
'It is in the interest of China and Pakistan to give a bad name to the Indian Army and...
'Just think about it. She's a prosecutor, he's a convicted felon. I love that...
'I think of that young baby, still in her diapers, balancing with her arms held up by...
Leaders of the JD-U, which has two ministers in the Union government, insist that the...
The trigger that led Japan and the Philippines to ink the deal was because of the...
For now, Modi's government appears singularly focussed on demonstrating that it is not...
'She's been a terrific advocate for women's rights in recent months and her...
'The 2024 general elections proved that UP is not Gujarat.'
'The lack of a majority isn't the issue. He has enough in 240, especially as none of...
'Pakistan is a nuclear country.''With the kind of situation that is there in Pakistan...
'There is one way to defeat the intention behind this directive: To patronise Muslim...
A host of conspiracy theories followed, involving Indira Gandhi, her younger son...
'I don't feel like going back to India, to the old Delhi that I grew up in. Because the...
'The strategy of frontal organisations of the Maoists is to create unrest and ensure...
This is the guy who might be one feeble, McDonald's-fueled heartbeat from the...
'The Galwan clash in 2020 resulted in a large number of troops being moved from J&K to...
'People want to do business in the name of the Kedarnath temple.'
'Five months after the elections in February 2024, the Pakistan army has not been able...
'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what...
There is no use of the BJP targeting the likes of Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin,...
'He fulfilled his farz to his country,' a grieving mother says of Major Mustafa Bohara...
'Under the circumstances, this announcement may remain limited to bravado and little...
Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders,,...
In the volatile international situation where 'nativism' is on the rise and immigrant...
The opposition party's remarks come after Bihar ministers claimed that the latest...
'In spite of all these days behind the bars, none of those who have been arrested is...
'While not everyone may be pleased with a NEET retest judgment, it would restore...
'There is a sense of achievement but it has come at a great cost.'
HAL's sustained, long-term income will come from the design, development, manufacture,...
The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable...
'Whether somebody else can take up (Narendra Modi's position) the answer to it is yes...
'Shark fins are the most sought-after shark product.'
It's obvious to all that the Congress is overestimating its success and the BJP is...
One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly...
The US needs to understand that it could potentially lose out on attracting several...
The Democrats have elected a set of state representatives who will act as an electoral...
'It will be difficult to challenge Hindutva anymore as the police will have the power...
Now, every state election -- first up, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand later this...
'Who has seen what Sharia is? Who knows what actual Sharia is?'
'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in...
Such public domain discussions affect their morale and dedication -- and that, if...
'China will do everything to hamper our ability to be a competitor.''China wants every...
Modi's inability to make peace with a renewed Opposition will only embolden his...
Wednesday's Vikravandi by-election has become a referendum on the Stalin government,...
'The noise that we are hearing is because the five big IT players are not hiring...
The reporters wanted to know if President Joe Biden was seen by the Parkinson's...
Disengagement from the LAC will remain a chimera because China has given enough...
A man has built an eco-friendly house with mud, mud tiles, jute, metal, and toys in...
...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
'Usually the average rainfall per day is around 8 mm and India is receiving 10 to 11 mm...
'You can focus on Vande Bharat but focus on the common man too.''You can have both....
New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington.New...
'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.''That was the time he...
Amid the ongoing impasse over the swearing-in of two newly elected Trinamool Congress...
Beyond a point, competition is boring. The fun is in the doing, irrespective of...
I did not take up research for any award.''What is more important is the medicine that...
'Just because the NDA has a majority and the BJP is the single largest party does not...
Is it is necessary to play divisive politics to succeed in the next general elections?...
Sanjay Jha's importance lies in his connections to senior BJP and RSS leaders to...
One hopes the new Lok Sabha will mark a break from a dismal tradition -- lack of...
For the first time, Modi is eyeball to eyeball with his bete noire, sitting a few feet...
'Expunging remarks is within the powers of the Speaker.''Nobody can question or...
It was almost as if we were back to 'acchey din', when Parliament was a forum where two...
A new entrant, whether a popular actor or not, has not been able to sweep the polls, as...
Astronauts aboard the space station have found themselves facing a foe far tinier than...
Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the...
'Mayawatiji no more controls the bahujan vote in UP.''In this election more than 40 per...
The women of this village in Nashik still climb into a well to fetch water for their...
The party's national executive meeting chaired by its president and Bihar Chief...
'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the...
'We were not protesting for a wage hike or provident fund. We were protesting for the...
On June 26, for the likes of me, the music died.Any impression of potential change held...
'If a Brahmin child by birth is poor then he must get reservation benefits rather than...
'The election results mean that the Opposition can no longer either be ignored or...
Those familiar with intricate Kashmir politics do not rule out further delay in the...
'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.''The...
'My chants in praise of BJP and RSS stalwarts were a reaction to what MPs like Owaisi...
'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of...
Occasional lovers' tiffs have marked the history of RSS-BJP relations.To think that...
'Episodes of targeted attacks on Muslims established that for a section of people and,...
The climate for 'doing business' remains forbidding, taxtortion is still rife,...
Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the...
As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of...
'There is a huge constituency that upholds this ideology.''Hindutva will remain...
The Speaker is the final authority to take a call on cases of defection.Although this...
'They made so many toppers in NEET that automatically the paper leak issue got...
'Aspiring doctors have put in years of their lives to study in preparation for NEET...
'Nitish may take such a decision because he was the first person who was with the INDIA...
In focus are the assembly polls in 2026.From a BJP perspective, their attack on the...
The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers...
'There might be some internal tussles that can be expected between any two persons in...
More than 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid their obeisance at the natural ice Shiva Lingam...
There is little doubt that the prime minister's own charisma exceeds that of his party,...
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted...
'I have serious doubts about the longevity of the NDA government and the longevity of...
'The BJP claims they have eight lakh cadres in the Kashmir Valley so why can't they...
Ironically, rival Tamil Nadu governments expend the most on social welfare schemes,...
It is possible to be blind to this and pretend to carry on as if nothing has happened...
'The Railways decided to go for kavach three years back, but the progress has been very...
'If the Maha Vikas Aghadi thinks that they have won 30 ( Lok Sabha ) seats and that...
'Just today a shopkeeper I went to was saying how bad business is. He must have been a...
The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of...
In the event that like in the 17th Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi again gets locked out of the...
'In the history of India this kind of scores and ranks has never happened in exams.'
'What matters is policies, not personalities like Priyanka, Rahul or Modi.'
If the concerns over risking political capital are overcome, the long-term gains for...
Narkanda in Himachal Pradesh is a hidden gem, perfect for adventurers and nature...
'The longevity of the government is a doubt for me because when the going gets tough,...
'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and...
'There is no peace in the Kashmir Valley.'
In the event of a war with China, AMCA deep strikes would target China's rail and road...
The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war...
The coming weeks are sure to have a lot of drama unfolding in Maharashtra, predicts N...
Please promise, especially those millions who trust you with their hard-earned money,...
'Amit Shah had promised Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel that even if there were only one...
It will be in Modi's interest to reinvent his party, read the writing on the wall that...
'They have been found wanting in taking stern measures to stop this because the...
Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan in an order passed on June 12, 2024 said in 'every...
One would have expected Rashtrapati Bhavan and not the Delhi police to settle the...
'Modi 3.0 will have more balanced policies like one saw in Modi's first term.'
'The 2024 election results will lead to much intense targeting of Modi, more intense...
Nine-year-old Jaimini Soni's extraordinary feat.
'I have been asking whether the chief minister (N Biren Singh) is in charge of the...
Even as the dust settles on one election, glory in Thiruvananthapuram has come with a...
Locals have witnessed real estate prices skyrocket from a historic low of Rs 6,000 per...
Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities.Every poll is based...
If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's...
'Hindutva will not win any elections. Hindutva as a political plank never works.'
'Besides Ayodhya, the BJP lost in nine other constituencies with a Ramayana imprint; it...
'The word 'ally' in a coalition is misleading because it suggests someone who is always...
'This is the victory of the people of Gujarat who want real development, not the hype...
'The inauguration of the Ram temple was the pinnacle of the BJP's religious...
The RJD polled the highest vote share in Bihar, but it was not reflected in the number...
Ramoji Rao lived as the interface between business and politics and was an active...
The biggest challenge will be to convert his regime into a coalition of minds.But given...
Modi has proven to be a past master in the art of political survival.This means that...
Unfortunately, the best man does not always win, but I feel enriched by the experience...
'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is...
Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup...
'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more...
Despite failing to secure a simple majority in Parliament, we will continue to see him...
Politely decline to be prime minister, and hand the baton to someone else in the BJP --...
'The Opposition parties will continue to woo Chandrababu Naidu even though he has said...
'The victory is an expression of agrarian distress and social turmoil.'
'Somebody was using somebody to make statements that will stir the stock market and...
Granting SCS to the state has been a long-pending demand of the JD-U supremo and Bihar...
He will be around for another crack at the elections, and a clear majority, predicts...
At least one commentator felt that both the BJP's reach and popularity had been...
'He has emerged as a formidable leader who cannot be ignored anymore, who cannot be...
For the first time in his political career, he failed to carry his party to even a...
Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest...
'The Constitution of India defeated the BJP.'
The TDP and JD-U will have a lot to answer inside Parliament, day after day, session...
'Till the time you have the equations right the market will remain concerned.''If the...
The lack of clarity on who is next in line, when the time comes, as indeed it will one...
'Rahul Gandhi is going to turn 54 and in India political leaders peak when they are...
The Vishwaguru who addressed the maximum rallies and boasted of being blessed with...
The road to Sena Bhavan is gridlocked. Every inch is a battle for space as party...
The BJP often forgets that in Dravidian Tamil Nadu, the voter does not mix religion,...
'One of the principles of the MCC that you should not make hate speeches and create...
24 hours was all it took for the Congress to overturn its decision to boycott the TV...
'Modi's image has no takers among the masses.'
'Imagine what the BJP's urges would be if India's electorate awarded it truly brute...
'The Opposition will continue to be attacked through misuse of agencies, civil society...
Today in 2024, the BJP jails its opponents during an election and still believes, or at...
'It does not understand economics. The entire focus of this government is skewed.'