All stories by Archis Mohan
AAP, BJP Slug Fest Over Delhi Health Model
Rediff.com6 hours agoAAP projects its affordable 'health model' as a success story. The BJP calls it a hoax.
BJP Plays Dalit Ace In Haryana
Rediff.com19 Oct 2024The move, a first in the country after the Supreme Court order, is intended to consolidate the BJP's Dalit outreach in Haryana.
How Will Mo-Shah Treat Omar Abdullah?
Rediff.com11 Oct 2024Omar Abdullah will have to negotiate at every step with the lieutenant governor's office and the Modi government at the Centre.
Dalits Votes Matter In Haryana Elections
Rediff.com5 Oct 2024Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has reached out to the SCs and the poor with the accelerated implementation of various schemes, especially the B R Ambedkar housing scheme.
How Many Days Did Haryana Assembly Meet Every Year?
Rediff.com28 Sep 2024The outgoing Haryana assembly met for 72 sitting days over five years, or 14.4 days a year on average, against the national average of 23 days for state assemblies in the 2017 to 2023 period, according to an analysis by PRS Legislative Research.
Can Kejriwal Reconnect With Delhi Voters?
Rediff.com24 Sep 2024As leaders in both the BJP and Congress concede, neither has within their parties a leader to match Arvind Kejriwal's charisma in Delhi.
Haryana Polls Promise Thrilling Contests
Rediff.com23 Sep 2024The BJP has fielded as many as 10 turncoats, including those who joined the party from the JJP in recent weeks.
The Political Mystique Of Sitaram Yechury
Rediff.com13 Sep 2024Sitaram Yechury strived to have the country's Left movement shed its doctrinaire approach to India's socio-cultural complexities and stitch electoral and social alliances to fight the Sangh Parivar.
'We Have To Defeat The BJP'
Rediff.com7 Sep 2024The Congress has proposed AAP should contest five seats while the Samajwadi Party and Left parties could contest one seat each.
Modi To Stay Put In New York On US Visit
Rediff.com4 Sep 2024Over 24,000 people have registered for the 'Modi & US Progress Together' event in Uniondale, New York.
BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha
Rediff.com22 Aug 2024The only occasion when the BJP had 100 seats in the Upper House was in 2022.
'Wealth Is Concentrated In A Few Hands'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024'The top 10 per cent of the population should adopt and handhold the bottom 20 per cent of the population as a social responsibility.'
Who Is To Be Blamed For BJP's UP Loss?
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024There was an 8% decline in the BJP's vote share across six regions in UP, and that some OBC castes moved away from the BJP.
Guess Who Scuttled Karnataka Job Quota Bill?
Rediff.com19 Jul 2024A Congress source termed the process of drafting and presenting of the Bill before the state cabinet on Monday as a "unilateral" effort by the chief minister's office and ministers that are close to him.
Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024Sources within the Congress, including those who have been members of the teams that drafted its 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifestos, said the Karnataka government decision lacked any empirical basis.
Why's Naidu Visiting Delhi Again?
Rediff.com17 Jul 2024Unlike the previous visit, where TDP MPs accompanied Naidu to meetings, sources termed the current visit as "low profile", with one-on-one meetings with key Union ministers.
Why Did Naidu Meet Modi?
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024According to an Andhra government statement, Naidu 'reposed confidence' in the PM's leadership.
Haryana: Can Congress Repeat Lok Sabha Success In Assembly Polls?
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024'Arithmetic could decide the Haryana election given the presence of multi-cornered contests.'
Police Get More Powers Under New Laws
Rediff.com1 Jul 2024Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days.
RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget
Rediff.com30 Jun 2024An increase in the farmer income support scheme PM Kisan Nidhi, the introduction of a 'robot tax' to fund reskilling of people who lose their jobs to artificial intelligence (AI), and a reduced income-tax (I-T) to bring relief to the middle classes - these are some of the items in the Budget wish list submitted by Sangh Parivar affiliates to Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman. Representatives of the affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), such as the farmer organisation Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS); trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS); Laghu Udyog Bharati, which works for micro and small industries; and Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which works on economic and policy issues, met the FM and other officials over the last couple of weeks as part of the pre-Budget consultations.