All stories by R Rajagopalan
Amit Shah Wants ITBP To Monitor PLA In Arunachal
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022The Indian Army guards the Line of Actual Control -- India's border with China -- along with the ITBP.
Rahul Refuses, Sonia Likely To Continue
Rediff.com14 Aug 2022Sonia will likely be assisted by two vice presidents: Ashok Gehlot in charge of party affairs in north India with probably P Chidambaram doing likewise for south India.
It's Final! No Second Term For President Kovind
Rediff.com21 Jun 2022Modi will accompany on July 25 from Rashtrapati Bhavan to 12 Janpath as a courtesy.
Race To Succeed President Kovind Begins
Rediff.com2 Jun 2022Insiders say President Kovind has been told he will not be re-nominated, reveals R Rajagopalan.
Budget, polls, choice of President: Can Modi get it right?
Rediff.com25 Jan 2022There will be no second term for President Kovind and no elevation for Vice President Naidu.
Why Modi govt is going all out for Stalin visit
Rediff.com16 Jun 2021The Modi government wants to have a smooth relationship with the DMK government.
Monsoon session of Parliament may be cancelled owing to Covid
Rediff.com26 Apr 2021For the second year running, the monsoon session of Parliament, usually summoned in July, is unlikely to be held this year as well due to the coronavirus second wave that has gripped India.
Sitharaman to explain Budget in 15 states
Rediff.com1 Feb 2021The finance minister will also visit the school in Tamil Nadu where she studied from KG to Class 5.
Led by Modi-Shah, BJP to carpet-bomb TN
Rediff.com15 Dec 2020For the first 90 days of 2021, from January 5 onwards, one Union minister will visit one district in Tamil Nadu every week till the assembly election.
5-state assembly polls in April?
Rediff.com30 Nov 2020The Election Commission is considering advancing the polls by a month to avoid the May heat, reports R Rajagopalan.
Chennai deal to get AIADMK 3 berths in Modi's team
Rediff.com24 Nov 2020"Peeche peeche aana hai (follow right behind)," was the message from Amit Shah to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, reports R Rajagopalan. There has been no discussion on the portfolios to be allotted, and it has been left to the discretion of the prime minister, reports R Rajagopalan.
Bihar debacle sparks another letter war in Congress
Rediff.com16 Nov 2020Like the last time, Ghulam Nabi Azad is believed to have taken the lead in preparing and despatching the letter this time too.
REVEALED: Modi-Shah-Nadda's grand plans for BJP, govt
Rediff.com23 Oct 2020Modi, Shah and Nadda have created a strategy to boost the BJP and the government's image.
Winter session of Parliament may be scrapped
Rediff.com15 Oct 2020Alternatively, the government may go in for a five-day session to blunt criticism that it was running away from debates.
Agriculture, health to be focus of Union Budget 2021
Rediff.com6 Oct 2020The ministry of finance will kickstart its massive budgetary exercise from October 15.
COVID-19: Senior MPs keen on skipping Parliament
Rediff.com11 Sep 2020With 200 MPs out of 785 above the age of 65, there is a serious shadow of COVID-19 looming over the monsoon session Of Parliament.
Revealed: 6-point plan to revive TN economy
Rediff.com7 Sep 2020The Palaniswami government is expected to utilise the Rangarajan Committee's recommendations before the 2021 assembly election.
Rajinikanth likely to launch political party in November
Rediff.com4 Sep 2020Rajinikanth will announce his decision by the end of this month through a video message on his Twitter handle.
Parties go into poll mode in Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com2 Sep 2020The DMK, AIADMK, PMK, BJP gear up for next May's assembly elections.
Probe into trusts: Does Modi plan to arrest Rahul?
Rediff.com8 Jul 2020'Harassment' is the objective, not detention.