The Gold Connection
In the wake of the demonetisation of high denomination currencies from November 8 midnight, apprehensions abound that possession of gold jewellery by individuals or households beyond the permissible......
The Midterm Jump-Start
It has been a story of surgical strikes for the BJP government these past few months: first the strike cross-border against Pakistan, and now the strike against black money with demonetization....
Two to Tango
The ruling National Democratic Alliance government is all set to prepare a roadmap to foster new levels of defence ties with the US under which American defence companies will be.....
Wither Security?
"Border Security Force foils infiltration bid in Kupwara District,"... "Army stops infiltration bid in Kashmir Valleyâ€...
Village-Ward Ho!
Like on everything else, Prime Minister Modi sounds confident when he talks about changing the face of agriculture in this country.....
The Great Electoral Reform!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently spoke about the need for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha......
The Hands in Huddle
A fortnight ago, I called up a senior office bearer of the Congress Party, an old-timer. It was a Sunday and he picked up the call ....
The New Beginning
It is over two years now that the curtains finally fell on the Planning Commission. If one sits to pen down the Constitutional-administrative ....
The Leftover
The causes behind the miserable failure of CPM-Congress alliance are yet to be ascertained. Since the big ally.....
The Next Battlefield
In ways more than one, the 2017 Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh is a battle of semantics as well. While the Bharatiya Janata Party .....
MODI FOR 2019!
Even Modi's blind devotees would agree that the absolute Modi wave that swept across India in 2014 is on.....
Bingo The End Game Begin
Elections in India have been notoriously unpredictable, barring of-course in 1971 and 1977 when the majority of the people.....
Magical 270!
Scene 1: When the Congress’ official candidate from Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, jumps ship and shifts to BJP, the confidence of the Modi-for-PM lobby thunders up....
Pune's pre-poll Jitters
Political parties in Pune district have a reason to worry. The main problem is not just how to tackle their political opponents, but how to deal with their own rank and files who are sulking.....
The Full Circle
Along with the rest of the country, BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi seems to be raising hopes and the expectations in the Muslim dominated troubled....
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
