Tricolour vs bhagwa dhwaj — display pix row revives RSS’ ‘troubled’ relationship with tiranga
M.S. Golwalkar said in his 1966 book Bunch of Thoughts that the Tricolour was ‘not inspired by any national vision’. But RSS watchers say organisation has never disrespected the flag, reports Unnati Sharma.
‘Thank you’ Chirag, Sushil Modi, Pradhan, RCP: 4 Shah-Nadda gambles that cost BJP power in Bihar
The BJP badly missed Arun Jaitley in dealing with Nitish Kumar, especially when it was also trying to consolidate and expand in Bihar, reports DK Singh.
‘We are cracking down’— how Modi govt plans to make it tougher for states to fund freebies
The Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to check states’ spending on handouts like free electricity and rations. The first step is to tighten the noose on state borrowings, reports Shubham Batra.
2024 is no longer a ‘done deal’ for BJP. Bihar coup has changed India’s political landscape
Thinking of India’s electoral map as three strips shows BJP only has ‘dominance’ over one. With no NDA left now, except in name, 2024 will be a challenge, writes Yogendra Yadav.
Coming soon: Rs 467 crore residence complex for PM with underground tunnel to PMO, Parliament
Spread out over 36,328 sq ft, PM’s Residence Complex will come up on Dara Shikoh Road near South Block in Delhi. September 2024 deadline set for completing & handing over project, report Neelam Pandey and Moushumi Das Gupta.
Under Modi govt, ED’s public profile has changed. It has 4 times the staff, bigger budgets
In New Delhi, and all state capitals, the dictum was ‘those who live in glass houses never throw a stone.’ Modi govt has changed that, writes Sheela Bhatt.
Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.