Tharoor outlines alternative vision for Congress—party of hope, not resentment; future, not past
On political resolution passed during AICC session in Ahmedabad, Shashi Tharoor said Congress ‘must be the party with the positive narrative and not just negative criticism’. Reports Sourav Roy Barman from Ahmedabad.
From mango orchards in UP to builder floors in Delhi & land in Punjab, property disclosures show the vast & varied real estate interests of Haryana’s senior IAS & IPS officers. Reports Sushil Manav.
U-turn on Waqf Bill spurs unease within BJD, senior leaders ask Patnaik to declare his stand
Group of 10 senior party leaders met BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Friday after whip Sasmit Patra told party’s Rajya Sabha MPs to vote on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as per their conscience. Reports Moushumi Das Gupta.
Creativity is a crime in India. Let’s accept vegan ice cream as the only honest innovation
There’s something deliciously mordant about minister Piyush Goyal standing before India’s most successful non-conformists, only to scold them for conforming a little too successfully. Writes Karanjeet Kaur.
A weakened India is trying to make friends with China again. It has already failed twice
Being burnt once apparently wasn’t enough for India’s foreign policy decision-makers because they were back trying to reset relations with China. Writes Rajesh Rajagopalan.
‘Muslim, Muslim, Muslim,’ chants a party without a single Muslim MP
A self-deluding BJP has convinced itself that targeting Muslims and pushing sections of the community into insecurity and fear, is for their own good. Writes Sagarika Ghose.