scorecardresearch
Friday, May 17, 2024
HomeOpinionNewsmaker of the Week

Newsmaker of the Week

Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar, a former TV actor, is no stranger to drama

Two-time speaker Kumar is in no hurry to take a ‘lightning’ fast decision on Karnataka’s govt and has admirers across party lines.

Karnataka & Goa defections show principles be damned, as long as one can get power

The ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ syndrome is back, and it is infecting Indian politicians more than ever.

Nirmala Sitharaman broke tradition in Budget speech by going back to tradition

The finance minister discarded the famous briefcase for a bahi-khata and didn’t mention fiscal deficit numbers, unlike her predecessors.

‘Memsahib’ Mahua Moitra is bringing what Indian Parliament never had: a call out culture

For once, BJP MPs used to getting their way in Parliament were taken aback by Mahua Moitra’s comeback to their heckling.

When Jai Shri Ram became a political tool to heckle Muslim MPs, it lost something

The oath-taking ceremony in the Lok Sabha turned into a sloganeering contest between MPs of various political parties.

Amitav Ghosh is the Jnanpith Award winner and climate crusader India doesn’t know it needs

Through his writings, Amitav Ghosh forces public personas to talk about climate change, toxic majoritarianism and dwindling space for free speech.

Modi’s one move showed Rajnath Singh’s 44 years of politics can become ineffective in a day

Rajnath Singh’s initial exclusion from six of eight cabinet committees of Modi government was not happenstance. It was a strong message.

Cycle-riding Pratap Sarangi is ‘Odisha’s Modi’ who took New Delhi by storm

Austere Sarangi, an old RSS hand, is now a junior minister in Modi’s cabinet.

Smriti Irani’s makeover: From being most disliked Modi minister to dynasty slayer in Amethi

After causing the biggest upset in 2019 elections, Smriti Irani has ensured she can no longer be ignored by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

Kamal Haasan – the atheist who divided India into Godse supporters and Godse shamers this week

For his comments on Godse being a Hindu terrorist, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has had shoes, eggs and stones thrown at him.

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

Coal now makes up less than 50% of India’s installed capacity but renewable output still lags

While output from wind, solar, and hydro sources remains low as a percentage of capacity, India is producing more coal than before and drilling for coal deposits too.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.