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Temba Bavuma is South Africa’s bulwark. He flipped the script on India

Mayank Kumar - November 29, 2025

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Delhi blast marks return of terror. A red line breached, blind spots exposed

Zohran Mamdani and Abigail Spanberger’s victory shows Democrats’ internal battle

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

Rohini Swamy - July 20, 2019

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

Ruhi Tewari - July 13, 2019

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

Remya Nair - July 6, 2019

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

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 29, 2019

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

Prashant Dixit - June 22, 2019

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

Neera Majumdar - June 15, 2019

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

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 8, 2019

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

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 1, 2019

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

Ruhi Tewari - May 24, 2019

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

Rohini Swamy - May 18, 2019

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

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Newsmaker of the Week

Temba Bavuma is South Africa’s bulwark. He flipped the script on India

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Delhi blast marks return of terror. A red line breached, blind spots exposed

Zohran Mamdani and Abigail Spanberger’s victory shows Democrats’ internal battle

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