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Lokpal, CAG to whistleblowers—why anti-graft warriors need a BMW ride during Modi govt

CAG reports are still coming but the old bites and stings have gone missing. The CAG is still unsparing in some cases but the BJP may not mind it at all.

From Narayana Murthy to Mazumdar-Shaw and Pai—why industry captains make CM Siddaramaiah angry

People like Narayana Murthy know how to create wealth for the society and jobs for the youth. Our politicians only know how to distribute taxpayers’ money as freebies to retain power.

Lying politicians and their mounting challenges in competitive ‘revdi’ politics

PM Modi started in right earnest, attacking the ‘revdi’ politics. That could have been his legacy. However, he opted for survival and started outmatching his Opposition.

PM Modi has gone silent on Ladakh, like Manipur earlier. It’s a bigger blunder

Amit Shah should have been better informed about public sentiment in Ladakh, given that the party lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election to an Independent after winning in 2014 and 2019.

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

How PM Modi seeks to reposition his brand in his 12th year in office

The hallowed-but-hackneyed Vishwaguru stature has been dented by Trump’s impetuousness. Events in neighbouring countries don’t offer any solace either.

Rahul Gandhi must ask a fundamental question about his politics

Rahul is focused on generating negativity about PM Modi and his party. He doesn’t realise that he must also address the negativity his rivals have generated about him for two decades.

Why Modi-Shah and RSS are locking horns over Nadda’s successor

The next BJP president can reverse the party’s Congressification. He should make decision-making processes consultative and democratic.

Amit Shah looks sure of ruling till 2049 but Team Modi is losing steam and imagination

From Constitutional amendment bill to unseat CMs and ministers to its stand on governors' powers, the BJP is acting like a party destined to rule for ever

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.