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Modi govt didn’t condemn Bidhuri & Pragya for their remarks. There’s only one reason

As for the chuckling Harsh Vardhan and Ravi Shankar Prasad, the BJP thinks they were humiliated enough when they were unceremoniously thrown out of the Cabinet.

Trudeau looking for payback for his Indian humiliations. He can do Bhangra instead

Why is Trudeau treated in India, a country that has traditionally enjoyed good relations with Canada, as somewhere between a figure of fun and enemy of our national interests?

Stalin must tell Udhayanidhi to pipe down. Though the outrage is hypocritical

Dravidian politics has a long history of opposing religion. But if senior Stalin and DMK really want to defeat BJP in 2024, it might be a good idea to tell junior Stalin to pipe down

We were India since Alexander’s time. Why drag the British into it?

Till recently it has always been the BJP that celebrates the use of India over Bharat. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost an election by telling us that India was shining, Modi launched Make in India.

Hate in India has gone beyond control. Even Modi, RSS can’t stop it

Every Muslim-hater is not a supporter who is acting on orders from Nagpur.

Rajiv Gandhi cleaned up the wounds Indira left on Indian democracy. He deserves more credit

If a BJP PM had done what Indira Gandhi did, would liberals be this kind to their legacy? While never criticising her, Rajiv ended many of the abuses of the system that she initiated.

Why Rahul Gandhi is a threat to Modi-BJP now than he was ever before

It is nobody’s case that Rahul is now a great orator. Or a master politician. But it is hard to dispute that he tore into the Modi government in Parliament with intelligence and vigour.

What happened to ‘Hinduism is tolerant, secular’? Difficult question for an Indian today

Confronted with the atmosphere of divisiveness, people ask 'what must it be like to be a Muslim in today's India?' But we should also ask: 'what does it feel like to be a Hindu in today’s India?'

If Manipur was on fire for 6 weeks under UPA, would Manmohan Singh have kept quiet?

Comparing Manmohan Singh and 2012 gang rape with Modi and Manipur—here’s what comes up.

Modi is following the 2014 script in criticising INDIA alliance. There’s just one twist

BJP has no problem with dynasts or with those it accused of being corrupt as long as they are willing to join the party, or, at the very least, align with the new NDA.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.