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‘Strong’ CJI letter to Modi govt prompts rethink on naming Gujarat HC acting chief justice

ThePrint has learnt that CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s objections forced Modi govt to backtrack on bypassing senior-most Gujarat HC judge for acting chief justice.

Unfair to talk about building mosque in Ayodhya, says Uma Bharti

Union minister also invites Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone for Ram Temple, saying he could 'atone for the sins' of his party.

Some opposition leaders fire off lies like AK-47, says PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi also asked BJP workers not to be concerned about the mahagathbandhan, saying people did not accept them

Telangana may not be a cakewalk for K Chandrashekar Rao despite popular sops

KCR is generally rated as 'good' but his party misses an Amit Shah to build on his clean image and beat anti-incumbency against MLAs

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan’s brother-in-law joins Congress

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh Masani lashed out at BJP for ignoring 'kaamdars' at the cost of 'naamdars'. New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister...

Family feud in INLD takes a dire turn, OP Chautala expels grandsons Dushyant and Digvijay

The feud between the brothers and their uncle Abhay Chautala is likely to intensify, because their jailed father Ajay is getting out on parole Saturday.

BJP continues to repose faith in fresh-face strategy, dumps 35 MLAs & 2 ministers in MP

BJP announces first list of 177 candidates for Madhya Pradesh, names 70 fresh candidates, yet to hand out tickets in 53 seats.

Hindus are feeling insulted: RSS on Supreme Court’s decision to defer hearing on Ram temple

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi expected the apex court to decide on the Ram Janmabhoomi issue considering the sentiment attached to it.

Massive protests in Jammu over the killings of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar, his brother

BJP and Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha workers thronged various roads and blocked traffic & raised anti-Pakistan slogans demanding elimination of the terrorists involved in the killings.

$2.8 million to switch sides? Bribe allegation rattles Sri Lanka

Colombo has seen frantic political horse-trading ever since Oct. 26, when Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as his replacement.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.