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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Congress

It’s game on as Modi is way too competitive to let Rahul Gandhi ‘hug’ the limelight

The pressure is well and truly on the Prime Minister to pull out a trump card or two when he addresses the Lok Sabha later in the evening.

Now it’s Modi’s turn to show large-heartedness

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Opposition will see strength of ‘NDA+’ during no-confidence vote: BJP

Despite lacking numbers, opposition has indicated that it will utilise the debate to attack the NDA on many issues.

Why the anti-corruption bill has drawn so much criticism

Critics say the proposed amendments will only end up helping the corrupt rather than punishing them.

Eye on 2019, Fadnavis govt revives forgotten Marathi Bhavan project to gain mileage

Despite assurances over four years to push through proposal, the BJP-led govt finally decided to act. Now there's a 3-month deadline to finalise location. 

Coalition politics makes a comeback as Narendra Modi faces first no-confidence motion

The motion today will reveal which group has been more successful in pulling smaller, non-aligned parties into its fold.

Opposition says Centre misusing probe agencies to target its leaders

Congress leader Anand Sharma alleged Modi govt had ‘double standards’ on corruption.

A no-confidence motion is the best time for Narendra Modi to raise his 2019 campaign pitch

Five reasons why the opposition's calculations have gone horribly wrong with the no-confidence motion.

Jairam Ramesh recounts what really happened behind the scenes of the Simla agreement

Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in his new book ‘Intertwined Lives’, drawing on P. N. Haksar’s archives, presents a compelling chronicle of the people...

Shashi Tharoor blames right-wing activists for issuing threats and desecrating his office

Responding to Tharoor’s allegations, union parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar puts the blame on Kerala government.

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.