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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicIndian politicians

Topic: Indian politicians

DKS-Siddaramaiah breakfast to Renuka Chowdhury’s dog—Indian politicians won’t stop the drama

On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.

Who are the favourite politicians of Indian women voters? It’s not a long list

Ruhi Tewari's book 'What Women Want: Understanding the Female Voter in Modern India' is a portrait of Indian democracy that sees women as its most ambitious stakeholders and perhaps even its kingmakers.

ED lodged 193 cases against politicians in last 10 yrs, with 2 convictions & 0 acquittals—govt data

Presenting data in RS, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said no information is available on whether ED cases against oppn leaders have increased in recent years.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s ‘fall at airport’ sets off barrage of insults from Oppn, AAP leaders mum

As opposition leaders took jibes at CM & his AAP colleagues remained mum, political analysts say Mann ‘himself responsible for hatred’ and that ‘politicians are a product of society’.

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Shrikant Tyagi isn’t alone. List of complaints against Noida bahubalis is long

Residents and police in Noida speak of being 'scared' of Shrikant Tyagi. But such 'chhutbhaiyya netas' have for long been displaying power bigger than their actual power.

In India, politicians live ‘off’ the people, not ‘for’

Bimal Jalan tracks India’s rise as an economic and political giant in his book, ‘From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Mapping India’s Rise as a Global Superpower’.

Paul Brass, ‘prolific & original’ scholar of Indian politics over 6 decades, passes away

The American political scientist was known for his seminal work on India’s socio-political realities, including a three-part biography of former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Not civil servants, engineers, or teachers, politicians always dine at poor Dalit homes

For violent casteists, the photos signal continued caste supremacy, for benevolent casteists, they signal a savior complex that preserves their moral superiority.

PM’s principal secy, 2 CMs, Union & state ministers, officials — key govt figures hit by Covid

3 Union ministers infected include MoS Home Nityanand Rai. Rajasthan CM Gehlot & Delhi CM Kejriwal also ill with Covid, as are many state ministers and MLAs.

On Camera

DKS-Siddaramaiah breakfast to Renuka Chowdhury’s dog—Indian politicians won’t stop the drama

On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.