Bill giving primacy to Delhi LG shows hollowness of Modi’s claims of co-operative federalism

Challenging the belligerent centralising agenda of the Union government requires a new politics of federalism.

Mathew Idiculla

· Mar 28, 2021 · 07:30 am

CBI does not need to be saved from Narendra Modi. It needs to be dismantled

Given its shadowy origins, questionable legality, history of misuse and growing public mistrust, the CBI is one institution that doesn’t deserve to be saved.

Mathew Idiculla

· Feb 13, 2019 · 08:00 am

Maharashtra has boldly expanded NOTA, with Haryana following suit. Will it pass legal scrutiny?

If the ‘none of the above’ option receives the most votes in local body elections in December, a re-poll will be held, the state election commissions have said.

Mathew Idiculla

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Maya Roy

· Nov 26, 2018 · 08:00 am

Opinion: Why are Indians immune to reckless police brutality against protestors?

Delhi police tendered ‘deepest apologies’, saying they had mistaken the journalists for protestors, after being accused of manhandling and groping.

Mathew Idiculla

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Abhayraj Naik

· Apr 17, 2018 · 08:00 am

It’s not just the government’s list of 100, there are now hundreds of shades of ‘smart cities’

The term 'smart city' has become a trope for promoting a variety of urban development initiatives.

Mathew Idiculla

· Jun 16, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Will Smart Cities stifle local democracy?

Major reservations have been expressed by the municipal corporations of Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Kochi about their autonomy being undermined.

Mathew Idiculla

· Dec 20, 2015 · 08:45 am