At a government programme to honour Jat icon, Modi woos marginal farmers ahead of UP elections

In the prime minister’s speech in Aligarh, there may have been a subtle message to protesting land-owning Jat farmers.

Arunabh Saikia

· Sep 14, 2021 · 08:26 pm

Modi ignoring calls and the threat from Jagan: Why Chandrababu Naidu is taking on the BJP

The Andhra Pradesh chief minister is hoping to wrest control of the narrative in the face of anti-incumbency.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Mar 09, 2018 · 07:30 am

Why did the High Court accuse the Mamata government of appeasing minorities during Durga Pujo?

The Trinamool Congress seems to be playing an unstable game of trying to appease both Hindu and Muslim conservatives.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Oct 10, 2016 · 06:30 pm

The BJP wants to shift the focus to the RSS work in social service. Here's why it may not work

Its opponents see this as an opportunity to highlight the Sangh's attempt to further its Hindutva agenda in education and among tribals.

Anita Katyal

· Sep 05, 2016 · 09:00 am

By questioning Rohith Vemula's Dalit identity, judicial panel puts BJP in a spot of bother again

Already facing the anger of Dalits in Gujarat, the ruling party will have to deal with a new source of ire.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Aug 24, 2016 · 02:07 pm

With Bangladeshi migration already down, is the BJP's anti-immigration policy only a bogey in Assam?

The Bharatiya Janata Party's rhetoric, it seems, is aimed more at the state's Muslims than actual immigrants from Bangladesh.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 26, 2016 · 08:00 am

Is Arunachal Pradesh poised for more political upheavals?

While Chief Minister Kalikho Pul announced the merger of his faction of the Congress party with the People’s Party of Arunachal, murmurs continue about the BJP's designs on the state.

Tongam Rina

· Mar 04, 2016 · 09:38 pm

Don't let the Land Bill battle distract you: Modi won the first half of the Budget session

Ordinance Raj worked out quite well for the Prime Minister.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Mar 24, 2015 · 08:45 am