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ife-size posters of BJP leaders displayed at party office ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | Hope alive for those shown the door in BJP reshuffle

The November 10 verdict is keenly awaited when results of these by-polls would be declared along with the Bihar Assembly outcome

04 Oct 2020 6:46 PM

Is Narendra Modi's long beard the result of a 'mannat'? (PTI)

Waqyanawis | Modi's beard, Nirmala's bad luck, Azad's final speech

Ghulam Nabi Azad said that if the winter session is postponed he might not be back in the Rajya Sabha

27 Sep 2020 1:31 PM

Waqyanawis | Swami Agnivesh, who fought against BJP’s Hindutva, denied in death

Agnivesh had given up a career as a professor in Calcutta to be a full-time social activist. His mission was to resist the RSS at all levels

13 Sep 2020 5:14 PM

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of the late Pranab Mukherjee. (Twitter/@Sharmistha_GK)

Waqyanawis | Sharmistha has Pranab Mukherjee's treasure trove

Amit Shah and the stars, Priyanka and her rented flat, and Jyotiraditya's long wait

06 Sep 2020 7:21 PM

Waqyanawis | 23 vs 23: Is affable Ahmed Patel the ‘villain’ of the piece?

The grudge against otherwise affable Patel is that he is pushing his favourites at all levels of the Congress hierarchy

30 Aug 2020 1:16 AM

Waqyanawis | In Bihar, JD-U, BJP, LJP pull in different directions

The party complained that both Yadav and deputy chief minister Sushil Modi are biased towards chief minister Nitish Kumar

22 Aug 2020 5:39 PM

In this file photo the rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot (R) is seen with the then Congress President Rahul Gandhi during a rally in Jaipur. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | It’s official: Equal credit must go to all for Rajasthan rapprochement

Acknowledging Sonia Gandhi’s leadership, the AICC head of media and communication attributed the resolution of the crisis to Rahul Gandhi

16 Aug 2020 2:40 AM

Amar’s political journey began in Kolkata with Subrata Mukherjee and against Somen Mitra who died recently

Waqyanawis | When Somen Mitra shoved Amar Singh out of Kolkata

It was a sad and quiet exit for Amar Singh who for most of his life remained boisterous and flamboyant

09 Aug 2020 5:08 PM

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard by a closed road, as Kashmiris marked Eid during lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in in Srinagar. AP Photo

Waqyanawis | Will J&K statehood be announced from Red Fort on August 15?

The big question is whether Modi and his deputy, home minister Amit Shah, will think out of the box and do course correction?

02 Aug 2020 5:38 PM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot leaves from a hotel, in Jaipur, Saturday. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | Sibal, Singhvi, Randeep, Tankha — who’s to blame for Rajasthan's crisis?

In-house legal eagles are engaged in a full-fledged blame game over the Rajasthan fiasco

26 Jul 2020 6:49 PM

Waqyanawis | Gandhis in a dilemma as Ashok Gehlot kept enemies closer

The Gandhis are now in a dilemma. Their stated position of opposing anyone having truck with the BJP is compromised

19 Jul 2020 4:33 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be furious over the damage to India’s position and the embarrassment it has caused him personally. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | Challenged at LAC, PM unhappy with corps commander, CDS

The PM is said to have given General Rawat a piece of his mind at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security

12 Jul 2020 7:06 PM

More drama and trouble for the Congress is expected in the coming months

Waqyanawis | New ASG in town may spell trouble for Congressmen

Hours before Modi’s visit, the defence minister called off his tour to Ladakh where Chinese forces have adopted an aggressive posture

06 Jul 2020 6:17 PM

There is talk of new faces in railways and finance.

Rejig buzz in railways, finance; Mukul, Scindia and Sarma hopeful

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have assured them of weighty berths

28 Jun 2020 6:31 PM

Waqyanawis | Coronavirus almost overtook Scindia’s ministerial agenda

Scindia was in a posh Delhi hospital battling the Coronavirus even while his Rajya Sabha poll is slated for later this week in Bhopal

14 Jun 2020 5:28 PM

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar

Waqyanawis | What got Sharad’s tongue when it came to PM-Cares?

Opposition parties constantly attack the opacity of PM-Cares fund but the joint Opposition meeting didn’t have any reference to it

07 Jun 2020 5:13 PM

During the anti-CAA stir, the Yogi administration was seen by Muslims as rather suppressive and occasionally high-handed. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis | Coronavirus, the magic bullet against Hindu-Muslim discord in UP?

In Uttar Pradesh, the Muslim clergy is rubbing its eyes in disbelief at the way chief minister Yogi Adityanath has started behaving

31 May 2020 7:12 PM

: Health officials wait to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis: Covid makes cooks scarce, but at 10 Janpath, sharing is caring

Apparently non-residential domestic help are not encouraged to come and go everyday by VVIPs

24 May 2020 6:33 PM

: Congress President Sonia Gandhi during a video appeal to migrants, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Waqyanawis: Amid Modi-Shah inertia, Congress Party makes presence felt

Slowly, the Congress Party in the coronavirus pandemic is not looking bad at all

10 May 2020 5:39 PM

Waqyanawis: No loyalty is final for the likes of Swamy, Goswami

Arnab Goswami’s recent diatribe against Sonia has surprised and shocked 10, Janpath

26 Apr 2020 5:45 AM

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