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The cover page of Being Muslim in Hindu India

‘Muslim question’ sheer propaganda, there is no promised land

'The book is worthy of reflection by all modern Indians, the country’s civil society as a whole'

14 Apr 2024 8:57 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Churu, Rajasthan Friday, April 5, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Last 10 years were just a trailer, says PM Modi

Modi accuses Congress of disrespecting Army

06 Apr 2024 1:33 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Kotputli, Rajasthan, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Corrupt are abusing, threatening me: Modi

Corruption takes away rights of poor and middle class: PM

03 Apr 2024 1:39 AM

BJP workers celebrate the implementation of CAA in Varanasi (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | CAA rules timing raises questions on govt intent

Critics argue that the CAA violates India's foundational principles

12 Mar 2024 10:45 PM

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar flagged off six chariots, which will apprise the development works carried in the last ten years of Modi government.

BJP launches poll campaign for all Mumbai Lok Sabha seats

The BJP is preparing to contest five out of six Mumbai seats in 2024 leaving the sixth seat to the Eknath Shinde led party

09 Mar 2024 11:55 PM

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay addresses the media after tendering resignation from his post, in Kolkata. (iMAGE: PTI)

AA Edit | Cooling-off period needed before judges join politics

Calcutta HC judge's rapid resignation to join politics prompts debate on judiciary's independence and proximity to political parties

07 Mar 2024 12:00 AM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla during a meeting, in Shimla, on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Himachal turmoil doesn’t augur well for democracy

Orchestrated defections challenge the essence of democracy, prompting questions about political integrity and institutional strength

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM

Any Indian citizen of 18 years or above who accepts Articles II, III and IV of the constitution shall, on making a written declaration. (Image:DC)

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does it mean to the Sanghis?

On the third page of its constitution, the BJP lays out its membership conditions

30 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

There is every chance that these parties may assess the initiative as being primarily aimed at securing the anti-BJP space in states in which the regional parties are a significant force. In such a situation, the battle for 2024 may be over even before it has begun in right earnest. (File Image:Twitter)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will Opp. lose battle for 2024 before it’s begun?

The Opposition parties got together, found in “INDIA” an acronym that creased brows of top BJP leaders

04 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Opposition Arrogance is a Habit: PM

A BJP leader said the Prime Minister’s post reflects the party turning up the heat in its social media outreach in recent months

06 Dec 2023 1:02 AM

The EC’s responsibility or failure to fulfil its constitutional obligation is a different matter. Armed with a set of rules and the Model Code of Conduct, which is not a law. (File Photo: DC)

Shikha Mukerjee | Public discourse standards fall, distorted by EC’s bias

The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Identities that cannot be erased from individuals and communities

Telangana Telugu is the one which is not Sanskritised, and even though it is looked down upon

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

A formal alliance that became possible only after Jaya’s death — she had kept the BJP out in 2016 when she proved her point about not mixing ideologies — is now ended. (File Image: PTI)

AA Edit | As they part ways, BJP to lose more than AIADMK

The fact remains that national parties have for decades been reduced to a secondary status in Tamil Nadu

27 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

The Opposition INDIA alliance has announced the names of 14 news television anchors whose programmes their spokespersons will boycott. (Image: Twitter; @2024_For_INDIA)

Aakar Patel | Opp. right not to be part of ‘rigged game’ with some pro-govt anchors

The arguments against the boycott are various, including press freedom and the “Emergency”

20 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

There are three challenges that this collection of leaders have identified as critical to the revival of the institution, which, if it is achieved in the next round of Assembly elections, will position the Congress to do the absolutely necessary heavy lifting for the INDIA alliance in 2024. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity

The Congress has shown unexpected focus and discipline

20 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking during a public meeting in Rajkot. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Is India’s middle ground getting more assertive?

The ante has been upped for Narendra Modi, personally, and for his party, generally

09 Jun 2023 12:00 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during an interactive session at the National Press Club, in Washington, USA, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Target govt on its policies, but avoid personal attacks

At the political level, again, the discourse should be about policy rather than personality

03 Jun 2023 12:10 AM

The new Sansad Bhavan (Parliament building) under Central Vista Project. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will new House symbolise our democratic freedoms?

A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy

30 May 2023 12:05 AM

(L-R) Dy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK ShivaKumar, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Why the Congress won in K'taka, and the BJP held on to its vote share

There are two things the Congress itself says were important. The five schemes they promised and the Bharat Jodo Yatra

23 May 2023 12:00 AM

Senior BJP leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (Photo: PTI)

Sunil Gatade | After its debacle in Karnataka, BJP is facing a lot of questions

The BJP is most concerned about Brand Modi and whether Karnataka has simply harmed or nearly destroyed it

21 May 2023 12:00 AM

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