Gujarat
EC removes home secys for ‘dual posts’
EC orders reshuffle of officers ahead of polls
Aakar Patel | Gujarat lifts its alcohol ban for some: A sign of what lies ahead?
Alcohol would be allowed at hotels/restaurants/clubs offering in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (or GIFT City)
AA Edit | Many successes, a few misses as Narendra Modi govt turns 9
Any citizen would agree that the following areas were those where his government tasted its greatest successes
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
AA Edit | Congress self-sabotage in Rajasthan
The Congress of the 21st century appears so apathetical that it cannot run governments even in states where people chose them
Dilip Cherian | Scavenger deaths in Gujarat may set off blame game
The CMO is aware of the issue’s potential to snowball into a political crisis and is taking steps to swiftly defuse it
AA Edit | Bihar ex-MP remission unwise
It’s not new that governments take political decisions to free criminals convicted for heinous crimes
AA Edit | EC upholds reality of politics
This is much-needed as some of these parties were carrying tags which have long since become moot and did not reflect popular reality
Sanjeev Ahluwalia | How culture underpins the budgets of states in India
The inequity of Bombay, controlled by Gujarati money with the local people working for them, became a flashpoint
Anand K. Sahay | Rahul’s expulsion from LS: Is India at a turning point?
The processes that have been adopted can be checkmated only through stout resistance by society and a show of statesmanship