AA Edit | BRS throws first punch, sets ball rolling for polls

The BRS is aiming to win a third time

AA Edit | Shifts in stance by KCR ruffle key Opp. leaders

His efforts to augment his national powers have not worked so far, forcing him harder onto the white board, trying to create a new approach

Political vendetta cannot be an excuse or defence against massive, institutionalised corruption

The unfortunate thinking initially within the Telangana state government seems to have been to avoid it

Setting a Leftist tone for his alliance, Mr Rao hoped the call to employees of PSUs to oppose Mr Modi’s policies will help build a platform

The Central agencies have the responsibility of conducting the probe by the book, fairly and transparently

The party is seen as being friendly with a few leaders, including the Kumaraswamy-led JD(S) in K'taka and the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in UP

At the peak of Left parties’ face-off with Cong, late Jyothi Basu would engage with PMs, as would BJP CMs, who would engage with Cong PMs

It is important that a probe be ordered into Ms Soundararajan’s accusation, possibly under the supervision of a high judicial officer

KCR, no stranger to taking risks and deploying disruptions to make quick, big gains, believes he must take the nation’s attention head-on