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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
About the AuthorParsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    A ten-time MLA and a Parliamentarian, who also served as the Union defence minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav rose to national prominence in 1989. PTIOpinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Mulayam: A socialist who managed...

    It would be na¯ve to impose labels on Mulayam Singh Yadav or to find traces of ideological consistency

    12 Oct 2022 12:01 AM IST

    Cover photo of The Life and Times of George Fernandes By Rahul Ramagundam (Photo By Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | The success and sacrifice of India's last political hero

    Excerpt from The Life and Times of George Fernandes By Rahul Ramagundam

    18 Sept 2022 1:25 AM IST

    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Sitharaman's appeal to India Inc seems...

    FM Nirmala Sitharaman made it evident that the government's policies have been private sector-friendly through measures...

    17 Sept 2022 12:16 AM IST

    Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad (PTI file photo)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Congress heed what Ghulam Nabi had to...

    Mr Azad's criticism of Rahul is what the Congress badly needs

    29 Aug 2022 9:01 AM IST

    The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India@75 mood: Uneasy sense of...

    Both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh functioned as Prime Ministers and the country moved, and no one felt the...

    14 Aug 2022 11:50 PM IST

    Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair comes out of Tihar Jail after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in all FIRs lodged against him in UP, in New Delhi. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Let SC act: End arbitrary arrests over...

    The BJP and other right-wing entities have taken up cudgels against Mr Zubair, and the secular elements are up in arms...

    21 July 2022 11:30 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Modi's reaching out to minorities, not...

    BJP did get the Muslim vote in the 2022 UP Assembly elections, as pointed out by Hilal Ahmed in his analysis of the...

    16 July 2022 12:46 AM IST

    Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with rebel Shiv Sena MLAs flashes the victory sign as they arrive to attend a special session of Maharashtra Assembly, at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, Sunday, July 3, 2022. After the House proceedings begin, Sunday election for the post of Speaker of the House will be held. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Many twists in Maha drama: Will Shinde be...

    The ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, with its interesting twists and turns, may not have really ended with the...

    3 July 2022 11:56 PM IST

    (L-2R) Chief of Indian Army staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar pose for pictures during a press conference in New Delhi on June 14, 2022, to announce the new Agnipath scheme under which soldiers across the three military services will be recruited and will be called Agniveers. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Govt's surprise moves: The lack of...

    Agnipath announcement has all the elements of a surprise move without any serious thinking and planning behind it

    21 Jun 2022 10:30 PM IST

    Cover image of the book Why Do You Fear My Way So Much? Poems and Letters from Prison by G.N. Saibaba. (Twitter)Books
    Book Review | G.N. Saibaba's testimony of agony and hope

    This book is not a legal scrutiny of the unfair verdict

    5 Jun 2022 10:46 AM IST

    Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | RS polls: A chance to wean out old-timers,...

    Politics of fairly high stakes are being played out by various parties in choosing candidates for the Upper House

    4 Jun 2022 12:54 AM IST

    The dangerous area of fake encounters arises from that extra-legal and dark territory called police custody, located usually inside police stations. (Representational Image/ DC)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | To deter fake encounters, change way...

    Disha's rape and murder occurred on November 27 and there was huge public outrage over the heinous crime

    23 May 2022 12:36 AM IST

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