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A new generation of RSS and BJP leaders are not inclined to update the Hindutva ideology because their basic presumption of glorifying a dead national past is their basic principle. (Photo:PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Hosabale’s rise: RSS-BJP ties still remain opaque

If the BJP survives in power, it may not need the RSS much longer

29 Mar 2021 4:19 AM

He did not allow me to visit either Nandigram or Midnapore and they ran it like their zamindari, said Banerjee. — PTI file photo

Mamata Banerjee lands in a tight spot after audio clip asking BJP man to work for her victory surfaces

The BJP which tweeted the audio clip lodged a complaint against the CM with West Bengal’s CEO Ariz Aftab and demanded her resignation

28 Mar 2021 9:15 AM

West Bengal has to decide to be its whimsical wayward self or join the gang. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Bengal to trigger domino effect in Indian politics?

It will not be an easy election for any of the three blocs that are competing for the voters’ hearts and minds

26 Mar 2021 4:30 AM

Modi’s assertion came as Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty, who joined the BJP recently, is likely to become a voter at the Cossipore-Belgachhia Assembly seat in north Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata can kick me but not development: Modi

Modi made it clear on that he would not allow Mamata Banerjee to kick away the state’s development any further

22 Mar 2021 4:44 AM

The battle between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress and its main challenger, the BJP, is intensifying with both sides pulling no punches in showing the other one down. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata’s game of drones

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has been proactive in denying access to journalists to Parliament

21 Mar 2021 4:36 AM

We have new custodians of morality who are easily outraged by anything that does not fit into their conservative, upper-caste, patriarchal and outdated notions of correct behaviour. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | Let it rip! Stop us turning into the Republic of Hurt

A highly unwarranted subjectivity driven by medieval cultural notions and political hubris is threatening creative freedoms in India

21 Mar 2021 4:00 AM

It was only under Lal Krishna Advani, and then especially under Narendra Modi, that the BJP became the mass-based electoral force it has become, from the cadre-based party that was the Jan Sangh. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | BJP has never spelt out what ‘parivartan’ it hopes to bring

The Jan Sangh said that it would repeal preventive detention laws which it said were absolutely in contradiction to individual liberty

16 Mar 2021 4:14 AM

Fair and free elections where citizens vote peacefully and elect their representatives and rulers are one of the seminal pillars of a functioning democracy. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Polls a serious business, spare us all the theatrics

Spectacles and theatrics are essential ingredients of Indian elections and our leaders never fail to deliver them

13 Mar 2021 4:41 AM

Sharing her plans in the video, Ms Banerjee, whose her party postponed it's manifesto release which was earlier scheduled during the day, vowed to bounce back in her poll campaign. (Photo: PTI)

Didi shifts blame on her car; wants to return in poll campaign, even in wheelchair

Her fresh narrative came after many local residents, who witnessed the accident at Birulia of Nandigram, punctured her allegations

12 Mar 2021 4:49 AM

Rattled by Ms Banerjee's complaint, the Election Commission has sought a report about the serious security breach from the district administration. (Photo:PTI)

Didi claims 'attack' on her in Nandigram, admitted to hospital with injuries

Mamata Banerjee with injuries on her legs and forehead, was later brought to Kolkata in a Green Corridor and was admitted to SSKM Hospital

11 Mar 2021 4:39 AM

The regional majors — the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK — will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

01 Mar 2021 4:04 AM

Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here By Aakar Patel. (Photo: Facebook @westlandbooks )

Ranjona Banerji | How atavism became ideology and Hindutva ambushed India

'Our Hindu Rashtra' is more a presentation of our recent history from the perspective of democracy

28 Feb 2021 4:09 AM

Anita Katyal | BJP for Sourav as Bengal CM; Cong farmer cell has no chief

The BJP has apparently put together a copious dossier on Ganguly and his family’s business interests in its effort to persuade him

21 Feb 2021 4:52 AM

BJP is the biggest gainer in Assembly bypolls across 11 states

BJP headed for victory in 40 of the 56 Assembly seats that went to the polls

11 Nov 2020 11:34 AM

Hardeep Puri, nine others declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from UP

Ten candidates were declared elected to the Rajya Sabha and were also given their certificates

03 Nov 2020 1:26 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference, ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna. (PTI)

AA Edit | Polls before policy? BJP vaccine carrot unethical

If Bihar is to get the Covid vaccine free, will other states also get it free? Has the cost of this been calculated?

24 Oct 2020 9:53 AM

NGOs do a lot of the work government ought to be doing. (Representational image)

Aakar Patel | Several NGOs trying to uplift India might be forced to shut

Today India invites foreign investment in arms and ammunition but it restricts investment in health, education and people’s rights

29 Sep 2020 12:39 PM

TMC MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg, raises issue of alleged bias of Facebook towards BJP. (AFP Photo)

TMC writes to Zuckerberg over Facebook's alleged bias towards BJP

MP Derek O'Brien has written the letter to Zuckerberg also makes a reference to an earlier meeting, where some of these concerns were raised

02 Sep 2020 1:26 PM

Atul Bhatalkar demanded that the role of ruling party leaders and a minister in connection with the death of Sushant case needs to be probed by the CBI. (PTI Photo)

CBI should probe role of MVA leaders in SSR case: BJP

The BJP leader said, “We have all the information regarding this. We are ready to provide it to the central agency”

31 Aug 2020 3:06 PM

AA Edit | Strong-arming the Opp

This is not a BJP versus Congress issue; it’s about the survival of India’s democratic and political processes

22 Aug 2020 6:29 PM

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