Gujarat

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The Bharat Jodo Yatra is not “a journey without maps”. It has crept up on the existing grammar of politics. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | As 2023 looms, is there a change in India’s mood?

The social situation is in stasis on account of the moves made by the communal right. A time to resolve to get things right

31 Dec 2022 12:39 AM

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other leaders during celebrations after AAP crossed the majority mark in the MCD polls, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Amid BJP triumph, can AAP be a force in 2024?

The future direction of politics also depends on the performance of Cong govt in HP and coordination between the MCD and the Delhi govt

15 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing in ceremony of the later in Gandhinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | After Gujarat, can BJP beat law of diminishing returns?

In Gujarat and in Himachal Pradesh, Mr Modi made no bones about how the voters should weigh their choices

13 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

BJP workers celebrate Gujarat Assembly election results in Ahmedabad, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Useful lessons for Opp. in Gujarat, HP verdicts

A united Opposition and a narrative that can stand on its own without overlapping with that of the BJP could be a formidable combination.

10 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign during the celebrations of BJP's victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | As Modi magic blooms, BJP sets new record in Gujarat

The projection of the BJP’s win in Gujarat on national politics must reflect on the sustainability of the Modi factor in all polls ahead

09 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

It is never too early to explore more intrusive management measures to improve the efficiency of public expenditure. 9Representational Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian economy between a rock and a hard place…

Budget reform must enable doing more with less, cut waste, improve project execution, and control administrative expenditure

09 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

among all childhood vaccines, measles is one of the most effective vaccines and two shots of the measles vaccine to a child reduces the risk of disease that is close to negligible. (Representational Image/AP)

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all

A measles vaccine has been available since 1963 and used in India’s universal immunisation programme since 1985

09 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his mother Hiraba at her residence on eve of second phase Gujarat Assembly elections, in Gandhinagar. (PTI)

Modi, Shah to vote in second phase of Gujarat polls today

Exit polls will be out after the end of voting hours on Monday evening for both Gujarat as well as Himachal Prades

04 Dec 2022 10:18 PM

File photo of Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi waving at supporters at a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Kheda district. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Gujarat, Modi’s home base, remains a testing ground

Gujarat, is not a cakewalk for either the BJP or Mr Modi, and the PM is also keen to prove that he remains unbeaten on his home ground

30 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Mr Narendra Modi’s pitch in Himachal Pradesh emphasised the “kamal ka phool” when he told voters: “Every vote for the kamal ka phool will come directly to Modi’s account as a blessing…”. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Two conundrums that make very little sense…

Bhupendra Patel had better deliver, or else! In an overturn, during the 2017 polls, the BJP tally shrank to 99 seats, while the Cong won 77

12 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

The Narendra Modi government has created a separate ministry of cooperation with the aim to promote and strengthen the co-operative societies at the grassroot level. (Representational Image/AFP)

Redefining and rejuvenating India’s co-operative sector

India’s digital transformation will be incomplete if its co-operative sector is unable to reap the benefits of Digital India

08 Nov 2022 6:47 PM

Mr Modi has shown a singular lack of interest in the public sector, where our economic and industrial malaise is concentrated. (Photo: PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Reforming public sector doesn’t mean selling it

Mr PM Modi dismantled all these councils and committees and everything is now concentrated with him

08 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Are days already numbered for Hedgie Sunak? Third cheer soon

Already the unions, railway workers and medical staff, including 80,000 nurses, have declared that they will go on strike. Apocalypse soon?

05 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi takes stock of the situationa at the site of the bridge collapse over the Machchhu river easlier in the week.

Shikha Mukerjee | Morbi shows anatomy of political immunity

The Gujarat election in December 2022 will be a test of Mr Modi’s winnability rather than that of the chief minister

05 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Rescuers on boats search in the Machchu river next to a cable suspension bridge that collapsed in Morbi town of Gujarat. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | After Morbi tragedy, a few silver linings

When two top Indian leaders rise above game of politicking, it must give all of India hope that times, and state of affairs, are changing

03 Nov 2022 12:10 AM

The needless and avoidable death of 133 people so far after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi in Gujarat, must become India’s resolve to never again have such a tragedy. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Make maintenance, safety a top priority across India

It is an ugly failure that we as a country must learn with immediate effect that we cannot afford

01 Nov 2022 12:10 AM

Some rail babus even speculate whether the ministry will adopt the same method for the appointment of divisional managers and Board members. (Representational Image/ PTI))

Dilip Cherian | Railway reforms slow down due to promotion delays

After “rigorous efforts” for over a year, the ministry has finally announced the appointment of 20 officers as divisional railway managers

13 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

NewsDussehra symbolises the victory of good over evil, with the burning of the Ravan effigy, accompanied by ear-splitting phatakas and rockets. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Political dandiya across India… Happy Navratri!

There is a degree of golmal this year about this -- who is Ravan and which one is Ram?

01 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | The outbreak of communal riots in UK’s Leicester still a mystery

The riots, which police are out in full force to suppress, have been happening, in varying intensity, from Aug 28 till this week

24 Sep 2022 12:05 AM

Dozens of countries have imposed travel restrictions on the southern African nations since the mutation was discovered. (PTI Photo)

Two more Omicron cases found in Maharashtra, Gujarat

A 72-year-old man was found infected with the Omicron variant of Coronavirus in Jamnagar, Gujarat, following his return from Zimbabwe

04 Dec 2021 6:01 PM

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