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BJP general secretary Arun Singh announced the candidates names and added that the political climate in all the poll-bound states favoured the saffron party. (Representational Photo: PTI)

BJP fields MPs, Union Minister in Bengal polls

In Kerala, Metro Man E. Sreedharan has been fielded from Palakkad

15 March 2021 1:04 AM IST

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

1 March 2021 4:04 AM IST

Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

3 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo:PTI)

Muslims will face no loss due to CAA: RSS chief

Bhagwat says two frameworks do not create any Hindu-Muslim divide

22 July 2021 12:55 AM IST

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo:Twitter)

Assam says Mizoram tried to construct bridge in its territory, stopped

The incident took place on Friday when a few workers from Mizoram were trying to construct a bridge at Kachurthal

23 Aug 2021 1:26 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Withdrawal of incentives irks IAS, IPS officers...

Not surprisingly, the affected babus are unhappy with the order, describing it as insensitive and abrupt

7 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice unjust under all circumstances

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice' unjust under all circumstances

Although it is clearly verifiable that bulldozers have especially targeted the minority community, Hindus too have not...

27 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Four people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border after the police intercepted a truck transporting illegal timber. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Centre must help resolve border flareups in N-E

The Centre is likely to be concerned that the next round of talks, due later this month, is not derailed on account of...

25 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Meghalaya cabinet has approved the recommendations of all 3 Regional Committees as process to resolve the Meghalaya-Assam border issue. (Photo: Twitter)

Assam, Meghalaya agree to divide disputed land equally

The disputes in the remaining six areas, that are termed 'complicated', will be taken up for settlement in the next...

20 Jan 2022 12:25 AM IST

In May, the Centre through a gazette notification, had declared the entire Assam as a disturbed area under AFSPA for three more months. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

AA Edit | AFSPA's removal marks a good beginning in N-E

It must now extend the process to rest of the areas in the Northeast as well as in the Union territories of Jammu and...

1 April 2022 11:40 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets tribal leaders during signing of a peace agreement with eight tribal militant organisations (Adivasi groups) of Assam, at North Block in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Peace moves in N-E bring a ray of hope

Members of the rebel groups, who have been living in designated camps will now be free to pursue their political demands...

17 Sept 2022 12:07 AM IST

Where the Madness Lies. (Image: DC)

Identities that cannot be erased from individuals and communities

Telangana Telugu is the one which is not Sanskritised, and even though it is looked down upon

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST