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On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha witnessed pandemonium; opposition members in the Upper House shouted shame, shame when Ananth Kumar Hegde, rose to lay the papers listed against his name. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

In politics, caste still a dominant factor

Smart publicists were rewarded handsomely for giving the BJP a worldly gloss.

2 Jan 2018 12:31 AM IST

Ideologues (eg, Marxist historians) are free, like anyone else, to write their own version of history. The problem arises when the state seeks to promote its version of history by imposing it through textbooks and state-supported publishing houses. (Photos: AP/ PTI/ ANI)

History should not be abused by politicians

The danger is far greater when the state has a hand in the writing of history.

7 Oct 2019 4:54 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah at a function organised on the birth anniversary of Atal Behari Vajpayee in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

PM, President pay tributes to Atal on birth anniversary

A prayer meeting was held at Vajpayee's memorial Sadaiv Atal to mark his 95th birth anniversary.

26 Dec 2019 5:43 AM IST

Apang quits BJP, says party not following Atal's ideology

Apang, who left the BJP, had re-joined the BJP in 2014.

17 Jan 2019 5:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2019 seems fraught with possibilities

So far Mr Modi has not allowed them to define who he really is.

2 Feb 2019 1:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Modi was in Maharashtra to launch various development projects. (Photo:ANI)

NDA govt took several measures to help middle class: Modi

Pradhan Mantri Aawaas Yojana has enabled the middle class to have access to cheaper homes," Modi said.

1 April 2019 7:10 PM IST

Atal Behari Vajpayee

91st Amendment: Impediment to good governance?

In Jawaharlal Nehru's first Cabinet there was only one minister for food and agriculture.

22 May 2019 1:27 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Recalling Iraq's tragedy in 2003 & statesmanship of PM...

Worldview India's journalists remember April 2003 for the kind of journalism Indians haven't practised before or since

23 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Crowd of BJP supporters during Union Home Minister Amit Shahs election campaign rally, in Bhojipura, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | How BJP's line changed over civil liberties & social...

It may interest readers to know that from its formation till the 1984 general election, the BJP had no interest in...

26 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

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...

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...

30 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | The 1962 India-China war: In dubious battle

Governmental decision-making still characterised by ad hocism and a tendency to grandstand

22 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

The reports of the party going into a major huddle to assess its prospects in as many as 160 constituencies across the country just fit into the pattern of the partys electoral preparedness. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | BJP gets poll machine in top gear for 2024

While the ruling party takes power and the means to capture it very seriously, the Opposition parties share none of that...

21 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST