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By Nitya Chakraborty The Supreme Court in its much-awaited judgment on Rafale petitions given on Friday, the last day before the winter recess of the Court, has given no glory to the learned judges, especially the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as the judgment seems to be...
By Rahil Nora Chopra The results of the assembly elections have had their fallout on the relationship of NDA partners with BJP. There is already speculation that Apna Dal leader and Union minister of state for ministry of health Anupriya Patel will soon announce her party’s decision to...
By Gyan Pathak Election results of the five state Assemblies point to the shrinking support base of the BJP and the rising support for Congress, especially in the states where the two national parties were engaged in a direct fight. With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections round the...
By Donald Donato According to the narrative repeated by most news sources, the “Gilets Jaunes” (Yellow Vests) uprising began ‘spontaneously’ on Saturday, November 17, when approximately 300,000 activists, incensed by a heavy regressive tax on fuel, began a series of roadblocks and protests which snowballed across France. ...
By Nitya Chakraborty The results of the assembly elections in the three states-Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have underlined the need for total unity of the opposition parties including the Congress, BSP and the Samajwadi Party. The Congress has done exceedingly well in Chhattisgarh on its own but...
By Sushil Kutty It’s cyclical, the reign at the helm. Never lasting. If it does, that will be monarchy. The closest independent India has been to monarchy is elected dynasty-rule. The BJP made dynasty an election issue, ever so often raking up the anachronism. But ‘Naamdar’ and “Kaamdar’...
Proceedings against Vijaya Mallya under Fugitive Economic Offences Act—The Supreme Court refused to stay the proceedings against Vijaya Mallya who was sought to be declared a ‘fugitive economic offender’ by the Enforcement Directorate (‘ED’), and also sought confisaction of his property, while seeking a response from ED to Mallya’s...
By Lamiat Sabin Prime Minister Theresa May would be expected to resign if MPs express no confidence in her leadership and this could trigger a general election if the Tories do not agree on a successor, a key Commons committee confirmed. The Commons public administration and constitutional...
By Sanjiv Krishan Sood Aaj mere pita ji ko mara ha, kal kisi IG ko marenge, parson kisi Minister ko marenge.” This was the anguished cry of the son of the deceased Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh of Uttar Pradesh Police in an interview to a prominent TV channel....
By Sushil Kutty From now to Lok Sabha elections 2019, the BJP will be on the wrong foot. The party has nothing to show for the 5-state elections. At fag-end 2018, the party cadre stand demoralised and the Modi-Shah election-machine is wrecked, beyond repair. What can the duo...