Setback to Cong as party MLA from Kamal Nath's home turf joins BJP

In a setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its three-term MLA from Amarwara in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, Kamlesh Shah, on Friday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party......

Can Sharmila Help Congress Win AP?

If she cannot recast the party, bring together the factions opposed to her, and present herself as her brother's true challenger, there will be little left for her in politics, notes Aditi Phadnis.......

Cong slams BJP as Ambedkar portrait replaces Nehru's in MP assembly

A row has erupted over the Madhya Pradesh Assembly's decision to remove the portrait of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and replace it with that of BR Ambedkar, drawing a sharp reaction from......

Chandrababu Naidu's arrest marks a few firsts in Andhra Pradesh

As Andhra Pradesh for the first time witnesses the arrest of a former chief minister -- Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu -- in a corruption case, analysts said the development could......

Plan to change financial year cycle quietly buried

To adopt the January-December financial year cycle, the government needs to shrink the current financial year to three quarters and present the new annual budget to the state legislative assembly......

State of economy spooks BJP allies, but no one's listening

Its governing allies are not happy on the economy and complain of ignored concerns but find themselves unable to be assertive.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address to company......

Six months in power: Modi's 6 big ideas to transform India

Partial dismantling of subsidies, move towards a more transparent policy on natural resources and efforts to make India more inviting for foreign investors are some of Modi government's big......