Aditi Phadnis And Archis Mohan

Stories by Aditi Phadnis And Archis Mohan

Why BJP's plans for Modi@2 bash centre around UP

Why BJP's plans for Modi@2 bash centre around UP

Rediff.com   18 May 2016

The party is using the two year occasion to launch its election campaign in the state, which was key to them reaching simple majority in the Lok Sabha in 2014.

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

Rediff.com   16 May 2016

Arun Jaitley interview.

Has Mallya slipped the net of ED and CBI?

Has Mallya slipped the net of ED and CBI?

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

Mallya might continue to elude ED, CBI interrogation in the short term but could still be extradited to India

Govt not averse to giving Rajan a second term

Govt not averse to giving Rajan a second term

Rediff.com   10 May 2016

There is also a lobby within the bureaucracy that wants to see Rajan's influence curtailed

'Congress using GSPC issue to deflect attention from Agusta'

'Congress using GSPC issue to deflect attention from Agusta'

Rediff.com   9 May 2016

Saurabh Patel, energy minister, Gujarat, who has handled the energy portfolio since 2002, speaks to Archis Mohan on GPSC's investment in the KG basin and says the criticism is politically motivated.

Why Ahmed Patel is so angry

Why Ahmed Patel is so angry

Rediff.com   7 May 2016

He is starting to realise that an era is ending. And he is not ready to have a five-decade career besmirched by two alphabets -- AP -- that have cropped up in the AgustaWestland papers, says Aditi Phadnis.

Whatever happened to Modi's tough-with-China policy?

Whatever happened to Modi's tough-with-China policy?

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2016

Before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi had criticised Manmohan Singh's policy towards China and promised a more strong-willed policy. Those claims are now under a cloud.

Panel gives bankruptcy law overseas ambit

Panel gives bankruptcy law overseas ambit

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

The Bill suggests an insolvency regulator.

For a change, Parliament does some business

For a change, Parliament does some business

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

Opposition does not stall legislative agenda; Upper House passes two bills.

Chopper scam: Budget session likely casualty as Centre, Congress trade charges

Chopper scam: Budget session likely casualty as Centre, Congress trade charges

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2016

With an aggressive Opposition and unyielding government, important legislation could be the biggest casualty, as details of the helicopter contract surface.

Mallya not first MP to be expelled from House

Mallya not first MP to be expelled from House

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2016

He is part of an unenviable list of MPs who have been expelled from Rajya Sabha.

'We're doing so much that somebody will always complain'

'We're doing so much that somebody will always complain'

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2016

Anandiben insists her daughter was not involved in any land allocation scandal.

Prez recommends Ahmed Patel's Bill to help drought-hit farmers

Prez recommends Ahmed Patel's Bill to help drought-hit farmers

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2016

The Bill seeks to create a welfare fund for farmers at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led from the front a campaign to woo farmers and downtrodden sections of the society.

The Panama Papers effect on Pakistan

The Panama Papers effect on Pakistan

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2016

How does the country's civilian government reclaim legitimacy after the names of many Pakistanis, including the family members of PM Nawaz Sharif, figured in the leaked documents.

Modi's grand plan to transform India; aims to remove poverty by 2032

Modi's grand plan to transform India; aims to remove poverty by 2032

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2016

Grand plan: 10% GDP growth; 175 million jobs; $10-trillion economy

Why renaming Mewat has raised hackles in Haryana

Why renaming Mewat has raised hackles in Haryana

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2016

The renaming of Mewat comes within weeks of an RSS-supported think tank issuing a 'study' about the growing population of Muslims in the Mewat region.

Will Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu do a U-turn on prohibition?

Will Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu do a U-turn on prohibition?

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2016

State after state has imposed an alcohol ban, and has had to retreat, unable to address the financial and administrative fallout. Are we set for more of this cycle, asks Aditi Phadnis.

The implications of a high turnout in Assam

The implications of a high turnout in Assam

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2016

Those who have studied Assam elections say the high turnout has the Congress worried.

Miles to go for Dalit entrepreneurs

Miles to go for Dalit entrepreneurs

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2016

A look into the state of Dalit entrepreneurship in the country.

NIT ruckus is Mehbooba's first challenge

NIT ruckus is Mehbooba's first challenge

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2016

Mehbooba Mufti is running an alliance that is unnatural -- and one she instinctively militates against. She needs to be responsible in what she says and does -- and her time starts now, says Aditi Phadnis.