A simple explainer to the Indus Water Treaty.
The current crisis Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing is a cumulative effect of inattention to water management and the fiscal burden of populist promises, says Aditi Phadnis.
Siddaramaiah seems overwhelmed by problems coming at him from every direction, reports Aditi Phadnis.
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
For the first time in 67 years, after the Narendra Modi government came to power, the National Crime Records Bureau added 'sedition' as a head under which data on crime were collected.
The Modi PMO is like none other: It is staffed by people who are so low profile that the only dominant personality is the Prime Minister's.
The Congress, however, said it wanted to see the final print on the wording of the dispute resolution mechanism before committing its support to the Bill
'It should be of concern that some youth in Kashmir have started raising Daesh flags along with those of Pakistan.'
Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.
'I realised we are not doing scavenging because we are illiterate or poor. We are doing it because of the way society is organised.'
The party desperately needs another state where, unfettered by the Centre, it can fly its flag.
'Whether Kashmir or anywhere else, whether in peace or in war, pay commissions or no pay commissions, hollowness and shortages notwithstanding, the Indian Army -- and Sekin Fif -- will always be there to keep India together.'
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Chidambaram showed a total income of Rs 8.58 crore for 2014-15, while his wife Nalini showed income of Rs 1.25 crore for the same period.
The PM spoke about financial inclusion.
Narendra Modi seems to prefer that Hindu strongman image remain tucked in reserve, to only come when called; life's been more complicated.
The widow of Rajdeo Ranjan, the journalist who was gunned down, has said the killers had a connection with someone in jail.
Here is a closer look at politicos who have emerged victorious in the electoral contest of five state assemblies.
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.
With an aggressive Opposition and unyielding government, important legislation could be the biggest casualty, as details of the helicopter contract surface.
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