He became associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Jan Sangh in his teens, won Lok Sabha elections twice from Coimbatore in the late 1990s and his supporters call him 'Modi of Tamil......
Radhakrishnan's candidature also seeks to disarm the Opposition of a key political narrative, as he is the first OBC leader from South India to be named for the vice-president's office Strongly......
Now it's all jibes about his chameleon-like politics and fading grip on the administration. But there was a time Nitish had the BJP trembling in the state, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bihar......
Only in the event of the RSS managing to force Modi into accepting a consensual candidate, will the party not continue to 'being' the 'next Congress', observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......
'It is not as if Hindus are not being touched at all, and only Muslims are.' IMAGE: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moves the motion for consideration of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in......
'The AMs are a different beast and reflect the political play within the government.' 'Prime Minister Modi does not need to assuage any interest group to take the final call on any decision that......
Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
During the UPA regime, top bankers were chosen first by a committee consisting of the financial services secretary, an RBI deputy governor and a couple of "independent" experts, says Subir Roy.......
For debt-laden Jet Airways, bitter foe Tata may turn into timely saviour.Surajeet Das Gupta reports. It has always been an acrimonious relationship. While the Tatas have never publicly named him,......
'We are in favour of reasonable taxation'. 'Raising gross domestic product growth above 7-8% would be a challenge.' 'Unions should understand the importance of job creation'. The National......