No one in Bihar will deny Nitish Kumar's contribution to governance, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Despite small hiccups, Tamil Nadu is a state with an urban outlook on life and where laws still work.
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Dia Mirza was wearing a blue corset and a colourful lehenga conceived by eminent fashion designer Vikram Phadnis.
It is premature to write the Congress' epitaph in 2014 because 10 years of incumbency have also seen some sterling performance, insists the Gandhi family confidant, says Aditi Phadnis
Although assembly election are 16 months away, it makes sense to let his party know he's very much in the running for the job he's currently holding.
A political meeting can make or break political careers. Aditi Phadnis explores how politicians plan and execute these meetings
'There will be very strong interest in cooperating with India under any future American administration, but on the margins India will need to be careful not to tip its hand regarding the election.'
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Bangalore-based Smriti Subs was first scouted when she was 13.
Patel's closeness to the Gandhi family was undeniable. But unlike others, he resisted the temptation to use it to leverage personal business, says Aditi Phadnis.
e Union minister of state for home is somewhat brash and rowdy, and has enormous confidence.' Some of this derives from the fact that he has independent sources of income (he reported assets amounting to Rs 18 crore in his 2019 Lok Sabha nomination papers)
'We can't underestimate future threats.'
Whatever its apprehensions and concerns about the regime of the Rajapaksa clan, India must be ready with unconditional assistance when Colombo asks for it. Because it will, observes Aditi Phadnis.
Realpolitik is at work in the Bharatiya Janata Party, says Aditi Phadnis
Ace designer Vikram Phadnis ended Day Four at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013 with a superb collection, a celebrity line up of stars, celebs and personalities from Raigad that told the glorious story of India's great craftsmen and traditions.
The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government, says Kapil Sibal.
The state contributes 30-plus MPs -- a fatal number for the Congress to lose at the Centre, says Aditi Phadnis
After nine years in power, the United Progressive Alliance faces the question of credibility, says Aditi Phadnis
Kaushik Khona's second innings at GoAir will be more challenging than the first. Globally, the aviation industry is in deep distress because of the pandemic, reports Aneesh Phadnis.
The culling of key state leaders and bureaucrats has given rise to distrust and uneasiness in Pramod Sawant's style of functioning, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Manoj Sinha's greatest asset is his capacity to get on with everyone regardless of political affiliation, notes Aditi Phadnis.
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She was there to cheer Karisma Kapoor but did the younger Kapoor girl definitely made heads turn at the Lakme Fashion Week.
The Bollywood star walked the ramp for Vikram Phadnis and had us begging for more.
'There are more young people in Assam who are unemployed than possibly anywhere else.'
On Thursday, Sabeer Bhatia, chief executive and co-founder of Jaxtr, launched a global SIM card for travellers.
Yediyurappa is made of sterner stuff and is not going to yield so easily.
If the bribe-for-PPE-supply controversy in Himachal escalates, the BJP could have a lot to lose.
The current battle within the party is seen as setting the stage for August 10 when Sonia completes one year of interim presidentship, and questions are being raised about a leadership vacuum. For the first time, responsible quarters are suggesting that as Sonia cannot function as interim president indefinitely and Rahul seems to want power but not the responsibility, one way out is collective leadership, reports Aditi Phadnis.
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The best option in 2014 is the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP government based on alternative policies, says CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury
Uddhav Thackeray would do well to remember: Once he decides on a course of action, Bhagat Singh Koshyari never gives up, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Aditi Phadnis in a free-wheeling chat with Telecom and Law Minister Kapil Sibal
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a man to watch. He could give Modi a run for his money on the acceptability index, writes Aditi Phadnis
The BJP was leveraging Hindu religious leaders who'd banded under the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for building a Ram temple at the site of a masjid, notes Aditi Phadnis.
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A series of mega projects that have faced bottlenecks and which the Cabinet Committee on Investments has to clear.
It is now a different time in Bihar. It is a different place -- one in which Raghuvansh Prasad Singh's options are very limited, notes Aditi Phadnis.
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