'Modi swept the 2014 elections for two main reasons: First, the disgust with the Congress government with a non-functional prime minister, and second, more importantly, his promise of performance and hope.' 'He cannot expect to win 2019 on these planks again. His own success in finishing the Congress will take away one plank, and with five years of reign on his CV, he will need to flaunt performance more than promise.'
In the light of the global scenario on infiltration for economic gain what Modi said in his speeches in Assam and West Bengal recently was perfectly legitimate. Intellectual dishonesty marks this discourse in our country, argues Ram Madhav.
A summary of the second day's play in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
This was the third consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000.
'It might get worse. We don't really know what is it that is resulting in the high value of R now.'
'COVID-19 is just an excuse to pass anti-labour laws.'
Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
Pacer Shardul Thakur had match figures of eight for 113 as Mumbai beat Delhi by 204 runs to enter the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
"This is an unparalleled and unprecedented win," he said.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
From Narendra Modi's victory in 2014 to the Nitish-Lalu triumph in 2015 and delivering Assam to the BJP in 2016, young and very professional strategists have startled politicians and the media.
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
While the farmers are not getting remunerative prices for their produce, at the same time they are forced to pay high prices for items they consume.
The Right to Read programme hopes to cover 100,000 schools, covering 15 million students.
Shah made the announcement at a public meeting, putting to rest speculation over the party's choice for the top post.
Delivering his concluding address to the party's National Executive, which saw its president Amit Shah raising concerns over "migration" of Hindus from a communally-sensitive western Uttar Pradesh town, Modi made no reference to the controversial issues and instead asked leaders to use power for the benefit of society.
In 20th edition of his radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about water conservation, Rio Olympics and other subjects.
Congress workers must feel what their BJP counterparts did in 2009, but that could change.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
Former Team India manager Lalchand Rajput feels that Virat Kohli and his men play with a crush-the-opponents approach and that itself would be enough for them to eke out an unprecedented Test triumph in South Africa next month.
'Pure, uncluttered anti-Modi-ism, however angry, can't be an ideology or an electoral alternative.' 'The best it can do for you is damage Mr Modi enough for him to finish below 200.' 'Can it enable you to cross 100 to begin with?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
The BJP's strong showing came as a surprise for many as the party did not even have a councillor in Tripura.
A goal four minutes from time gave Bihar a 1-0 victory in the quarter-final leagu of the Nat. women's championship.\n\n
Around 52.46 per cent of the patients have recovered, the health ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 1,53,178 while 1,80,012 patients have recovered, it said in the daily COVID-19 update.
'If you look through the optics of BJP leader Kapil Mishra, he was standing with a deputy commissioner of police while giving a hate speech.' 'Immediately, the message goes down that the police is 'with us' so let's start rioting.'
It will provide an effective method to prevent identity fraud, the MHA said.
On skeletons being seen by the Navy team, the sources said the water inside the mines has high Sulphur content which can decompose the bodies very fast.
Punjab's 5-2 win over Haryana allowed Kerala to sneak into the last eight in the Nat women's football championship.
The leadership styles of the two Gandhis being different, the party appears to be pulling in different ways. While Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president, seems more predisposed to holding the government accountable on issues of probity, the younger Gandhi is more keen on taking up battles that ensure immediate victories.
We should work in unison to boost growth: FM
'Just last month alone, 28 Indians have been killed in lynchings'
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
'We have to cut down on manpower to make more for equipment,' Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat tells Ajai Shukla.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
After Bihar elections, Rahul Gandhi's go-it-alone strategy seems to have taken a back seat.
'The farm bills will not bring in corporate zamindari'
Why the Bihar defeat can be the best thing for him as PM, but only if he has the humility to read the writing on the wall, says Shekhar Gupta.
The death toll also saw a record single-day increase of over 350 fatalities to move closer to the 8,500-mark, more than one-third of which have been recorded in 11 days since June 1 -- the day that marked the beginning of a phased exit from most restrictions imposed under a nationwide lockdown with effect from March 25.
The new 'Mission 350+' is to focus on 150 seats where the BJP was number two or three in 2014.
