'There was a huge difference between the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2020 assembly elections in Bihar.''Between 39/1 in 2019 to almost 50-50 in late 2020, Bihar had already moved.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata......
'There is no scope for any doubt. This was a scheme designed to enrich the ruling party.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at a roadshow for the Lok Sabha elections in......
What is to be done to resist the twin thrusts of the BJP's ideology, majoritarian and a strong centripetal instinct against federalism? asks Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Delhi Ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj......
Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......
'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.''They......
Since jobs will remain scarce for the foreseeable future, an unemployment allowance should be the next big social-security initiative, suggests T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......
In the mood for romance, but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites. Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014)Director: A U Arun......
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......
At the end of eight episodes, the climax is bound to leave you with questions but it would be fair to say that the two-episode backstory and the characters seemed far more interesting than the......
Hope this film will teach Indians the value of their rights and the perils of exchanging those for 'economic development' or promises of a better future by a populist leader, notes Utkarsh Mishra.......
This is a film written for an audience that thrives on Vijay's stardom and it satisfies them thoroughly, observes Divya Nair. In the last few years, I have realised one thing: There are few......
'It was an inspiration for all of us. Right from our U15 and U17 tours, all we could hear was how Karnataka beat the mighty Bombay' Photograph: Kind courtesy GR Viswanath/Instagram Warm spells of......
IMAGE: A COVID-19 patient waits to be allocated a bed at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi, April 22, 2021. Photograph: PTI Photo Kevin Pietersen has frequently......