A bossy chief election commissioner TN Seshan proposed an immediate halt to the general election process when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 and put himself forward as home minister,......
The preferred format would be for the top BJP leadership in the government to reach out to the alliance leaders on a case-to-case basis. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, Telugu Desam Party N......
Calling himself a realist, Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Bharatiya Janata Party ally Naresh Gujral says nobody will get an absolute majority in the elections and whoever is prime minister must......
'It is not just about numbers. Sometimes coalitions and alliances have symbolic value.' IMAGE: November 2004: Then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with then deputy prime minister Lal......
The two main factions in Karnataka's Congress party -- one led by Siddaramaiah and the other by D K Shivakumar -- are both contenders for the chief ministership.Both groups have fought hard to get......
A report by parliamentary standing committee on commerce noted that Indian industry was getting decimated by China dumping its cheap products in India. A parliamentary panel has said the......
The prime minister was often seen vigorously thumping the desk, prompting his Cabinet colleagues and NDA MPs to follow suit. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath......
Its governing allies are not happy on the economy and complain of ignored concerns but find themselves unable to be assertive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address to company......
Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India’s largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Harish Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He......
'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.''You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis......