POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: Ahead of Phase 2 on November 20, let's see how the constituencies vote
Focus has now shifted to the second phase of the polls, this time covering 72 assembly seats spread across 19 districts
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: Ajit Jogi — Will he be king, kingmaker or lose it all?
Experts have noted that as a senior leader both inside and outside the Congress fold, Jogi has kept his lines open with both the BJP and Congress
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: The story of another third front, 15 years ago
The last time the state witnessed such a contest was in 2003, the year BJP wrested power away from the Congress
POLITICS
Scandals, scams and sleaze: Chhattisgarh’s history with tape-gate politics
In 2003, now JCC-chief Ajit Jogi was suspended from Congress after BJP released an audiotape in which he was allegedly heard offering money to buy BJP MLAs
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: 5 years and a third front later, how will NOTA votes pan out this election?
In 2013, more than one-third of Chhattisgarh's 90 assembly seats saw NOTA taking the third place, while 17 out of these seats polled more than 5,000 NOTA votes
POLITICS
Govt reports show agricultural growth in MP, but ground reality is different: Kisan Congress working president
Before he joined Congress, Kedar Sirohi led the Aam Kisan Union and was at the epicenter of the 2017 farmers’ movement in the state
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: 22 seats where women will decide the results
During the 2013 elections, Congress won 13 out of these 22 seats, while BJP had managed to win 8, one seat being won by an Independent
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: Districts are coming up with innovative ideas to make voting inclusive
The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme of the ECI has gathered steam in Chhattisgarh, especially in areas where tribal population is in the majority
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: ‘Silent performer’ Raman Singh eyes record 4th term as chief minister
With the addition of Congress rebel Ajit Jogi’s JCC and Mayawati’s BSP alliance, both catering to the vital SC/ST voter base in the state, things might get complicated
POLITICS
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: With phase 1 on November 12, let's see how the tribal belt votes
The 18 seats for phase 1 are spread across eight districts, including Bastar, Dantewada, Sukma and Rajnandgaon — the last being Chief Minister Raman Singh’s constituency
INDIA
Why Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior-Chambal region is important for both BJP and Congress
Out of the 230 assembly seats in the state, 34 fall in this region. But more importantly, the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior is considered to be an influential factor in the assembly polls
INDIA
In the eye of the Gujarat exodus storm: Who is Alpesh Thakor?
Thakor is the man who was last year being hailed as one of the emerging leaders in Gujarat. Perhaps eventually, he could even challenge the ruling BJP government in the state
INDIA
As Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra retires, here's a look at some of his landmark judgments
In a profession that is legendary for using verbose, impenetrable language which can be deciphered only by law experts, CJI Misra is known to have written judgments that quote everything from ancient Indian texts to western classical literature.
POLITICS
Will SC/ST Act conundrum hit BJP's voter base in Madhya Pradesh? 'It will have zero effect', says party
In April, Madhya Pradesh witnessed a spate of violent incidents after SC/ST groups called for a Bharat Bandh to protest against the SC ruling
INDIA
Rahul Gandhi in Sagwara: What the south Rajasthan town holds for BJP and Congress
A part of Dungarpur district, the town was the only one that the saffron party had managed to wrest from Congress in 2008, a region the party considered its citadel
POLITICS
Shivakumar-Jarkiholi brothers tussle could impact Karnataka Congress: Here’s how
Congress MLAs from Belagavi, Satish and Ramesh Jarkiholi meeting Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy had sparked speculations of a tussle within Karnataka Congress
INDIA
10 years of Kandhamal riots: What happened and where do the cases stand today?
The August 2008 riots in Kandhamal left 39 Christians dead, over 395 churches vandalised, 600 villages ransacked; over 5,600 houses were looted and over 54,000 people were left homeless.
INDIA
How the Fugitive Economic Offender’s Bill might help India’s growth in financial intelligence
According to a recently published paper, in 2017-18, India signed the highest number of formal information exchanges with foreign financial intelligence units
INDIA
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 13-day rule: The shortest PM stint in India's history
In 1996, Vajpayee led his first government at the Centre for 13 days — the shortest in the nation's history
INDIA
1947- 2017: A journey of India through iconic Independence Day speeches
Here are some of the most iconic speeches, and how they shaped the course that the nation took
INDIA
Freedom from income tax & locking up Amit Shah: Here are some bizarre suggestions PM Modi got for his I-Day speech
One user asked the Prime Minister why Salman Khan is out of jail but Asaram Bapu isn’t
INDIA
Muzaffarpur sexual abuse: Local newspaper run from same building as shelter home. Here are other shocking details
Over 34 girls were sexually abused at a government-owned shelter home at Muzaffarpur in Bihar
POLITICS
NDA-RLSP alliance in Bihar intact, but want greater seat-share, says Madhav Anand
The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party general secretary Madhav Anand said that the Bihar seat-sharing arrangement for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls may take place in the next three to four weeks.
POLITICS
Nitish Kumar demands special status for Bihar: What it means and why does the state need it?
Nitish Kumar, who joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in 2014, recently reiterated his demand of special status after the Opposition accused him of ignoring the state's demands.
