POLITICS
Draupadi Murmu — from school teacher to presidential candidate
By choosing a tribal, woman leader as its presidential candidate, the BJP has delivered a masterstroke. This is evident in the fact that political parties outside the BJP-led NDA have extended their support to Draupadi Murmu
POLITICS
The India Gate stand-off: What did happen to Netaji?
The installation of Subhas Chandra Bose’s statue at India Gate has once again set off the Nehru versus Netaji debate.
BUSINESS
Scenes from a gay marriage: “They don’t come out fearing society”
Supriyo Chakraborty and Abhay Dang sealed their nine-year relationship with a lavish wedding ceremony in Hyderabad
INDIA
In Andhra’s capital war, it is Jagan vs Naidu
Amaravati, a three-capital plan and none, for now—confusion prevails over Andhra Pradesh’s capital seven years after the bifurcation of the southern state and it has a lot to do with its political parties
INDIA
By naming Bhupendra Patel as Gujarat CM, BJP is trying to kill many birds with one stone
Bhupendra Patel, a surprise pick for the post of Gujarat chief minister replacing Vijay Rupani, is believed to be the personal choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
POLITICS
Vijay Rupani had to go as BJP wanted to take no chances on Gujarat polls
In the last two years, the poor management of COVID and consequently a tanking economy has also pushed the BJP in Gujarat back. Picking a new chief minister became inevitable.
BUSINESS
What 1991 missed—political reforms
Economic liberalization was left incomplete without political reforms. In fact, political reforms should have gone hand in hand with economic reforms
POLITICS
How Mamata ducked polarisation darts to win in Bengal
Tweaks in Muslim appeasement by Trinamool and decision by BJP to go for the north Indian slogan of Jai Shriram rather than one coined on Durga, which would have resonated better with Bengalis, played a key role in the West Bengal election outcome.
TRENDS
China's new path to greater influence in Asia
The Silk Road was central to China's success story in the middle ages. Kingshuk Nag's book 'A New Silk Road' unpacks how China is building such a road to power again and what it will mean for the geopolitics of Asia.
INDIA
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose death: Russian angle surfaces in 75-year-old mystery
What happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? One theory that has been gaining ground is that Russian dictator Josef Stalin may have confined Netaji in Siberia.
POLITICS
West Bengal Assembly Polls 2021 | Why state election is a tussle between Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj values
TMC representatives argue that MIM will not be able to break into the Muslim votes. Reasons: MIM will only get support of the Urdu-speaking Muslims in West Bengal who have migrated from UP and Bihar and are confined to urban areas.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 fallout: Struggling Hyderabad Metro sends SOS to Telangana government
The Telangana government, itself facing a severe financial crunch, may not be able to oblige. Will L&T, the promotors of the project, try to invoke the force majeure clause in the concession agreement and claim compensation for the revenue lost due to the lockdown?
BUSINESS
CBI books GVK: A once high-flying group is now having trouble staying aloft
Even before its charges filed by CBI, Hyderabad-based GVK Group was facing problems in running its airports. The charges could not have come at a more inappropriate time.
