POLITICS
OPINION | Stampede in Karur: A wake-up call for crowd safety
Recurring stampedes highlight serious lapses in crowd management. Authorities and political parties must implement effective safety protocols to prevent avoidable tragedies at mass gatherings
POLITICS
A Constitutional amendment aiming to uphold probity in public life, or to serve as a tool of distraction?
Government’s effort to amend the Constitution to mandate resignation of ministers, CMs or even the PM if they are arrested for 30 straight days, has evoked fierce opposition from its political rivals. While the BJP claims the legislation’s goal is to clean up public life, the opposition sees it as a mortal threat, given their distrust of enforcement agencies. The Bills have a long way to go but the moot point is will it change the political narrative in the forthcoming election season
INDIA
Bihar’s pre-election focal point is the Election Commission, which makes for a strange campaign
The decision by EC to conduct Special Intensive Revision of the nearly eight crore registered voters stirred the hornet’s nest. The body in the past has faced questions, but its impartiality was not questioned as it is being done now
BUSINESS
Parliament stares at an acrimonious future after Budget session washout
The Monsoon session’s fate hangs in the balance after the fury and protests witnessed in and around Parliament in the just concluded session. A lot could depend on the course that Rahul Gandhi’s legal challenge against his disqualification takes and the outcome of the Karnataka elections
TRENDS
Budget Session Of Parliament: Last leg’s rancour and fresh diatribes in recent days point to stormy days ahead
There is no sign of the treasury and opposition benches agreeing to bury differences and letting Parliament get on with the job of making laws and discussing issues of national importance
BUSINESS
Electoral Bonds | Increasing reporting, mandatory disclosures required for more transparency
Regulating political donations through regular banking channels has introduced an element of transparency, but there is scope to improve
BUSINESS
Mulayam Singh Yadav | The mud-pit wrestler who grappled with social realities on the political plane
Through his nearly six-decade political journey, Netaji straddled regional and national politics on his own terms
POLITICS
MC Explains | Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress presidential election and the process it entails
Over 9,000 Congress delegates were eligible to vote in the party's presidential poll contest that pitted veteran Mallikarjun Kharge against "G-23 member" Shashi Tharoor. Moneycontrol explains the process it entails.
POLITICS
Congress | New party president will have an unenviable task ahead
The new Congress chief will have to work on a strategy to maintain the party’s position as one of the two important poles in national politics
POLITICS
Compulsions behind JD(U)’s walking away from BJP-led NDA, again
The political development in Bihar brings down the curtain on the NDA coalition arrangement in Bihar, which was facing turbulence for a while
POLITICS
Political rumblings across the Vindhyas — Does BJP smell a chance?
While the YSRCP maintains a distance from the BJP, Jagan Mohan Reddy is preparing ground to check the national party’s rise in Andhra Pradesh and prevent a situation like neighbouring Telangana
POLITICS
Rajya Sabha poll results yet again put focus on efficacy of open voting system
Kuldeep Bishnoi's cross-voting shows a determined politician who chooses to take the risk of violating the party direction cannot be deterred by the provision
POLITICS
Padayatras: political posturing or genuine outreach programme?
Padayatras by politicians have been around for quite some time. They have again caught national attention after Prashant Kishor announced his Jan Suraj programme
BUSINESS
As political parties compete to offer freebies, who will foot the bill?
The larger question is how can governments with perennial problems of revenue deficit underwrite the cost incurred through subsidies and freebies
BUSINESS
Third Front | Alternative political combination and its challenges
It is not yet clear if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin will play a lead role in rallying together anti-BJP parties at a national level. In the past, regional political party leaders have been instrumental in such combines in national politics
POLITICS
Politics | Congress’ lack of clarity is crystal clear
For the past few years, crucial decisions have been made in an opaque manner and the Congress is in a clear state of drift both in terms of ideology or strategy
POLITICS
Election Results 2022 | With a clearer verdict, BJP returns stronger in Manipur
After reaffirming its status as a prominent national party with firm presence in the North-East, the BJP and its North East Development Alliance would seek to further consolidate its presence in the region
POLITICS
Assembly Elections | BJP hopes to retain Manipur, Congress pushes to regain it
Politics in Manipur revolves around the valley and the hills. Of the 60 assembly seats, 40 are in the central Imphal area and rest in the hills, with the latter having a sizeable Naga presence
BUSINESS
Goa Elections | God promise! Will this stop defections?
In Goa, the Congress and the AAP have come up with ingenious ways to stop defections by its candidates were they to win in the upcoming assembly polls
POLITICS
Punjab Elections | AAP takes a calculated risk in naming Bhagwant Mann its CM face
Having little experience of office, Bhagwant Mann remains untested on issues of governance. He would also have to work to counter his image created by opponents as one suffering from alcohol abuse
BUSINESS
Punjab Assembly polls: How well has Captain Amarinder Singh read the pitch?
Early indications suggest a three-way race in Punjab involving the Congress, SAD-BSP combine, and Aam Aadmi Party. However, by teaming up, Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and the BJP could upset the equations in this multi-cornered contest
POLITICS
Congress Leadership Crisis | Internal rebellion is an intermittent problem
As the Congress is facing rumblings from within in its state units in Punjab and Rajasthan, the central leadership will do well to understand that succumbing to such pressure tactics is not an option
