All stories by Archis Mohan
Modi To Stay Put In New York On US Visit
Rediff.com4 hours agoOver 24,000 people have registered for the 'Modi & US Progress Together' event in Uniondale, New York.
BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha
Rediff.com22 Aug 2024The only occasion when the BJP had 100 seats in the Upper House was in 2022.
'Wealth Is Concentrated In A Few Hands'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024'The top 10 per cent of the population should adopt and handhold the bottom 20 per cent of the population as a social responsibility.'
Who Is To Be Blamed For BJP's UP Loss?
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024There was an 8% decline in the BJP's vote share across six regions in UP, and that some OBC castes moved away from the BJP.
Guess Who Scuttled Karnataka Job Quota Bill?
Rediff.com19 Jul 2024A Congress source termed the process of drafting and presenting of the Bill before the state cabinet on Monday as a "unilateral" effort by the chief minister's office and ministers that are close to him.
Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024Sources within the Congress, including those who have been members of the teams that drafted its 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifestos, said the Karnataka government decision lacked any empirical basis.
Why's Naidu Visiting Delhi Again?
Rediff.com17 Jul 2024Unlike the previous visit, where TDP MPs accompanied Naidu to meetings, sources termed the current visit as "low profile", with one-on-one meetings with key Union ministers.
Why Did Naidu Meet Modi?
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024According to an Andhra government statement, Naidu 'reposed confidence' in the PM's leadership.
Haryana: Can Congress Repeat Lok Sabha Success In Assembly Polls?
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024'Arithmetic could decide the Haryana election given the presence of multi-cornered contests.'
Police Get More Powers Under New Laws
Rediff.com1 Jul 2024Lawyers have pointed out that the new laws increase police powers by extending the maximum limit of police custody from 15 days to 60 days or 90 days.
RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget
Rediff.com30 Jun 2024An increase in the farmer income support scheme PM Kisan Nidhi, the introduction of a 'robot tax' to fund reskilling of people who lose their jobs to artificial intelligence (AI), and a reduced income-tax (I-T) to bring relief to the middle classes - these are some of the items in the Budget wish list submitted by Sangh Parivar affiliates to Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman. Representatives of the affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), such as the farmer organisation Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS); trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS); Laghu Udyog Bharati, which works for micro and small industries; and Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which works on economic and policy issues, met the FM and other officials over the last couple of weeks as part of the pre-Budget consultations.
Will Modi 3.0 See NDA Coordination Committee?
Rediff.com14 Jun 2024The 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.
Shift Of Power In Parliament Post Polls
Rediff.com13 Jun 2024The increased numbers of the Opposition bloc would mean that their MPs are likely to head several more panels than the four that they did by the end of the term of the 17th Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Gears Up For Face-Off
Rediff.com12 Jun 202410 vacancies in the Upper House after Rajya Sabha members were elected to the Lok Sabha.
Shah Will Be Longest-Serving Home Minister
Rediff.com11 Jun 2024The immediate challenge for the Centre and the home ministry is to ensure the conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of its statehood.
Despite Losing Murugan Becomes Minister
Rediff.com10 Jun 2024FHe is the only one among 17 ministers from the outgoing council of ministers who lost the Lok Sabha polls to be reappointed minister.
Passing Contentious Bills Will Be Tough For NDA
Rediff.com8 Jun 2024BJP will find it tougher to push contentious Bills, especially those that would require Constitutional amendments, without the support of its allies and cooperation from the Opposition.
Modi 3.0: Who May Lose, Who May Gain
Rediff.com8 Jun 2024UP's representation in the government could diminish, given the BJP's decreased seat count in that state.
How Akhilesh Defeated BJP In UP
Rediff.com6 Jun 2024Akhilesh's fielding candidates from a broad spectrum of castes, not just Yadavs, and with the BJP losing in several seats in Purvanchal, suggests that smaller OBC communities shifted from the BJP to the SP in the region.
Contests That Startled India
Rediff.com5 Jun 2024Lok Sabha constituencies that sprung a surprise in the 2024 polls.