Will It Be Congress Out, BJP In For DMK?

The BJP's strategy seem to be to wean away allies from the Congress in Tamil Nadu, and maybe later in UP, Bihar and elsewhere, though in slow doses, but without wooing them into a new alliance. The......

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

There is no use of the BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire......

Election 2024: Decoding The Swing Factor

There are states that could swing either way and change the results of the 2024 general election. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D Modi at an election meeting in Agartala, April 17,......

Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra Image: Women react from inside a police vehicle after their......

GST: Miles to go for a smooth journey

After necessary approvals, alignment of Assemblies and Parliament sessions’ timings to play crucial role, report Archis mohan and Indivjal Dhasmana The Constitution (Amendment) Bill,......

Govt confident about GST passage minus Cong leg-up

The government is banking on help from regional parties and rejigged numbers in the Rajya Sabha. On completion of its two years in office, a euphoric Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has......

Sensex plunges 305 points on Fed rate hike likelihood, weak rupee

The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.   Markets suffered losses after likelihood of an interest rate hike by the US Federal......