BJP candidates Hans Raj Hans, Dinesh Babbu again face farmers' ire in Punjab

Bharatiya Janata Party candidates continued to face farmers' ire in Punjab with party nominees Hans Raj Hans and Dinesh Babbu Tuesday witnessing protests during campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.......

Rajputs to boycott BJP candidates in 3 UP seats

The Rajputs here held a 'mahapanchayat' and decided to boycott the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates in Muzaffarnagar, Kairana and Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituencies for allegedly neglecting the......

From 53 in first polls, number of parties at over 2500

Fifty-three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Farmers to intensify anti-govt protest, to continue stir during LS polls

Thousands of farmers on Thursday participated in the "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan where a resolution was passed to intensify the protest against the Centre's policies......

Modi has become a great reformer

Whether it took the corona crisis to bring about the transformation, or otherwise, the change ought to be welcome, notes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the......

RSS arm says divestment of Air India, BPCL was 'uncalled for'

In a resolution passed at its national assembly in Haridwar, the SJM said the Modi government’s proposed strategic divestment of PSEs was an “imprudent business decision” and......

Economic crisis: 'Modi should consult Manmohan'

'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "For growth to be equitable and fast we......

Will Modi govt manage to push labour reforms this time?

After assuming power in 2014 with a full majority of its own, the BJP-led NDA government started an ambitious process of reforming labour laws in the form of codes aimed at making the framework......