Bihar Hindutva pushPurnima S. Tripathi The BJP pitches for militant Hindutva and muscular nationalism in Bihar, while the Congress and other opposition alliance partners seem unable to get
Pragya Thakur’s comments despicable: former DGPsPurnima S. TripathiSadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the Malegaon blast case and now the BJP candidate for the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, has drawn intense criticism fr
Bihar Livelihood mattersPurnima S. TripathiIn the crucial State of Bihar, the contest this time is between “nationalism”, as projected by the BJP, and bread-and-butter issues, which the opposit
BJP and the air strike Boast and blusterPurnima S. TripathiEven as the target and the outcome of the Balakot air strikes remain in the realm of speculation, the Narendra Modi government has allowed its arms to
Kumbh Mela Mela for politicsPurnima S. Tripathi The Yogi Adityanath government gives scant regard to facilities for devotees at the Kumbh Mela; instead, it turns the event into a public relations ex
Interview: Manish Tewari ‘Fine-tune the law or repeal it’Purnima S. TripathiAbsolutely. The sedition law should have been repealed long ago. We don’t need such a law. It is past its expiry date. The next Parliament must repeal
Kolkata opposition Rally Call from KolkataVenkitesh Ramakrishnan, Purnima S. Tripathi and Suhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayThe show of opposition unity in Kolkata at Mamata Banerjee’s call has clearly made the BJP jittery, though competitive political ambitions among the p
George Fernandes passes away Purnima S. Tripathi The poster boy for the post-Emergency Janata Party government, the fiery orator who spewed venom and fire against Indira Gandhi, the maverick
Rahul puts Priyanka in charge of Congress in eastern U.P. Purnima S. TripathiIn a surprise move, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day tour of Amethi, his parliamentary constiutency in Uttar Pradesh, appointed hi
Saudi Arabia as a holiday destination PURNIMA S. TRIPATHISaudi Arabia is trying to shed its unfriendly image and open its doors to foreigner tourists, including non-Muslims. It has announced that it will sta
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
