Here is detailed and extensive comparison of the performance Modi Govt vs UPA govt. data used is mostly from Govt sources or annual reports etc. The data is compared using annual growth rates and per year data which is a fair tool to assess the performance of two govts with different tenures. Before reading this […]
National affairs
Will Pass Women’s Reservation Bill, Allocate 6% in Education: Rahul Gandhi at Stella Maris Women’s College Chennai
Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s interacted with students of Stella Maris Women College in Chennai. Here are the brief snippets. “Don’t call me Sir, call me Rahul I feel much more comfortable that way,” Said Rahul at the start of the Q&A. On being asked what he learnt from his mother he said “humility”. “And the […]
Civil Aviation ministry breaks ranks with Modi govt, says states not consulted in leasing airports to Adani
Six airports- Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Mangalore, Jaipur and Ahmedabad- were leased out by Centre to the business conglomerate under the PPP mode The civil aviation ministry has expressed reservations over the leasing of six major airports across the country to Adani Enterprises for operations, having informed a Rajya Sabha committee that “mandatory consultations” with […]
‘Ensure India’s forces aren’t used for political gains’: Ex-navy chief to EC
Former chief of naval staff, Admiral L Ramdas (retired), has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) expressing “concern” and “dismay” over what he sees as the misuse of the air strike in Pakistan to “influence the electorate”. Former chief of naval staff, Admiral L Ramdas (retired), has written to the Election Commission of […]
Congress Party Condemns The Pulwama Attack: Surjewala
The All India Congress party and entire Congress family condemn the Pulwama terror attack in strongest words. The cowardly attack on our brave CRPF soldiers at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama region, where a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy has martyred more than 40 soldiers and left several injured leaving the nation shocked […]
The writing on the wall is clear: Welcome 2019, goodbye, Narendra Modi
Do the math. The BJP will be the victim of its own 2014 success, writes Shashi Tharoor. The recent state assembly election defeats for the BJP in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the clear, if close, loss in Madhya Pradesh, and the ruling party’s no-show in Telangana and Mizoram, have energised the opposition, and in particular the Congress Party. From a period […]
A quiet churning in Congress
There have been several changes at various levels of the principal opposition party. Post-Karnataka, there are signs of recovery in the party that has set its sights on 2019 Lok Sabha elections Almost exhausted by multiple election losses since 2014, the grand old Congress seems finally recouping. It just surprised the rival […]
A Tryst with an Idea – Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018
From the beginning of February till the mid of May, Karnataka has been no less than a high-season destination. The constant influx of the current biggest names in Indian politics, their roadshows and public-meetings, and all things that are part and parcel of the Indian election experience was on full display. The incumbent popular CM, […]
India not safe in BJP’s hands as nation cannot be ‘built on divides’: Shashi Tharoor
Asserting that a nation cannot be “built on divides”, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said India was not safe in the hands of the BJP government. “…unfortunately, the evidence we have seen in the last four years (of the NDA rule) does not suggest that this country is safe in the hands of […]