Juhapura in 3D

Saturday 15 December '12

There is no Modi here, 2002 lives next door to 2012

Modi faces tough Saurashtra test, but Cong may not gain

Thursday 13 December '12

In a BJP election advertisement, a conversation between two men on 'development'' ends like this: "I am Modi manas", says one man. "I am also Modi manas", chimes the other.

Modi faces tough Saurashtra test, but Cong may not gain

Thursday 13 December '12

Saurashtra this year saw its first drought since Modi came to power

Shift of strategy and stage

Thursday 13 December '12

Congress tries to keep Modi, Muslims out of campaign, turns to local issues

'CAG''s figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore fuelled perception of corruption. Last week''s auction has demolished that''

Sunday 18 November '12

In this Idea Exchange, Manish Tewari, the new Information and Broadcasting Minister, speaks about his new role, government regulation versus self-regulation and why Rahul Gandhi''s isn''t a cameo role...

Gadkari issue continues to roil RSS

Saturday 10 November '12

For the RSS, it is always a slow burn to the decisive moment.

'We know the situation in Bihar. BJP is both an asset and a liability''

Sunday 30 September '12

JD(U) president Sharad Yadav speaks about FDI in retail and why a new Third Front won''t work.

'The strength of this government is not its performance, but its ability to manipulate the political class''

Sunday 12 August '12

BJP leader Arun Jaitley speaks about the 2014 elections, coalition politics and why the Third Front is a "failed idea".

Uneasy balance in BJP as polls tilt the scales for Modi

Monday 11 June '12

Gadkari vs Narendra Modi and Modi vs Joshi theatre in the BJP appears to have drawn to a close.

BJP truce uneasy but Gujarat polls cementing factor

Sunday 10 June '12

Gadkari vs Narendra Modi and Modi vs Joshi theatre in the BJP appears to have drawn to a close.

In the Baba''s shadow

Wednesday 6 June '12

If Anna looked shrunken on Sunday, he and his team are to blame

MPs want more cartoons out of school books

Monday 14 May '12

Days before Ambedkar cartoon row, MPs'' forum sought meeting with NCERT officials

'It''ll be difficult to run this Parliament... I see elections sooner rather than later''

Sunday 11 March '12

Trinamool leader and Railways minister Dinesh Trivedi analyses the recent assembly election results, the rise of regional parties and his plan for the Railways.

Reading the verdict from the states

Tuesday 6 March '12

Following are the answers of the questions asked by readers on Assembly election results:

The Bard''s Unread Poems

Sunday 11 March '12

As the election campaign raged in Uttar Pradesh, in one fraying home off a narrow lane in Badaun, a small town in the western part of the state, time appeared to stand still.

Elections, 2012: Verdict for Rahul today

Tuesday 6 March '12

In case of debacle, Congress defence clear -- party and candidate (not Rahul) behind results.

Has anybody heard from Amar Singh?

Sunday 4 March '12

Claiming he feels 'liberated, not lonely'', Singh has marched '1,080 km by foot'', held '270 rallies'', put up '379 candidates''.

Has anybody heard from Amar Singh?

Sunday 4 March '12

Singh claimed he has marched '1,080 km by foot'', held '270 rallies'', put up '379 candidates''.

It''s BSP vs bijli, sadak, paani

Friday 2 March '12

Reports on the undercurrents from the villager''s home and how that is reflected on the campaigner''s stage

Rather than one good man visiting, it''s good men standing who''ll count

Wednesday 29 February '12

Close your eyes at a Rahul Gandhi rally in Shahbad, Rampur, and the resemblance is striking.

'Reformed' party vs the one & only

Tuesday 28 February '12

SP tries to convince voters goonda raj is behind it; BSP need not convince Dalits only one name matters.

In BSP''s campaign for Noida''s 'two electorates'', vikas is common refrain

Saturday 25 February '12

Far away from the UP heartland, in Noida the traffic ignores all red lights as it unseeingly races past parks and malls, half-built highrises loom like skeletons in states of undress and the politica...

In BSP''s campaign for Noida''s 'two electorates'', vikas is common refrain

Saturday 25 February '12

What connects the two is that in both, political parties speak the language of aspiration.

Anti-dhakka shahi

Monday 6 February '12

Message from Punjab may echo in other states: can''t subvert state for the party

Where voters fret about addiction and brute force

Monday 30 January '12

In the Punjabi kolaveri, the angsty male voice sings about "ik kudi, Pinky Moge-wali"