Sand mining case: ED raids house of Punjab CM’s nephew Timing of the searches is set to intensify political heat in poll-bound State The Hindu · Jan 18, 2022
Punjab Assembly election | Congress evades a direct response on chief ministerial face in Punjab It put out a video on Twitter on Monday dropping a clear hint that Channi will be the pick The Hindu · Jan 18, 2022
A mandate for Governors: on NEET exemption Bill The case of the T.N. Bill to dispense with NEET highlights the issue of the Governor’s key role The Hindu · Jan 17, 2022
Petition against Covid certification presented to Stormont Assembly DUP MLA Paul Frew said 10,000 people have signed the petition organised by Liberty NI. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022
U.P. Assembly polls | Akhilesh dismisses speculation about sister-in-law joining BJP This is not the first time SP chief has to field questions about his step brother's family The Hindu · Jan 17, 2022
Ashling Murphy remembered at Stormont vigil ahead of calls for action on misogyny "Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is an epidemic" Belfast Live · Jan 17, 2022
Northern Ireland politicians unite to pay tribute to Ashling Murphy A silent vigil was held outside Parliament Buildings in Stormont before the teacher’s murder was raised during the Assembly sitting. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022
Tonga: Two women drown on Peru beach after volcanic eruption 10,000 km away Tonga’s Assembly speaker has called for immediate assistance for the island’s residents The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022
DUP leader denies deal with Government to bring back double-jobbing Four of the five parties that make up the Executive in Stormont have come out against the plans by the Northern Ireland Office. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022
Single-payer health care is the right system. Can California build it on its own? California, which has shown the determination to go it alone in areas such as environmental protection, scientific research and workers' rights when its values conflict with policies at the federal level, is moving forward with its most audacious effort yet. Los Angeles Times · Jan 17, 2022
Rajasthan political crisis: Governor bound by cabinet's advice, say legal experts Ashok Gehlot, whose government is facing challenge from 19 rebel Congress MLAs, including his sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, said the state government requested the Governor to call the session, but he had not yet issued the order. The Economic Times · Jul 24, 2020
MP's unelected ministers: Meet Jyotiraditya Scindia's loyalists propping up Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s regime In December 2018, the Congress took power in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years. The party couldn’t hold onto it, however, infighting felling its government, led by Kamal Nath, in March 2020. The fall was triggered by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party in search of greener pastures,… Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2020
‘Modi for nation, Kejriwal for Delhi’: What Purvanchalis are thinking ahead of the election As the Delhi Assembly election campaign gathers pace, all main players are out wooing one of the city’s most influential voter communities — the Purvanchalis. Newslaundry · Jan 20, 2020
'KejriWall' to 'AAP Kahan Thhe': This Delhi election is also a battle of memes and songs The dates for the Delhi election have been announced and with it an entertaining and quite imaginative mix of social media jousting. The Aam Aadmi Party has been punching it out and perhaps it has I-PAC to thank – the PR agency it has brought on board for the 2020… Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2020
Newslaundry · Oct 25, 2019 #Results2019: Why Sharad Pawar is the big winner of the Maharashtra Assembly election The alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena is poised to form the government in Maharashtra again, but the big winner of the 2019 Assembly election is Sharad Pawar. Popularly known as the “Chanakya of Maharashtra”, the Nationalist Congress Party chief proved his mettle yet again, at…
Newslaundry · Oct 24, 2019 #HaryanaResults: Why the Jats are disillusioned with the BJP Results of the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana were declared today. The outcome in Haryana was far from what most exit polls had predicted. The BJP under Manohar Lal Khattar was expected to bag up to over 75 of the 90 seats on offer. Current trends indicate the party…
Newslaundry · Oct 24, 2019 #AssemblyPolls2019: Quick updates on numbers and TV news witticism The results of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will be announced today. More than 10 crore voters were on the electoral rolls to elect 378 MLAs in the two states — 90 in Haryana and 288 in Maharashtra. Earlier this week, our ground reporters in both states noted…
Newslaundry · Mar 20, 2019 Prannoy Roy and Dorab Sopariwala’s new book chronicles change and continuity in India’s electoral scene There is an inescapable lure of nostalgia when reflecting on elections with someone who, over the last 40 years, has almost become a national habit as India tracked, dissected and predicted poll results. In doing all this, Prannoy Roy has worn his scholarship lightly in TV studios. No mean feat…
Newslaundry · Jun 12, 2018 How AAP used a special session on Delhi’s statehood to attack IAS officers On Monday, first the Chief Minister’s residence, then the Delhi Assembly, and eventually the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s office stood witness to return of “activist” Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi chief minister first tore apart the LG in the morning presser and in his speech in the Delhi Assembly, before going…
Newslaundry · May 30, 2018 Chandrababu Naidu’s saga of political flip-flops Nara Chandrababu Naidu, supremo of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has done it again. His political heel is flexible enough that it can rotate 360 degrees. His political ideology is malleable and ductile. It takes the shape of the container, at his will.
Newslaundry · May 21, 2018 Lesson from #KarnatakaVerdict: Congress should shake hands with BSP Exactly 15 years ago, in the summer of 2003, LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee tried to persuade Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to join a national pre-poll alliance with the BJP in return for support to her in a hung UP Assembly.
Newslaundry · May 16, 2018 #KarnatakaVerdict: Money Power Is The Real Winner Full disclosure: This column invites pieces from people across political parties. Please check the bio for the author’s political affiliations.
Newslaundry · May 16, 2018 Revealed: How the Congress-JDS deal was cracked It was sometime late on Sunday that contact was first established between New Delhi and Malleswaram. This neighbourhood in the north-western part of Bengaluru is where the Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch, HD Deve Gowda, lives. The Congress had reached out to him because by then, a day after voting on…
Newslaundry · May 14, 2018 Six ways Rahul Gandhi can get Congress ready for 2019 In an electric 24 hours, the newly-minted Congress President Rahul Gandhi can go from being a Pappu to Sheru, or plunge the depths again, depending on the results of the Assembly election in Karnataka—an electoral battle that has significant ramifications in the run-up to the general election in 2019.
Newslaundry · May 5, 2018 Bantwal, Karnataka’s most brazenly communal constituency Section 144 was imposed in Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluka, 25 km from Mangalore, from the very first day of Ramzan (May 26) last year. The prohibitory orders were in place for almost 56 days. Despite the precautionary measures, the taluka in coastal Karnataka witnessed two murders and several instances of…