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The ruling party may be compelled by present circumstances as well as the empathy Modi had for Jayalalithaa to align, but there are huge known unknowns when it comes to aligning with a North Indian party.

Tamil Nadu gamechanger: DMK, allies hold all the aces

There are pollsters willing to give 80 to 100 per cent of the 39+1 (Puducherry) LS seats to DMK+.

17 Feb 2019 5:34 AM IST

Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar near his residence in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Elementary, CBI: An important job, half done

The CBI is the successor organisation of DSPE. It continues to function under the DSPE Act.

10 Feb 2019 7:39 AM IST

CBI officers who went to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha ponzi scam, being detained by Kolkata police in Kolkata last week. (Photo: PTI)

Careerism, cancer of probe agencies

The above questions have engaged the attention of numerous judicial commissions and apex court.

10 Feb 2019 12:05 AM IST

Welfare budget: Unconventional

The budget aims to contain the fiscal deficit to 3.4% 0.1% more than budgeted and in the next FY it is anticipated to be...

3 Feb 2019 7:46 AM IST

People's Budget and why not?

Taxpayers have always been at the receiving end of successive budgets even as the government constantly grappled with...

3 Feb 2019 2:00 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka faces an uphill task

With less than 3 months to go for Lok Sabha polls, the entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has boosted the morale of party...

27 Jan 2019 7:56 AM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka is not Indira Gandhi

The BJP's spectacular performance in UP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections made it the first party to come power on its own...

27 Jan 2019 7:52 AM IST

The government can choose to pay a certain amount, which can be calculated as the poverty line threshold multiplied by the number of people in a household and then scaled up for a month.

Universal Basic Income: A worthwhile experiment

Various employment schemes at the Central and state levels should be done away with and the people provided a basic...

20 Jan 2019 4:46 AM IST

The MGNREGS programme has evolved over the last two years to increase its focus on creation of durable assets, among other things.

In India we have got hold of wrong end of the stick

Food Subsidy or Public Distribution System (PDS) is the largest programme followed by Urea Subsidy and the MGNREGS.

20 Jan 2019 4:39 AM IST

Neelkant Bakshi

Bill boosts BJP's claim for re-election

The Modi government will return in power for another term in May 2019 for the next five years, says Neelkant Bakshi.

13 Jan 2019 6:10 AM IST

A file photo of upper caste protesters demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions during a protest in September 2018.

10 per cent quota the ultimate appeasement

The new quota is NDA's final political weapon to address concerns over jobs, DeMo and GST.

13 Jan 2019 6:01 AM IST

A file photo of BJP supporters celebrating the passage of the Bill for 10 per cent EWS quota in Parliament.

Debate exposes contrasting viewpoints within Opposition

Thomas alleged that the government has brought the Bill without proper homework and demanded that the Bill should be...

13 Jan 2019 2:00 AM IST