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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with rebel Shiv Sena MLAs flashes the victory sign as they arrive to attend a special session of Maharashtra Assembly, at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, Sunday, July 3, 2022. After the House proceedings begin, Sunday election for the post of Speaker of the House will be held. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Many twists in Maha drama: Will Shinde be...

The ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, with its interesting twists and turns, may not have really ended with the...

3 July 2022 11:56 PM IST

(L-2R) Chief of Indian Army staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar pose for pictures during a press conference in New Delhi on June 14, 2022, to announce the new Agnipath scheme under which soldiers across the three military services will be recruited and will be called Agniveers. (Photo: AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Govt's surprise moves: The lack of...

Agnipath announcement has all the elements of a surprise move without any serious thinking and planning behind it

21 Jun 2022 10:30 PM IST

Cover image of the book Why Do You Fear My Way So Much? Poems and Letters from Prison by G.N. Saibaba. (Twitter)

Book Review | G.N. Saibaba's testimony of agony and hope

This book is not a legal scrutiny of the unfair verdict

5 Jun 2022 10:46 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | RS polls: A chance to wean out old-timers,...

Politics of fairly high stakes are being played out by various parties in choosing candidates for the Upper House

4 Jun 2022 12:54 AM IST

The dangerous area of fake encounters arises from that extra-legal and dark territory called police custody, located usually inside police stations. (Representational Image/ DC)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | To deter fake encounters, change way...

Disha's rape and murder occurred on November 27 and there was huge public outrage over the heinous crime

23 May 2022 12:36 AM IST

It is most likely that Prime Minister Modi and home minister Shah will go into a self-congratulatory mode in the belief that they have handled the long-festering Kashmir problem well. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In J&K, BJP continues to play political...

The Modi government was not satisfied with removing Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir

9 May 2022 12:47 AM IST

Cover image of Crunch Time: Narendra Modis National Security Crises

Book Review | In praise of Modi's calibrated risk-taking on the...

The author sees PM Modi as the man of the hour, the man of destiny, who has completely altered India's security and...

8 May 2022 11:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the dedication of KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital at Bhuj in Gujarat, through a video conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Separate visions: Modi, Europe & Ukraine...

The Europeans would not go beyond polite words to speak out against China in the context of the India-China conflict and...

4 May 2022 4:01 AM IST

A Member of Youth Congress wear PM Modi mask during a protest against the central government for the hike in fuel,LPG price and the using bulldozer in jahangirpuri encroachment in Delhi, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | BJP a political beneficiary of...

The BJP is not afraid or ashamed to target Muslims under the cover of the law because it is fetching the party rich...

22 April 2022 11:55 PM IST

Supporter of ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) hold the national flag during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Pakistan's Supreme Court an unlikely...

Imran's recommendation to President Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly also becomes invalid because he is facing a...

9 April 2022 7:17 AM IST

Students participate in a procession to protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in Kolkata, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Bikas Das)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don't weaponise' hijab, time to be more...

The question about the hijab is a political issue. And we must get at the facts as to why and when the issue became a...

17 March 2022 11:54 PM IST

The BJPs door-to-door campaign drew sharp criticism from the rivals. (ANI representational)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After its UP triumph, BJP must deliver...

The Muslims in UP and the BJP must now come to terms with each other

11 March 2022 10:49 AM IST