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As Telangana Assembly elections draw nearer, predicting an outcome turns into psephologists' nightmare

Dec 03, 2018

The Telangana Vidhan Sabha elections are quickly turning into a psephological nightmare as a host of contradictory factors are confusing both the voter and the pollster alike. The battle-lines are clearly drawn between the TRS contesting on its..

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Two Years after Demonetisation : How Modi’s Claims proved to be Farcical

Nov 21, 2018

The demonetisation was the biggest economic policy measure of Narendra Modi government. Big hopes were created in the minds of people that economy will have innumerable benefits due to this far reaching policy measure, prominent among them is..

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Why did Chandrababu Naidu Government withdraw general consent to CBI?

Nov 19, 2018

Chandrababu Naidu’s decision to withdraw general consent given for CBI investigation within the jurisdiction of the state kicks off a major political storm in Andhra Pradesh...

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SC Judgment recognizes women's equal rights to places of worship

Sep 28, 2018

The Judgment of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala case has allowed the entry of women of all ages into the temple. Earlier, the Sabarimala Temple rules had barred women between the ages of 10-50 years from entering the temple on account of..

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Telangana polls: TRS dismisses threat of TDP-Congress combine, but looks to KCR to offset political implications

Sep 11, 2018

Arch-rivals Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Congress are all set to forge an alliance in Telangana with a view to capitalise on the electoral arithmetic. In 2014, TDP won 15 seats and stood second in another 20 seats. Which was fairly impressive..

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KCR's breakneck speed to dissolve Telangana Assembly catches Opposition off guard; smartly delinks state, Lok Sabha polls

Sep 07, 2018

Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, more popularly known as KCR, has inflicted a surgical strike on the Opposition by dissolving the state Assembly few months ahead of schedule and..

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KCR invokes Tamil Model of Politics calling parties not to be slaves to Delhi

Sep 04, 2018

K Chandrasekhar Rao urged the people of the state to not become slaves of parties dictated from Delhi, and called for emulating Tamil Nadu for their self-respect. Notwithstanding such a rhetoric KCR has not said anything on the centre despite..

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KCR dreams of winning 100 seats

Aug 28, 2018

The TRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao sounding the poll bugle claims that his party will win 100 seats in the 119 strong Telangana legislative assembly. This claim can either be a strong expectation or a strategic move to..

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Chandrababu Naidu indicates alliance with congress , TDP prepares to defend it’s political shift

Aug 24, 2018

Chandrababu Naidu has given firm indication that his party may join hands with congress in the ensuing elections. TDP has been a principal rival of congress since its inception both in the state and national politics. But, this changing..

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Kuldip Nayar: Role model for free and fearless journalism

Aug 24, 2018

Kuldip Nayar's death is a huge loss to the people. He always cherished the rights of the people and has made enormous sacrifice to fight the forces of authoritarianism during the period of emergency. He was admired for consistent fight against..

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Amaravati Bonds get Impressive Response, but, Chandrababu Naidu's capital centred model raises several questions on fiscal viability and developmental priorities

Aug 18, 2018

The Amaravati bonds issued by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) witnessed an overwhelming response from institutional investors. The bonds were oversubscribed by 1.5 times on the electronic bidding platform of the..

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KCR talks of Federal Front again

Aug 15, 2018

K Chandrasekhar Rao has once again stressed on his idea of so called federal front comprising of Non-Congress, Non-BJP parties. But, this comes after a long spell of silence and actions contrary to such a front...

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Rahul Gandhi in Telangana: TRS suffering from anti-incumbency and voter fatigue, but can Congress capitalise?

Aug 14, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited Telangana on Monday, his first visit to the state since being elected Congress president in December last year. But while Rahul's visit is expected to electrify party workers in an election year, the..

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Is TRS preparing for early Assembly elections

Aug 14, 2018

The unconfirmed reports emanating from ruling political circles is that the chief Minister KCR may prefer elections to state legislature along with this round of Assembly elections in the country. The BJP ruled states like Rajasthan , Madhya..

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YSR Congress falters on political strategy, election eve mistakes may prove to be costlier

Aug 12, 2018

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who is fighting a bitter battle for power in Andhra Pradesh seems to be squandering away the political opportunities by faltering on political and electoral strategies.Contrary to the earlier declared stand to oppose NDA..

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Challenging Article 35A

Aug 12, 2018

Article 35A was introduced by a presidential order in 1954 to safeguard the rights and guarantee the unique identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This provision gives the Jammu and Kashmir legislature the right to decide who are..

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In defence of Article 35A of the Constitution of India

Aug 06, 2018

The Supreme Court is hearing a petition  challenging Article 35 A of the Constitution of India - Special Provision for the State of Jammu and Kashmir - introduced as per Constitution (application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 1954...

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NRC: What is to be done

Aug 02, 2018

THE publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has caused widespread consternation as over four million persons who had applied have not found a place in the Register...

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Assam NRC: No Indian Should be Left Out

Aug 01, 2018

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) was part of the Assam Accord which decided on the cut-off date of 1971 to determine the question of illegal migrants settled in Assam.  The work for preparing such a register did not proceed until the..

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Jammu & Kashmir: Steps Needed to Begin Dialogue

Jun 15, 2018

Once again, there is some talk about talks to be held on Jammu & Kashmir.  On May 26, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a media interview said that the government is ready to hold talks with Hurriyat, if the Hurriyat leadership is..