Opinion

According to a senior SP leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav is convinced that Akhilesh Yadav does not have the political acumen to manage the affairs of the party and so he must take over the party reins.

Myths shattered, historical wrongs corrected, seemingly impossible achieved — the record breaking dream run in Parliament leaves Bharatvarsh well poised to be catapulted to the next orbit.

Technology can result in accrual of financial and political power, the so-called capital/knowledge owners versus the consumers (payers). At an extreme, technology hubs risk local gentrification, a challenge for land-scarce cities.

Tejashwi Yadav's projection as RJD’s chief ministerial face in the 2020 Bihar assembly elections is a temporary truce among the Lalu scions to save the party from the impending split it faces in view of poaching offers made to its MLAs by the BJP and JDU.

Those unfairly exploiting the system should be given exemplary punishments, but demonising of soldiers and threatening withdrawal of facilities is not good for the morale of the army.

The current crisis in the economy can be traced to an unprecedented credit crunch with banks wary of lending due to bad experience with Non-performing Assets (NPAs). This has slowed down private investment and, in turn, job creation.

'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' that reverberated in villages, towns and cities during the years of our struggle for freedom — the very slogans on the lips of our martyrs at the gallows gradually became taboo.

RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav will have to rework his strategy to stay relevant in politics with deep understanding of the present socio-political dynamics.

Reports suggest that 48 Indians are killed in a fire accident every day. The numbers are more daunting for women, as fire accidents in residential areas are higher.

There is a definite intertwining of war and politics, but at some level, the political and military functions should also be separate.

A team of singers from the SP camp has composed musical satires against the self-proclaimed folk music champion, Dinesh Lal Yadav, who is the BJP candidate from Azamgargh.

When Rajiv Gandhi could have used his historic mandate to change the destiny of India, he used it to organise melas in Delhi and poverty tourism in remote corners of India.

A little over 150 years since the British deemed Bengalis as a non-martial race, West Bengal remains one of the most politically violent states in India.

Yasin Malik and several other members of his outfit have been accused of heinous crimes such as targeted killings, gang rapes, assaults and arson to drive Kashmiri Pandits out of the Valley.

The shares of Mindtree are widely held with only 13.32% held by the four co-promoters. Its single-largest shareholder, VG Siddhartha, is keen to monetise his stake and L&T has sensed a great opportunity to acquire majority control in Mindtree.

In the 2007 assembly elections, Brahmins helped create a favourable public opinion for the BSP as Mayawati fielded many candidates from the community who got the benefit of her Dalit support base.