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Bihar’s Left Sees No Ideological Obstacle in Backing ‘Opportunist’ Nitish

Ullekh NP

Our fight is against the BJP, says Dipankar Bhattacharya of CPI(ML) Liberation, which has 12 MLAs in the state assembly

Nitish-BJP split triggers decisive battle for the most backward vote

Rajeev Deshpande

BJP banks on PM Narendra Modi turning Lok Sabha elections into presidential contests

UN Fails the Terror Test Again, says India

Siddharth Singh

The threats posed by Pakistan and China

The Trojan Horse of Bihar

Rajeev Deshpande

The sudden fall of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra would have worked to convince Nitish Kumar that RCP Singh might well be the Trojan horse of Bihar

PM Modi’s push for key agri reforms, diversification at NITI CMs meet

Siddharth Singh

The NITI Aayog’s meeting was another occasion for the states to demand more resources while building a case for meaningful reforms was left to the Centre

To a Beat of Its Own

Akhila Krishnamurthy

A Bharatanatyam class provides a safe and creative space for transgender students in Chennai

In the Shadow of Terror

Rajeev Deshpande

The murder of a BJP youth leader in coastal Karnataka, the birthplace of Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal, poses a challenge for the state government

‘There is a sinister plan to distract people, but rule of law will prevail‘

Rajeev Deshpande

BS Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, in conversation with Rajeev Deshpande

No Freebies on Modi’s Watch

PR Ramesh

Competitive populism has put the finances of several states in peril. Fixing the faultlines starts with making a distinction between unmerited subsidies and targeted benefits for the needy