Cast(e)aways

EVM prototypes, a big hit in Bihar

As the state gears up for its first phase of voting on 12 October, EVM prototypes are selling like hot cakes as awareness material

The Patna Protocol

An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India’s most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modi’s next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar

Congress: From Here to Where?

Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis

O Rajagopal: Kerala’s permanent BJP candidate

In Kerala, BJP has just one face: O Rajagopal, an 84-year-old who is contesting yet another election despite eight earlier defeats

Why Bihar matters so much for India – And Modi

An election that is as crucial for the convenient partnership of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad as it is for Narendra Modi

One Rank One Pension

Seeing the Centre dither even after it allotted Rs 1,000 crore to the scheme last July, a massive protest rally has been announced for 14 June

How Kejriwal killed the case for Delhi’s full statehood

Israel on Modi’s Mind

Why Modi's forthcoming visit to Israel will be a historical correction

One Year Of Modi Special

S Prasannarajan • PR Ramesh, Ullekh NP • Lance Price • Brahma Chellaney • Shiv Visvanathan • Tunku Varadarajan • Kumar Anshuman