On Bhagat Singh martyrdom anniversary, recalling his message to Dalits: ‘Organise, unite, challenge the world’
Revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, along with his comrades Rajguru and Sukhdev, was executed by the British on March 23, 1931.
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Decode Politics: How Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest may play out politically — for AAP, Opposition
The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal less than a month before the Lok Sabha elections opens up the door for several possible scenarios and raises crucial questions for the AAP and the larger anti-BJP Opposition bloc.
The arc of Arvind Kejriwal’s public life: Anti-corruption crusader to battling graft accusations
The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in the Delhi excise policy case adds another episode in his journey from a popular anti-corruption crusader to someone battling corruption charges.
As Kejriwal becomes first sitting CM to be held, a look at ex-CMs’ arrests: Soren to Jayalalithaa to Lalu
With the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arresting Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal Thursday night in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam, Kejriwal became the first sitting CM to have got arrested by any agency.
LS poll dates in: Beyond BJP and Congress, this is the lay of the land for regional parties
Across the country, regional parties, or those parties that have a presence in just one or two states, have had to make a choice between either tying up with the BJP, or if ideologically opposed to it, choosing the Congress corner. Several, though, have found safety in staying in the middle, while leaning more towards the dominant BJP at the Centre.
Lok Sabha poll dates in: Why all eyes will be on these 10 regions
WHILE THERE are several issues which are expected to play out in the coming Lok Sabha polls, it may boil down to a fight between ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ vs Congress’s ‘Nyay’ guarantees.
‘One Nation, One Election’ road map: If brought in, 10 states may have Assemblies of a year or less
If the Union government decides to implement simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies in 2029, the process will start as soon as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls end and many state Assemblies will be dissolved in 2029 much before the end of their five-year term to facilitate simultaneous elections. That is if the constitutional provisions on the duration of the Lok Sabha and Assemblies are amended during the term of the next Lok Sabha.
Modi govt modulates CAA line: No mention of NRC, frames law as ‘justice for persecuted Hindus’
THE FRAMING of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as a means to save “persecuted” Hindus from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries, assurance that no Indian citizen will lose their citizenship, and a complete silence on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) — this is how the Narendra Modi government is defining this time the contours of the controversial law, the rules of which were notified Monday.