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Polls in Nagaland, Lessons from Punjab

Nagaland's Baptist Church's anti-RSS Stance, a la Akali Dal-SGPC’s anti-Congress rhetoric. Will it succeed?

13.02.18 - S Pal

Nagaland is Christian country, and Christians as a minority in India are very suspicious of the rise of the Hindutva. On the 27th of this month, Nagaland is going to elections, and BJP, a party of resurgent Hindutva, is making a major play for power.
How ...

Ministers In, Suspense Remains

New ministers in, but suspense increases: Jaitley leaves on Defence trip in a few minutes, Sushma to go to Russia as Foreign Minister in 48 hours!

03.09.17 - PT Bureau

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, suspense continues as speculation remains rife about portfolios and the fate of some heavyweights like Sushma Swaraj and Suresh Prabhu.

That is because many questions will be answered only when ...

Ministers In, Suspense Remains

Top questions on the political grapevine as 9 new ministers take oath

03.09.17 - PT Bureau

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, and the country's eyes are riveted on the television screens beaming the ceremony live, suspense will remain perhaps for a few more hours.

That is because many questions will be ...

Breaking News

Hardeep Singh Puri to join Modi's Cabinet tomorrow; Will he be India’s Foreign Minister on Sunday?

02.09.17 - PT Bureau

NEW DELHI, Sep 2: In a surprise move, Hardeep Singh Puri, a strong BJP voice on international affairs and formerly India's Permanent Representative in the United Nations Security Council will be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Union Council of Ministers.

Top sources confirmed to Punjab ...

Finally, the heat from India's restive villages is reaching Modi

FARMERS’ UNREST: Chidambaram mounts scathing attack on Modi govt

19.06.17 - pt bureau

IN A SCATHING attack on the Narendra Modi government for its handling of the farm sector in the country, top Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram today said the failure to increase MSP of crops and the "grave error" of demonetisation resulted in ...

Arvind Kejriwal's Spat With Amarinder Singh Gets Uglier With Every Tweet

24.10.16 -

Twitter has now become the preferred sparring platform for many, and the past week has been rather eventful for us Indians. Take, for instance, Twitter wars between tennis champion Sania Mirza and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, then the several bouts between cricketer Virender Sehwag and ...

Arvind Kejriwal's Spat With Amarinder Singh Gets Uglier With Every Tweet

24.10.16 -

Twitter has now become the preferred sparring platform for many, and the past week has been rather eventful for us Indians. Take, for instance, Twitter wars between tennis champion Sania Mirza and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, then the several bouts between cricketer Virender Sehwag and ...

'You must have needed boats to get here': John Kerry to IIT students

31.08.16 -

Hit by heavy Delhi showers for the second time, US Secretary of State John Kerry applauded IIT Delhi students for turning up large numbers despite the deluge on Wednesday.

"Don't know how you all got here. You must've needed boats to get here," Kerry quipped in ...

Just rewards for Modiji’s immense sacrifice: Rahul Gandhi

21.08.16 - TEAM PT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Narendra Modi over a suit worn by him making it to the Guinness World Records, saying it was a "just reward” for the Prime Minister’s "immense sacrifice”.

"Just rewards for Modiji’s immense sacrifice,” tweeted the Congress ...

Prakash Javadekar promoted to Cabinet, 19 new ministers sworn in

05.07.16 - TEAM PT

PM Narendra Modi inducted 19 new faces to his Cabinet. This is the second expansion of the council of ministers since Modi government came to power in May 2014.

The list of ministers who were inducted include Faggan Singh Kulaste, SS Ahluwalia, Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Vijay ...

Priyanka will lead Congress campaign for U.P. Assembly polls

03.07.16 -

Is Congress preparing to present Priyanka Gandhi as the Chief Ministerial candidate from Uttar Pradesh??
Congress has finally decided to project Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of party president Sonia Gandhi, as the leader of its campaign for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2017.

A report in ...

Tough to get along with! How far PK will go with Congress?

17.05.16 - pt team

Master poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who successfully designed Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha election campaign and Nitish Kumar's 2015 Bihar Assembly polls campaign, was recently roped in by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to recreate the same magic for the party in next year's Punjab and ...

Shiv Sena makes jibe at CM; says people need to be alive to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

07.04.16 - pt team

Taking a swipe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' remarks over 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' even as a grim spectre of drought looms over the state, ruling ally Shiv Sena on Thursday said people should be able to live first to chant the pro-India slogan.

"It ...

Uttarakhand : Harish Rawat wins some, loses some

29.03.16 - by Shishir Prashant

The Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital on Tuesday ordered a floor test in the Vidhan Sabha on March 3. This is a major embarrassment to the Centre, which had imposed President's Rule in the state two days ago citing a breakdown of constitutional authority.

Harish Rawat, ...

"Smriti Irani, this is not a serial, this is real life.''

26.02.16 - PT Team

Rohith Vemula's mother challenged Smriti Irani saying, "This is not a serial, this is real life."

NEW DELHI: Rohith Vemula's family and friends today attacked Union Education Minister Smriti Irani, calling her speech in Parliament on the research scholar's suicide a set of "absolute lies".

"Smriti Irani, ...

Smriti’s statement Smashed by Doctor

26.02.16 - PT Team

Refuting the claims made by HRD Minister Smriti Irani in Parliament, the on-duty Chief Medical Officer of University of Hyderabad, Dr. M Rajshree says that she had rushed to the hostel room as soon as she got a call about a medical emergency, but Rohith ...

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Nagaland is Christian country, and Christians as a minority in India are very suspicious of the rise of the Hindutva. On the 27th of this month, Nagaland is going to elections, and BJP, a party of resurgent Hindutva, is making a major play for power.How ...

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, suspense continues as speculation remains rife about portfolios and the fate of some heavyweights like Sushma Swaraj and Suresh Prabhu.That is because many questions will be answered only when ...

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, and the country's eyes are riveted on the television screens beaming the ceremony live, suspense will remain perhaps for a few more hours.That is because many questions will be ...

IN A SCATHING attack on the Narendra Modi government for its handling of the farm sector in the country, top Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram today said the failure to increase MSP of crops and the "grave error" of demonetisation resulted in ...

Twitter has now become the preferred sparring platform for many, and the past week has been rather eventful for us Indians. Take, for instance, Twitter wars between tennis champion Sania Mirza and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, then the several bouts between cricketer Virender Sehwag and ...

Twitter has now become the preferred sparring platform for many, and the past week has been rather eventful for us Indians. Take, for instance, Twitter wars between tennis champion Sania Mirza and cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, then the several bouts between cricketer Virender Sehwag and ...

Hit by heavy Delhi showers for the second time, US Secretary of State John Kerry applauded IIT Delhi students for turning up large numbers despite the deluge on Wednesday. "Don't know how you all got here. You must've needed boats to get here," Kerry quipped in ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Narendra Modi over a suit worn by him making it to the Guinness World Records, saying it was a "just reward” for the Prime Minister’s "immense sacrifice”."Just rewards for Modiji’s immense sacrifice,” tweeted the Congress ...

PM Narendra Modi inducted 19 new faces to his Cabinet. This is the second expansion of the council of ministers since Modi government came to power in May 2014. The list of ministers who were inducted include Faggan Singh Kulaste, SS Ahluwalia, Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Vijay ...

Master poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who successfully designed Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha election campaign and Nitish Kumar's 2015 Bihar Assembly polls campaign, was recently roped in by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to recreate the same magic for the party in next year's Punjab and ...

Taking a swipe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' remarks over 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' even as a grim spectre of drought looms over the state, ruling ally Shiv Sena on Thursday said people should be able to live first to chant the pro-India slogan. "It ...

The Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital on Tuesday ordered a floor test in the Vidhan Sabha on March 3. This is a major embarrassment to the Centre, which had imposed President's Rule in the state two days ago citing a breakdown of constitutional authority.Harish Rawat, ...

Refuting the claims made by HRD Minister Smriti Irani in Parliament, the on-duty Chief Medical Officer of University of Hyderabad, Dr. M Rajshree says that she had rushed to the hostel room as soon as she got a call about a medical emergency, but Rohith ...

Nagaland is Christian country, and Christians as a minority in India are very suspicious of the rise of the Hindutva. On the 27th of this month, Nagaland is going to elections, and BJP, a party of resurgent Hindutva, is making a major play for power.
How ...

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, suspense continues as speculation remains rife about portfolios and the fate of some heavyweights like Sushma Swaraj and Suresh Prabhu.

That is because many questions will be answered only when ...

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: As nine new ministers take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, and the country's eyes are riveted on the television screens beaming the ceremony live, suspense will remain perhaps for a few more hours.

That is because many questions will be ...

Hit by heavy Delhi showers for the second time, US Secretary of State John Kerry applauded IIT Delhi students for turning up large numbers despite the deluge on Wednesday.

"Don't know how you all got here. You must've needed boats to get here," Kerry quipped in ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Narendra Modi over a suit worn by him making it to the Guinness World Records, saying it was a "just reward” for the Prime Minister’s "immense sacrifice”.

"Just rewards for Modiji’s immense sacrifice,” tweeted the Congress ...

PM Narendra Modi inducted 19 new faces to his Cabinet. This is the second expansion of the council of ministers since Modi government came to power in May 2014.

The list of ministers who were inducted include Faggan Singh Kulaste, SS Ahluwalia, Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, Vijay ...

Taking a swipe at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' remarks over 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' even as a grim spectre of drought looms over the state, ruling ally Shiv Sena on Thursday said people should be able to live first to chant the pro-India slogan.

"It ...

The Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital on Tuesday ordered a floor test in the Vidhan Sabha on March 3. This is a major embarrassment to the Centre, which had imposed President's Rule in the state two days ago citing a breakdown of constitutional authority.

Harish Rawat, ...