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My Arrest Pre-Planned Conspiracy Designed by PMO Ahead of Gujarat Elections: Jignesh Mevani
02 May 2022
“There is every chance that by now they may have planted something on my computer which has been seized by them,” said the Dalit leader in Delhi.
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
Abrogation of Art 370 Halted Transparency Act in J&K
31 Jan 2022
The SC has issued notice to the Centre over public authorities failing to disclose information under the central RTI Act, which applies to the region since 2019.
Shiv Inder Singh
Modi ‘Security Lapse’ Real or Political Drama: What do People of Punjab Think?
12 Jan 2022
How people have understood the claims of the prime minister and his party, whose members seem never to have been stuck in a traffic jam before.
M.G. Devasahayam
Is Election Commission an Extension of Prime Minister’s Office?
22 Dec 2021
As elections to the assemblies of crucial states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab are impending, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) summoned the Election Commissioners on November 16
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Eyebrows Raised Over CEC, ECs ‘Informal Interaction’ With PMO Officials on Nov 16
17 Dec 2021
Opposition leaders question “propriety” of an independent constitutional authority being “summoned” by PMO officials.
P Raman
How Modi’s Micro-Management Model Ended up in Chaos
28 Oct 2021
Edited excerpt from the second chapter of a recently book, ‘Tryst with Strong Leader Populism’, which deals with how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hybrid regime model is reshaping political…
P Raman
When PMO Burnt Midnight Oil in Defence of its ‘Hatchet Man’
14 Oct 2021
Rakesh Asthana, who won a PIL challenging his appointment as Delhi police chief, headed SIT on Godhra train burning, Ahmedabad bomb blast and led several politically sensitive probe cases, like…
D. Raghunandan
Designed to Kill? Why Go-Ahead for 7 Hydel Projects in Uttarakhand is Malafide
03 Sep 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) last week filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court conveying that it has now given the go-ahead for seven controversial hydro-elect
Ajaz Ashraf
A Brief History of Modi’s Tears: When he Cries, When he Doesn’t
23 May 2021
Choking up may be hard to do, but the emotional appeal of it wanes over time.
Sabrang India
PMO Announces Old Fertilizer Rates For Farmers with 140% Hiked Subsidy on DAP Fertiliser
20 May 2021
Move comes shortly after AIKS demanded a roll back on hiked fertiliser prices; DAP fertilisers now back to the former price of Rs. 1,200 per bag.