Rahul Shrivastava
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Analysis | From Mayawati's Heir To Outcast: The Akash Anand Story
The family feud involving "bua-bhateeja-damaad-sasur" elements may sound filmi. However, beneath the drama lies an intense struggle for the control of BSP.
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Inside Mayawati's Family Tussle: Changing Roles And An Upcoming Election
Two developments rocked the party on Sunday, indicating that bad news linked to the party can't be ruled out in the near future.
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Promote, Punish, Repeat: Decoding Mayawati's Akash Anand Puzzle
The development in the BSP is unprecedented. Never before has any Indian party elevated a family member and dumped him or her unceremoniously thrice within a span of three years.
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Analysis | BJP's Mother Of All Resets: An Overhaul To Fix Its Perception Problem
The battle this time is to regain credibility as BJP has entered a phase which is going to be the launch pad for a national face after a political force called Narendra Modi.
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Analysis: War For Votes Over Vande Mataram
The battle over Vande Mataram was simmering since the last winter session of Parliament. A heated controversy broke out during the 150th anniversary of the song.
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Opinion | BJP's New Team For 2029: No Big Bang, But Many Signals
Sources in the BJP say that the rejig announced on Monday is part of a larger exercise.
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Opinion | Indian Parliament And The Perils Of Empty 'Swagger'
Indian MPs - on all sides - have found a dangerous new way to game the Parliament. And so far, they all are winning
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Opinion | Bankipur, And Why The Most Dangerous Voter Is The One Who Thinks Again
Bankipur is like the NOIDA of Uttar Pradesh. Its voter list isn't like the rest of Bihar. Which is why one must be careful in declaring Kishor's win a phenomenon - yet. But then, there's the power of the voter...
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Re 1 Note To Return After 22 Years With New Features: 10 Points
The one rupee note will be back after 22 years. The government today said the smallest denomination note is printed and ready for release soon. The Re 1 note was discontinued in 1994. The next year, Rs 2 and Rs 5 notes were also pulled out to free printing facilities for higher denomination notes. The old notes are still in circulation and remain l...
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Government To Mark 3 Years With MODI Fests, 10 Crore SMSes, Letter By PM
Celebrations to mark the government's third anniversary will derive much substance from the personal brand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will last 20 days. PM Modi will personally lead five programs, the first of which will be held in Guwahati in Assam.
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It's Faith Vs Logic As Centre Fixes Goods And Service Tax (GST) Rates Ahead Of July Rollout
The government has been caught unawares by an objection of a different kind: There is no clarity on tax slabs for puja and hawan material.
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Central Bank Begins Work, But More Money Needed to Kill Bad Loans
Armed by a recent change in law that gives it to more power to act, the Reserve Bank of India has said it will expand its two-member Oversight Committee as it puts in gear a plan to resolve the massive backlog of non-performing assets or bad loans that public sector banks have built.
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After GST, Dal, Foodgrain, Daily Consumer Goods To Be Cheaper
The Goods and Services Tax or GST could bring good news for crores in the country. A crucial meeting of the GST Council on Thursday finalised tax rates for over 1,000 commodities that makes sure people will not have to pay more when India's biggest tax reform in decades kicks in on July 1. In fact, the government announced that food items - pulses,...
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Amid P Chidambaram Raids, Cabinet Reviews Ending FIPB (Investment Board)
A day after the Chennai home of P Chidambaram was raided in an inquiry to determine if foreign investment proposals were illicitly cleared by him while he was Finance Minister, the cabinet met today to decide whether to dissolve the Foreign Investment Proposal Board or FIPB.
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91 Lakh New Taxpayers Since Notes Ban, Says Government
Six months after PM Narendra Modi scrapped high value 500 and 1,000-rupee notes the centre has something to cheer. Before the unprecedented November 8 decision to cancel 86 percent of currency in circulation there were nearly five crore tax payers in India but since then nearly 91 lakh people have been added to the list of tax paying Indians, Finan...
