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Derek ObrienThe Times of India |
We are into the second week of the Winter Session of Parliament. The first week was washed out. MPs from Opposition parties, like the Trinamool...
As the nation celebrates Children's Day, can we look a child in the eye and say: ‘Happy Children's Day'. Have we let the kids of our nation down....
Photo Credit: AFP Eight thousand miles away, across an ocean, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have desperately tried to woo youth and women before...
Days to go for the most high-profile election in the universe. As the two candidates enter the final lap of campaigning, the messaging has decidedly...
This fortnight's column is on a subject that will never make the 9 o'clock news: Malnourishment. In 2012, Gujarat was grappling with one of the...
Some people on Twitter say it like no other. "It's rather amusing that One Nation, One Election abbreviates to ONOE - oh noe!". After the Union...
This is the second part of a two-part column: 12 new MPs in the Opposition to watch out for. In the first part, I wrote about six of the 446 new MPs...
Of the 543 MPs in Lok Sabha, 280 are spanking new - into their first few months as Members of Parliament. Add to that the 166 MPs who have been in...
There is a lot going on this week. Opposition parties united in their demand to ask the government to roll back 18% GST on life and health insurance -...
The BJP floundered in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The floundering continued on the floor of both Houses where Members of Parliament from the INDIA...
From film and television studios to Parliament. The 18th Lok Sabha is all set for Lights. Camera. Action. Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram on...
In the last ten years (2014-2024), Mr Modi has done all it takes to turn Parliament into a deep dark chamber. Early in 2024, after a long gap of 30...
The 18th Lok Sabha is upon us. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 13% women amongst their MPs. Their alliance partners, the Janata Dal (United)...
My name is Vaibhav. I am 12 years old. I live in Mumbai. My best friends are Rajiv, Sai and Zubin. We all live in the same building and have so much...
In June 2023, the Indian World Cup winning Team of 1983 issued this statement: "We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our...
We have crossed the halfway mark for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Here is a random A-Z list. You too can think up and share your own A-Z lists. A....
“When the UPA were in power, they said that Muslims have the first right to the country's wealth. This means that they will collect wealth and...
Phase 1 done. Six more to go. Over the next few weeks, few institutions across the universe will be under more public scrutiny than the Election...
One out of four BJP candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are defectors from other parties. An analysis of the 417 candidates announced shows...
The election process has started. The Model Code of Conduct is in place. A sitting Chief Minister has been arrested for the first time since...
"I approached BJP and BJP also approached me" A sitting Calcutta High Court judge said this on the very same day he tendered his resignation as a...
"I approached BJP and BJP also approached me" A sitting Calcutta High Court judge said this on the very same day he tendered his resignation as a...
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Goodbye to the 17th Lok Sabha. This was a Lok Sabha of many dubious firsts. (i) In terms of the number of workdays, this was the least productive...
As we celebrate India's 75th Republic Day, how well do you know our great nation. Test your IQ or India Quotient with these 20 questions. 1. The...
Very happy with the news that Swati Maliwal, the young firebrand chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), has been nominated by the Aam Aadmi...
A random A to Z List for 2023. You too can draw up your personal A to Z List for the year that just slipped by. A: Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT...
Parliamentary questions rarely make the headlines. However, questions raised and answered in parliament are a treasure trove of information. In the...