This was perhaps one of the closely watched and contested elections in Bihar. With the pre-poll noise levels rising, the exit polls predicting a thumping victory for BJP, perhaps the final result was a rather strong jolt. But the final result, was it really that surprising? Did the BJP really expect anything better? Can we put the credit for this victory entirely to Shri Nitish Kumar’s developmental financial package? Well […]
Undoubtedly, the BJP’s massive defeat in Bihar will attract great attention outside India. Foreign governments, international investors, South Asia observers, the media and the NGO community will closely analyse the election results to assess its impact on Indian politics. In particular, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s responses to the defeat will be under continuous scrutiny. Uppermost will be the basic question: does the Bihar defeat mark the beginning of the end […]
It was the greatest ever voter turnout in Bihar as the state drew curtains on the mega 5 phased Legislative Assembly Polls. For three months now, hectic seat haggling, number crunching, breaking and making alliances was the order of the day and now all that has come to an end as the final phases of polling wrapped up yesterday. But hang on, ‘the drama ain’t over yet in this bitterly […]
Polling is underway in 6 naxal hit district sof Bihar in Phase II of the Assembly elections today. 32 seats are up for grabs and voting has started since early morning. Though the voter turnout since morning hasn’t been striking at all thus far, the region holds a lot of interest for political observer as well as the contestants. Politically these 32 seats are considered to be more favourably biased […]
As the election dates draw closer in Bihar, it is time for the various political parties to take a realistic view of their poll line-ups. It is needless to mention that the BJP is right at the centre of attention. Everyone from the common man to erudite and experience psephologists, it is the BJP’s fate that most are looking out at. Will it be successful in garnering the required seats? […]
As Prime Minister’s Day 1 in US comes to a close, Mr Modi is high on the reforms agenda. Making a firm and assertive pitch for bringing in investment in India, he met close to 50 Fortune 500 companies alongwith media companies and several key financial sector players. Almost every big name in the world of US Business and those who mattered were all there. The guest list includes the […]
AHMEDABAD: Suspended Gujarat Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had taken on then Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots cases four years ago, has been sacked by the state government. Mr Bhatt was suspended in 2011 for remaining absent from duty without permission and misuse of official vehicles. At the time, he was posted in Junagadh. The officer had claimed he could not attend to duties because of mother […]
One of the key highlights of Modiji’s speech on August 15 from the ramparts of the Red Fort was in what he did not mention rather than what he spoke on. Yes you guessed it right, I am speaking about the One Rank One Pension issue. An election agenda for both BJP and the Congress last year, it unfortunately continues to gather dust in files travelling between the various offices […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated “India Digital Week“, aimed at reinvigorating an $18bn campaign to strengthen India’s digital infrastructure. The initiative introduces nine “pillars” that the government will expand on, in its push to try to bridge the country’s digital divide. Prashanto K Roy explains the significance of each pillar and what challenges the government faces in trying to implement them. Broadband Highways Digital India aims to have broadband […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the first International Yoga Day as a “new era of peace”, moments before he surprised thousands in New Delhi by taking to a mat himself to celebrate the ancient Indian practice. Yoga-loving Modi led more than 35,000 people, including bureaucrats, students and soldiers, performing poses such as the half camel and cobra in a 35-minute mass outdoor yoga session beginning at 7:00 […]
