Shishir Tripathi
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Jul 05, 2019
From Lord Basaveshwara to Chanakya, Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech draws from India's finest literary traditions
On Friday, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Budget in Lok Sabha, she too relied upon the tradition of using couplets and quotes to buttress her point that India is marching towards its goal of becoming a “developed economy’ and to achieve its true place in the comity of nations. -
Jun 25, 2019
'Can't forget dark days': Addressing Lok Sabha on 44th anniversary of Emergency, PM takes Congress to task
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the fact that Tuesday was the anniversary of the Emergency to remind Congress of its political misadventures -
Jun 24, 2019
CJI Ranjan Gogoi writes to PM for removal for Allahabad HC judge: Case reveals rot in judiciary; mere touch-up won't cure epidemic
“The judge is not a knight errant” quoted former CJI Dipak Misra while striking down an order passed by Justice SN Shukla; who now faces impending ‘impeachment’. Will judiciary take its former captain's word seriously? -
Jun 11, 2019
Speculations on Rahul Gandhi losing bungalow premature; decision to be taken only after Lok Sabha Speaker is selected
Any decision regarding the accommodation of Rahul Gandhi, or any other MP for that matter, will only be made after the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is selected. -
May 27, 2019
In Varanasi speech, PM-elect Narendra Modi sets agenda for new India, need to take along modern vision and legacy together
In his Varanasi speech, Narendra Modi, while pointing out that he is proud of the Indian tradition and 'not embarrassed about it like others' said that he wants India to take along both its 'great legacy' and'modern vision' together -
May 25, 2019
From 'Main bhi chowkidar' to 'dictionary of love', how the BJP hijacked Opposition' slogans to its advantage
Many other statements by Opposition leaders also ended up helping the BJP as people found them to be in bad taste. -
May 23, 2019
Tejasvi Surya’s win, Kanhaiya Kumar’s defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha polls reflect the changing narrative of ‘New India’
Tejasvi Surya projected himself as flag-bearer of ‘New India’ that is confident, assertive and which believes that issues like poverty, economic inequality and social divide will not be resolved by rhetoric but by strengthening the concept of nation-state and market economy. -
May 23, 2019
Narendra Modi chose Varanasi in 2014 Lok Sabha election: In 2019, the holy city returns the favour
On 14 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while calling himself a “Kashi vaasi”, issued an emotional message for the people of Varanasi — his Lok Sabha constituency -
May 23, 2019
In Amethi, Rahul Gandhi trails Smriti Irani; a loss will make him only second from his family to lose Lok Sabha election
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is trailing Smriti Irani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Gandhi family pocket borough of Amethi -
May 23, 2019
Narendra Modi heading for the biggest repeat mandate in 48 years, Indira Gandhi did it last in 1971
On Friday, Narendra Modi expressed confidence that his government would return to power with a full majority on 23 May.
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