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'Rahul Gandhi will be PM, when I become Queen of England,' says ChatGPT
AI chatbots like ChatGPT and BingAI are often accused of being biased towards the left. So we asked ChatGPT a bunch of questions on Indian politics. Turns out, ChatGPT secretly believes that Rahul Gandhi will never be the Prime Minister of India.
India First | Rahul Gandhi’s frustrations at Cambridge and Narendra Modi’s triumph
Rahul Gandhi’s address at the Cambridge University reflected his desperation and frustrations at not being able to do much to oust the Modi government
'Irreparable loss to Indian politics': Former JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav passes away at 75
Sharad Yadav, the veteran socialist leader and a former Union minister, had been suffering from kidney-related issues for a long time and regularly underwent dialysis. On his demise, politicians, including PM Modi, expressed their condolences
The Seventh Wave: BJP breaks all records in Gujarat as 'Kejriwall' debris buries Congress
Everything has crumbled under the Bharatiya Janata juggernaut: the new Opposition, the old Opposition, the cliched themes of anti-incumbency and voter apathy, it's all gone, wiped out
Modi wave still strong, AAP’s call for change isn’t loud enough: Takeaways from exit polls in Gujarat and Himachal
The exit polls indicate that voters want the BJP in power, which is riding high on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His intense campaigning in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh is one of the major factors contributing to the party’s victory in both states
Shashi Tharoor's funny 'Messi' and 'Mausi' tweet goes viral, check what it is
In his recent post, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared a photo of Messi with a rural Indian woman carrying pots on her head
The Lotus Row: The political controversy surrounding India's G20 logo
The logo for India’s G20 presidency, unveiled by PM Narendra Modi, has a lotus with saffron and green hues. This has irked the Opposition, specifically Congress, who has pointed out that the flower is BJP’s election symbol
'Aam Aadmi Party is Khas Aadmi Party': Bhupesh Baghel slams Gopal Italia for making casteist slur against PM Modi
"Gopal Italia (AAP Gujarat chief) made casteist remarks which Gujarat and the country will not tolerate. He commented about PM's mother. She is 100 years old and has nothing to do with politics. Congress condemns it," said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Explained: Why PM Modi praised Mulayam Singh Yadav as ‘key soldier of democracy’ during Emergency
The Emergency, imposed by Indira Gandhi from 1975 to 1977, is one of the darkest periods of Indian democracy. Mulayam Singh Yadav, then an Opposition politician, was arrested and jailed for 19 months
RIP Netaji: How Mulayam Singh Yadav wrestled his way into politics and became a political icon
A teacher and wrestler, Mulayam Singh Yadav made his entry into politics in the '60s and established himself as a socialist OBC leader. In a political career spanning over 50 years, he has been Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister thrice and also the Union defence minister
From war veteran to BJP leader: The long and arduous political journey of Amarinder Singh
The two-time former chief minister, Amarinder Singh, will formally merge his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP today. From joining the Congress in 1980 to switching to the Shiromani Akali Dal and later rejoining the Grand Old Party, the Captain has come a long way
How Modi overthrew hierarchical, elitist Lutyens’ Delhi to democratise Indian politics as never before
Narendra Modi has been Indian politics’ Black Swan phenomenon. He has, in the past eight years, worked tirelessly to overthrow the old elite and truly democratise the corridors of power
How freebie culture threatens to hurt India story
The cost of financing freebies and social welfare programmes is becoming an issue in many states, threatening bankruptcy to Punjab, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh and also appears to portend serious budgetary crisis in others
The Devil’s Advocate | Our political discourse can do better than question bags and bars
From Smriti Irani’s alleged links to a pub to Mahua Moitra’s luxury bag, things that ought not to be of our concern are for some reason nationally debated
What ‘snowflake’ Gen Z voters mean for the future of Indian politics
There is a certain consensus that Gen Z are those born between 1997 and 2010s. There will be potentially 250 million Gen Z voters in 2024, half of them first-time voters
'Political Opposition is translating into hostility, not sign of healthy democracy,' says CJI NV Ramana
There used to be mutual respect between the government and the Opposition, but the space for opposition is diminishing and laws are being passed without detailed deliberation and scrutiny, the CJI lamented at an
How Modi era has marked the end of ‘achhe din’ for dynasts in new India
Under the Narendra Modi dispensation, performance and merit are fast replacing sycophancy and surname politics
From Nehruvian consensus to Hindutva politics: Decoding the Muslim question in India
The Muslim question in India needs forward-looking and constructive solutions. The basic tenets of the solution can be found in: Unravelling the truth, defining the non-negotiables, and strong Hindu state
Four SP turncoats in BJP's 30-strong list for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls
The biennial elections for the 36 out of 37 vacant seats for the upper House of the state's legislature is to be held on 9 April, the results for which would be declared on 12 April
Why Indian history must be written as per historical evidence and norms, and not ideological agendas
Our ‘eminent’ historians and social scientists argue that the nature of history is static and there is not enough new evidence that could warrant the rewriting or revision of history and history textbooks