Janata Party

Narendra Modi accords Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's legacy its rightful place as cynics sulk

For decades after Independence, Netaji’s legacy was paid perfunctory and ritual homage by successive Congress governments, whose leaders worked all the time, to dilute and to marginalise his unmatched contribution to the freedom movement

Sharad Yadav's LJD to merge with Lalu's RJD: From friends to foes to now allies, the see-saw ties between Bihar's two stalwarts

After 25 years, veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav and former Bihar chief minister Lalu are joining hands. While Lalu is currently in jail, the LJD-RJD merger is part of an effort to 'form a united Opposition'

The Ranjan Gogoi debate: India is not new to post-retirement appointments for judges; what is a cool-off period, why does judiciary need it?

The simple solution to resolve the impending crisis is to enact a law for fixing ‘a period of cooling off’ before a retired judge could take up any responsibility in the government or any other constitutional posts.

Remembering TN Seshan: Behind that firmness that turned Election Commission into an institution was a softness only few saw

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, who passed away on Sunday aged 86, was for many a tough bureaucrat whose sense of authority and occasional rage were legendary.

Shatrughan Sinha set to join Congress: Ex-Bollywood star struggles for political relevance ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Shatrughan Sinha's history of party switching, from supporting Jayaprakash Narayan's Janata Party to joining Congress ahead of Lok Sabha Election 2019

'Anything is justified to save democracy': Firebrand trade unionist George Fernandes, who locked horns with Indira Gandhi, dead

Known best for his role as the anti-Emergency crusader and a firebrand socialist leader of Independent India, former defence minister George Fernandes passed away in his Delhi residence on Tuesday

Narendra Modi and RSS, Part III: Sangh, PM are on same page; never rely on static social base for support

As the 2019 elections draw near, Narendra Modi’s outreach to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes must be seen as a determined plan to expand the party’s support base beyond its traditional social constituency

Narendra Modi and RSS, Part 2: Rise of a backward caste as PM is highpoint of Sangh's Hindutva project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emergence as the tallest Hindutva leader coming from backward class is not a freak accident. It is consistent with the history of the RSS and its efforts to forge a Hindutva force subsuming all castes

Narendra Modi and the RSS: Why Mohan Bhagwat remarks are contemporaneous and yet consistent with history

The RSS leadership has faced more criticism from within for pursuing a course of reform that runs contrary to traditionalists beholden to dogmas.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Ex-PM's funeral procession was a tribute to how he had built BJP

The march by Modi and the rest of BJP leadership behind the carriage carrying Vajpayee's body was symbolic of the long march Vajpayee had in his life time.