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GhoseSpot | Khela Hobe 2.0: Mamata Banerjee faces reinvigorated BJP in Bengal as she eyes top job in Delhi
This time around Mamata Banerjee has to play on a larger arena — balancing between protecting her home turf while moving the chess pieces on the national board
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accuses Congress of having links with 'Left extremist forces'
She also added that the Congress was involving itself in absentee politics and what we required was a Congress-mukt Bharat
Congress leader KV Thomas defies party's order, to participate in CPI(M)'s seminar
Thomas also asked by the party high command not to participate in the Left party's programme at a time when both the ruling and Opposition fronts were at loggerheads over various issues, especially on the SilverLine rail corridor project in Kerala
In Communist fantasy Money Heist, robbing a bank is ‘Resistance’, killers are victims
Money Heist is when an inept, lazy bunch of far-Left day-dreamers compose the Communist Manifesto 2.0 exactly 173 years after Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Kanhaiya Kumar joining Congress continues party’s tilt to the Left; insiders counsel centrist path
The Congress party has shown Leftist inclinations on occasion in the past, particularly during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as prime minister
'I'm a streetfighter, can't be intimidated,' says Mamata, claims there's no alternative to TMC in Bengal
Alleging that the BJP is a "dangerous party", which has "sold off" the country, Mamata Banerjee said that the saffron party needs to look into the mirror before eyeing West Bengal
Kerala guv signs controversial ordinance to amend Police Act; will curb freedom of expression, claims Oppn
The law stipulates imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to Rs 10,000 or both to those who make content with intention to intimidate through social media
Kerala gold smuggling case: In audio clip, Swapna Suresh claims pressure from Central agencies to name Pinarayi Vijayan
However, Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan and the state Congress slammed the Left front government, alleging it was a "political plot" to divert attention from corruption charges ahead of the local body elections next month
'Muslim Unapologetics' have grounds for critiquing Left, liberals; but group must not project political goals as religious ones
Instead of projecting their political goals as religious ones, the Muslim Unapologetics ought to educate the masses and help them differentiate between the religious and the political. Failure to do so will be a tragic long-term loss.
For JK Rowling & Co, woke chickens of cancel culture have come home to roost
Recently, 150 writers artists and academics wrote an open letter arguing against ideological conformity amid a debate over so-called cancel culture — where prominent people face attack for sharing controversial opinions
How the West’s wokeness killed a Marvel called the comic-book superhero
Marvel’s newest crop of characters have been greeted with howls from comics fans.
Opposition terms Centre's economic package 'big disappointment' with nothing for migrants; BJP hails first set of measures
The first set of the Centre's economic relief package unveiled on Wednesday received criticism from Opposition parties, including the Left and TMC, who called the measures a "disappointment" and a "big zero" that has "nothing" for migrant workers.
Students protest against CAA, NRC outside Victoria Memorial as BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta addresses Kolkata Literary Meet session
Hundreds of Left-wing students descended on the road outside the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata on Wednesday evening, protesting against CAA, NRC and BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta who took part in an event on the grounds of the iconic monument
Mamata Banerjee meeting Narendra Modi during his Kolkata visit 'desperate attempt' to split anti-TMC votes in West Bengal, says BJP
State BJP's views come after Banerjee met Modi and they shared the dais at a state government event
Narendra Modi in West Bengal: Left-affiliated students protest against Mamata Banerjee meeting PM, say will dilute fight against CAA
Left students were protesting against her meeting Modi at the Raj Bhavan and sharing the stage with him at a function later in the evening on the first day of his two-day visit to the state
JAP, VIP activists in spotlight as disruption of traffic, vandalism and arson mark Bihar bandh; Left takes out rally in north
Bihar witnessed disruption of traffic, vandalism and arson on Thursday on account of a state-wide shutdown called by Left parties in protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
DMK, Left slam move to 'impose' Sanskrit in Anna University; no course is compulsory, says varsity
The DMK and the Left on Wednesday opposed a proposal by premier technical varsity, the state-run Anna University, to include philosophy in its syllabus for the engineering students, with MK Stalin saying it amounted to 'imposition' of Sanskrit
JU fracas: Not just BJP-TMC turf war, assault on Babul Supryio exposes conceit, hypocrisy of Left-liberal brigade
The attempt to sanctify the heckling and manhandling of Union minister Babul Supriyo at Jadavpur University campus as an 'organic expression' of 'righteous anger' against 'fascism' is a stark example of how conceited and narcissistic liberalism has become
JNUSU Elections 2019: BAPSA-Fraternity alliance a step against Islamophobia, challenges monopoly of Brahmanical Left and Right in JNU politics
The BAPSA-Fraternity alliance in the JNUSU elections 2019 is a historic episode in the JNU campus where both savarna Brahmanical Left and Right have had a monopoly for decades in terms of institutional and political access
Lessons for our Liberals
Narendra Modi’s thumping victory shows that the traditional forces of liberalism and the Left are facing annihilation. Liberals need to develop a new language of politics to stay relevant