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Much more than Prashant Kishor at Cong's 3-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur

Event could make or break party and people concerned are conscious of this

JNU's excess factor

This is a book written with scrupulous honesty, even innocence

'No magic wand': Cong's Chintan Shivir to focus on party revival

The Shivir will conduct deliberations across six different groups that will take up political, economic, social justice, farmers, youth, and organisational issues

Prashant Kishor's 'padayatra' in Bihar is suffused with possibilities

Prashant Kishor is setting himself up as the vessel that will collect all the pieces and put them together in some sort of political instrument

Fuel to GST: Centre-state relations may emerge as a rallying point for Oppn

Opposition chief ministers have made it clear that they would reduce tax rates on petrol and diesel if the Centre cleared their dues

The going is only getting tougher for Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

For the state government, managing the power situation is its priority. But the political challenges it has to negotiate are bigger

A legacy and a burden

Pratibha Singh will inherit her husband's legacy, though its negative aspects might be a little bit moderate

Opposition parties blame Centre for not doing enough to control oil prices

Some have now criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing this issue up during a meeting on Covid-19

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor turns down an offer to join Congress

The proposal to rope Kishor into the Congress was enthusiastically backed by Priyanka Gandhi, but supporters within the party owing allegiance to Rahul Gandhi were less than enthusiastic about it

Congress to decide on Prashant Kishor's entry after Rahul Gandhi returns

To hold Chintan Shivir next month to discuss challenges ahead of '24 polls

Understanding the state of UP

The aab-o-hava (culture) of the state, its dialects, even eating habits, are very different in different regions

Story in Numbers: A deep dive into Enforcement Directorate's investigations

Chaudhary explained that searches in the course of investigation of money laundering cases are very important from the perspective of the collection of evidence

Thinking outside the silos: Meet Ajay Kumar Sood, PSA to the Prime Minister

In his new job, Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) on which work was begun in 2020

The Sharifs and their filthy lucre

In 1998, a book came out on the corporate interests of Nawaz Sharif's extended family

The art of the possible: Meet Vinay Mohan Kwatra, foreign secy-designate

Kwatra, who takes charge as foreign secretary in May, has served in Geneva, the Indian consulate in Durban, China, Russia

Faultlines in federalism to be evident in debates, says Chakshu Roy

Coming to this year's Budget Session, there were only 15 Bills pending before Parliament since the start of the 17th LS in 2019, says Roy

India's health budget still in need of improvement, shows data

There is the problem of the current infrastructure being able to absorb higher levels of funding

Mamata to KCR, Opposition parties are seeking a united stand against BJP

But the Congress' position is unclear

India's chance to offer a salve

Sri Lanka's recent travails actually started in 2014-15 with an unlikely coalition of rival parties cobbled together by former President Maithripala Sirisena

Power, upfront and personal

It is hard to summarise the riches in the book and the layers of insight into India's society, economy and politics