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In Bengal, some BJP leaders get second thoughts about CAA after protests

Some other party leaders aren't as vocal as Bose but clandestinely have been questioning the merit of the CAA and its impact on the BJP's prospects in the state

Senior BJP leaders wish to become party spokespersons, but lack fluency

Many senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders seethe when they find they are being given a go-by but newcomers in the party become the new face of the BJP on TV cameras

BJP to launch 10-day door-to-door awareness campaign on Citizenship Act

BJP Spokesperson Anil Jain said Indian Muslims have no reason to worry over the National Population Register (NPR) or the NRC

Need a more mature response to citizenship protests

Central ministers have been less than candid about NRC, NRIC and NPR, encouraging suspicion about their motives

Year in Review: 11 crucial Bills passed by Indian Parliament in 2019

From Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to J&K Reorganisation Bill and Triple Talaq Bill, here are the most crucial Bills passed by Parliament in 2019

PM Modi to visit Karnataka on Jan 2, 3; security measures in place

The Special Protection Group officials had a meeting with state government officials, especially the police regarding the security arrangements

CAA protests: Army chief slams students, Opposition cries 'politicisation'

Opposition has accused Rawat of violating both regulations and tradition, as the army's basic rulebook disallows army personnel from commenting on a political question without govt sanction

Year 2020 will test BJP's intellectual wherewithal to win the streets

The protests against CAA,NPR and NRC has queered the BJP's pitch that youth cutting across religious lines have joined the movement, calling the law 'discriminatory'

Year in Review: Pulwama to CAA stir, 10 defining events for India in 2019

Days before the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the key events in economy, politics, space and judiciary that defined 2019 for India

The year ahead will be dominated by the rising edifice of a Hindu Rashtra

The recent history of the world suggests economic pain doesn't create electoral openings

How Kejriwal's AAP and Modi's BJP are strikingly similar, and yet different

The two offer the same package - personality cult, populist schemes, inflated claims, etc - but the hard edge to BJP's communalism is missing in AAP, a difference we should celebrate, writes T N Ninan

Year in Review: Events that made biggest political news in India in 2019

From revocation of J&K's special status to the Citizenship Amendment Act, Business Standard lists six defining events of 2019 that became the biggest political issues in India

Touching leaves after burning hands: BJP plans massive CAA outreach

Bharatiya Janata Party has taken many fire-fighting measures, including an extensive outreach programme especially among the minorities and the rural people

As Azad takes giant steps in Dalit politics, Mayawati looses sleep

According to her, the Bhim Army chief stages such protests to get arrested and later play the victim card to gain public sympathy and publicity

Jharkhand polls held amid CAA stir, people trusted Hemant Soren: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people have faith he would fulfil their aspirations

Citizenship protests: A new politics of resistance

A possible way of sustaining numbers is to broad base the protests by adopting other connected demands

PM Narendra Modi reviews performance of various ministries of 6 months

Secretaries to the civil aviation, agriculture, and transport ministries made presentations at the meeting

Year in Review: Indian sportspersons who turned politicians in 2019

From Gautam Gambhir to Babita Phogat, many sportspersons started their political innings, but not all received in electoral politics the success they were used to in their respective sports

Amid nationwide protests, Amit Shah says no going back on Citizenship Act

Shah expressed confidence about the amended Citizenship Act standing legal scrutiny

'Rape in India' remark: EC seeks transcript of Rahul Gandhi's speech

The BJP had demanded action against him