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Page 56 - Chinese Whispers

Dikshit's view on Delhi statehood

Former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit has finally broken her silence

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Updated On : 22 May 2016 | 9:39 PM IST

Friendly fire

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seems to be under fire from people within the ruling Grand Alliance

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Updated On : 22 May 2016 | 9:40 PM IST

Is he back or not?

After being nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday, expelled party leader Amar Singh said, "I have been always claiming that I am a Mulayamwadi, I am not a Samajwadi

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Updated On : 19 May 2016 | 10:08 PM IST

Result analysis

The morning yoga sessions were full and several attendees stayed back to get assorted commentary on the results from their colleagues

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Updated On : 19 May 2016 | 10:05 PM IST

Didi's frugal celebration

The announcement of a new Cabinet might take place next Friday

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Updated On : 19 May 2016 | 9:59 PM IST

AAP criticised for 'ad blitz'

Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its advertisement bill, the Congress has decided to rename it the "Arvind Advertisement Party"

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Updated On : 18 May 2016 | 9:47 PM IST

Scripting a 'success' story

Ajay Maken is being credited with scripting the party's return in the national capital, signified by the municipal corporation bypoll results

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Updated On : 18 May 2016 | 9:44 PM IST

Drawing flak for inspiration

Patnaik's comment, inspired by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's election-winning slogan "ma, mati, manush (mother, land, people)" drew sharp criticism from his opponents

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Updated On : 18 May 2016 | 9:35 PM IST

A new configuration

During the same visit to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar caused some flutter at the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) headquarters

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Updated On : 15 May 2016 | 9:38 PM IST

Nitish's concern for the Ganga

During a visit last week to PM Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said he was more concerned about Ganga than central govt was

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Updated On : 15 May 2016 | 9:39 PM IST

Row over Nehru in textbooks

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rajasthan unit of the Congress are at war in the state over Jawaharlal Nehru

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Updated On : 15 May 2016 | 9:40 PM IST

Taking things personally

Without taking anyone's name, Sibal said, someone, popularly referred to as the "call drop" minister, took that moniker personally and conceived of this "populist" measure

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Updated On : 12 May 2016 | 9:27 PM IST

Compare and comment

Yadav had earlier courted controversy when he equated the Pathankot terror attack in January this year with the Gaya road rage incident

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Updated On : 12 May 2016 | 9:25 PM IST

A change of name

In a tweet, Khattar asked Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh that the road named after Akbar, considered the greatest of the Mughal emperors, be changed

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Updated On : 12 May 2016 | 9:23 PM IST

Keeping the faith

After some punishing pre-poll campaigning, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to turn her attention to religion

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Updated On : 10 May 2016 | 10:01 PM IST

AAP's poll plank

Looks like the issue of rampant drug use in Punjab will be the key plank on which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will pitch its campaign for the Assembly polls in the state due in 2017

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Updated On : 10 May 2016 | 9:57 PM IST

A recommendation for Rajan

Who would have thought that even Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan needed a "recommendation" for school admission?

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Updated On : 10 May 2016 | 9:54 PM IST

Root of the matter

As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued to accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not taking steps against those allegedly involved in the AgustaWestland chopper deal

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Updated On : 08 May 2016 | 9:47 PM IST

The pros and cons of prohibition

Last week, the Patna High Court heard a series of petitions challenging the way prohibition had been enforced in Bihar

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Updated On : 08 May 2016 | 9:46 PM IST

A mother never stops helping

Appearing for Sahara, senior counsel Kapil Sibal had earlier submitted various pleas and applications for company chief Subrata Roy's parole and release

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Updated On : 08 May 2016 | 9:45 PM IST