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Centre has walked the talk on capex, shows official data

Data from Controller General of Accounts shows capital expenditure for April-June 2020, at Rs 88,273 crore, was 40% higher than a year ago, though the gap narrowed to just 4% by July-end

23 Congress leaders write to Sonia Gandhi, seek major changes in the party

The signatories cutting across various age groups and regions, include senior Congress leaders, former union ministers and ex-CMs

Plenty of people capable of leading Congress: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in book

Congress party says Priyanka's remarks were a year old and reflect courage Rahul Gandhi has shown

We prohibit hate speech that incites violence: Facebook's reply to BJP

"The BJP and the 'wider conservative ecosystem' was not aligned to Facebook as the latter removed 700 pages related to a nationalist narrative in the run-up to the 2019 general elections."

Cornered for now, Sachin Pilot will be waiting for another chance to strike

He has an undeniable following in the party. But after being deputy chief minister, being an ordinary MLA will chafe.

Cops put up summons outside Navjot Sidhu's house for violating poll code

Sidhu was booked for violating the model code of conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls at a rally in support of Congress' Katihar candidate Tariq Anwar

A crackdown on the steel frame?

A new condition has made an IAS officer's growth path a little more difficult

Mamata will turn 'political refugee' in 2021 polls: Shah tells BJP workers

The BJP won 18 seats out of a 42 Lok Sabha seats last year compared to the 22 won by Chief Minister Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, and the have been at loggerheads since then

Of rajas and prajas, Aya Rams and Gaya Rams

What Jyotiraditya Scindia's move means for the Congress and the BJP

Cong's organisational structure weakened due to vacancies in depts, cells

Legal department head Vivek Tankha resigned in June last year after the Congress drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls

India is beginning to look like a tired proposition: Ashmore's Jan Dehn

After the election-related fiscal blowout, India needs to scale back fiscal spending and roll out aggressive reforms

Year in review: 2019 a watershed year for BJP, but new challenges emerge

If the outgoing year again highlighted the appeal of 'brand Modi', it also brought to light the BJP's vulnerability in state elections

What Modi and Shah tried to pull off in Maharashtra is absolutely fine

The drama in Maharashtra shows no party is better than the BJP at using the existing ethical framework for political advantage

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

State battles no indicator of national politics

It would be wrong to assume Modi government can be defeated after BJP's performance in Jharkhand

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

Competition versus reservations

Reservations have eroded human capital in the Indian government, regulatory and public sector institutions

ADR petition in SC seeks probe into results of Lok Sabha election 2019

The petition filed by Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause submitted that they are not challenging the final result of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Poll panel rejects Opposition's demand to tweak VVPAT counting process

Sweets, cakes on menu as BJP plans victory processions

Cong collected Rs 856 cr for Lok Sabha, state polls 2019, spent Rs 821 cr

Following the Lok Sabha and five-state assembly elections, the party was left with Rs 315.88 crore in its coffers, which included Rs 265 crore in bank accounts and Rs 50 crore as cash in hand.