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Asia's prospects: Status quo or a rougher ride?

The problems with 'Connections World' model & the configuration of economic and political power that it has enabled are mounting

BJP's two-day national executive meet begins on Monday: Vinod Tawde

A two-day national executive meeting of the BJP will begin from Monday here that is likely to endorse an extension of tenure for party national president J P Nadda and deliberate on its strategy for assembly and general elections. Nadda's three-year term as the national president ends this month. He is likely to lead the party till the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are over. Before the start of the national executive meeting on Monday, the party has organised a road show for Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Patel Chowk to the NDMC convention centre, the meeting venue. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, party general secretary Vinod Tawde said that several important issues facing the country will be discussed at the meeting. There will be discussions on political and economic resolutions, he said. Underlining that the meeting is being held at an important juncture, Tawde said, Elaborate discussions will be held on the upcoming assembly elections in states, the

Pak: Imran wins in Punjab as govt fails to prevent CM's confidence vote

Imran Khan and his party's coalition partner PML (Q) have emerged victorious as Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has signed a summary for the dissolution of the provincial assembly

Socialist leader Sharad Yadav's politics was about turns, splits, alliances

A socialist leader who remained a prominent figure for a large part of his political life, especially in the peak era of coalitions, Sharad Yadav forged several alliances

The perennially ruling party

The BJP's narrative has strengthened over the past three decades, and it's easy to see why its dominance will continue

Religious conversion shouldn't be given political colour: Supreme Court

Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue which should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions. A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar asked Venkataramani to appear in the matter in which the petitioner sought a check on religious conversions through "intimidation, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and monetary benefits", and assist as amicus curiae. "We want your assistance also, AG. Religious conversions by force, allurement etc. There are ways and ways, anything by allurement, if that is happening, when what should be done? What are the corrective measures?" the bench said. At the outset, senior advocate P Wilson, appearing for Tamil Nadu, called the petition a "politically motivated" PIL, insisting there was no question of such conversions in the ...

House in (dis)order: Early adjournments not limited to NDA government

Early adjournments not limited to NDA government

Bulking up organisational muscle in UP ahead of urban local body polls

The losses in the recent by-elections in Uttar Pradesh are spurring the BJP to recover ground ahead of urban local body polls

Gearing up for battle: The BJP is determined to win Karnataka again

With the Jana Sankalpa Yatra covering backward districts such as Raichur and Ballari, the BJP embarked on a house-to-house contact programme

BSP chief Mayawati thanks Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra invitation

Ahead of the resumption of the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is on a winter break, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday thanked Rahul Gandhi for inviting her to join the yatra. In a tweet in Hindi, the BSP chief said, "Best wishes for the "Bharat Jodo Yatra" and thanks to Rahul Gandhi for writing a letter to me to take part in the yatra." However, there is no information as to whether Mayawati will participate in the yatra. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi, is currently on winter break and will resume on January 3. The foot march began in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, has so far traversed more than 2,800 km through 10 states and will conclude in Kashmir this month. The yatra will enter Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on January 3 and make a night halt in Mavikala village in Baghpat. It will pass through Shamli in Uttar Pradesh on January 4 and enter Haryana through Sanauli in Panipat on January 5 evening.

Rahul Gandhi's alternative approach to leadership

Through BJY, Rahul Gandhi has offered the country a style of leadership based on openness, empathy, honesty and assertiveness about his basic political beliefs

Xi breaks silence on divisions in China, warns of Covid-19 challenges

In a New Year's address on Saturday, Xi said the country is in a new phase of Covid control and has adapted after following a science-based and targeted approach

Kejriwal, Murmu and Kharge: The three faces that defined politics this year

It was the Punjab election that launched the first face of 2022: the apparently unstoppable rise of Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, leader of AAP and disruptionist extraordinaire

Portuguese Infra Minister Santos resign over flag carrier scandal

Portuguese Minister of Housing Pedro Santos presented his resignation to Prime Minister Antonio Costa, after a secretary of state resigned for receiving hefty dismissal pay from flag carrier, TAP

Japan PM claims no plans for snap polls 'for now' as public support wanes

Kishida's public support had dropped to its lowest level since he took office in October 2021

SP's Pawan Pandey claims BJP leaders diverted Ram Path construction funds

Samajwadi Party leader and ex-state minister, Pawan Pandey, has accused ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government of "looting" commission in name of "compensation", and neglecting traders of Ayodhya

Covid-19 pandemic, political drama rocked Mumbai civic body in 2022

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, country's richest civic body, was governed by administrators for the better part of 2022, as the city emerged from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the civic body's five-year term ended in March, the elections were stalled due to the pandemic at the start of the year and the subsequent political turmoil in Maharashtra, which saw the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in June. Mumbai entered 2022 with a sudden rise in coronavirus cases, putting the BMC on alert. The city reported more than 20,000 daily cases for a few days at the start of the year, although the toll did not see a sharp rise. By April, the infections gradually ebbed, prompting the civic body to do away with the mask rule, which had been in force since 2020. The BMC also managed to vaccinate the entire adult population in the city against the deadly infection. It had administered 92,42,888 second doses of the vaccine, as against its target of 92,36,500 to

Haryana 2022: Elections busy netas, neighbours bicker, athletes get medals

From panchayat and municipal polls to the Adampur assembly bye-election and Rajya Sabha polls, elections kept the main political parties on their toes in Haryana the past year even if there is still time for the big 2024 contest. There was bickering with the neighbouring state over sharing of resources - land in common capital Chandigarh for a separate Haryana Vidhan Sabha building and water from the rivers flowing in Punjab. The Assembly passed a Bill against religious conversion through force, undue influence or allurement with Haryana following the template of other BJP-ruled states, like Uttar Pradesh. The sports powehouse did the nation proud again. Its players won 20 of the country's 61 medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the state also won the overall championship trophy at the Khelo India Youth Games. The ruling BJP-Jannayak Janta Party combine won control over 25 of the 46 municipal bodies for which the elections were held in June. The alliance followed this w

2022: The year when three faces defined politics with an eye on elections

Kejriwal, Murmu, Kharge: A vote against 'establishment' politics; a new definition of tribal identity; a leadership shift that wasn't quite

About 17% seats reserved for women in Islamabad local polls uncontested

According to the study, of the 434 women nominated, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) fielded the most candidates (32pc