Smriti Irani, a Union Minister, questioned why a female member of Parliament cannot be addressed as a lady today. During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary of the Congress and Sougata Ray of the Trinamool Congress objected to Ms. Irani referring to Geetha Viswanath Vanga of Continue Reading
Thalekkunnil Basheer, a senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament, died on Friday morning in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 77. For the past few months, he had been ill. From 1984 to 1991, Basheer, a prominent Muslim face in Kerala’s Congress, served in the Lok Sabha for two terms. He had previously served […]Continue Reading
Last day, four convicts of Nirbhaya case were hanged in Tihar jail, clearing the air of uncertainty around the matter. The news of hanging has brought the nation to celebration mood. For some Congress workers, it has been an opportunity to bring to light once again how the family of the victim has been supported […]Continue Reading
The Congress Party was once the most powerful party in the country. Since the independence of the country, it several time received the opportunity to rule the country. Now, the things have changed unrecognisably. The party is at present nowhere near the corridor of power. The possibility for the party to return to the corridor […]Continue Reading
The NDA’s adamant attitude that they will under no circumstance step back from the route they have entered implies that the BJP-led front is very much confident that their vote base will stand with them in this issue. The faction which aims to make a political impetus with the movement against the CAA misses the […]Continue Reading
Frustrated at the overwhelming support the pro-poor guarantee card – the AAP version of manifesto – has received, the establishment parties – both the Congress and the BJP – have joined together to call the card as a sham. The frustration is not pointless. The AAP model is a true challenge to the flawed establishment […]Continue Reading
One of the main reasons for the poor performance of the opposition in the recent General Election was the lack of unity among the political parties stand in the opposition platform. The situation has not changed much yet. Still, the opposition remains deeply divided. At least three main opposition parties, such as the TMC, BSP […]Continue Reading
The BJP has suffered a huge setback in the Indian state of Jharkhand, as the Congress, along with its allies like the JMM, has secured a comfortable lead in at least 42 of the total 81 seats in the state, strengthening its claim for the seat of power of the mineral rich state – which […]Continue Reading
The Bharatiya Janata Party has sought apology from Congress scion Rahul Gandhi for his ‘rape in India’ remark in the parliament. In the lawmaking house, the issue has been raised by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal. The minister has informed the house about the notices the house has received from its […]Continue Reading
As a perfect climax to the years-long political uncertainty commenced with the formation of an questionable post-poll alliance between the Congress and the JD(S) in the state of Karnataka to surmount the verdict of the people of the state – which backed the BJP’s claim for the seat of power in the state, the saffron […]Continue Reading



















