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“Pradhan Helped BJP Win Odisha, Gyanesh Is Helping It Win India” | Aishe Ghosh | Teesta Setalvad

Aishe Ghosh speaks with Teesta Setalvad about student protests, political crackdowns and the fight for democracy in India.From the 2020 crackdown on student activists to today’s protests, they discuss...

SFI bags top four posts in Presidency University polls after 9 years

It wrested the union from the Independents’s Consolidation

Understanding SC Verdict while BJP promises defectors Ministership if elected: Karnataka

The Karnataka MLAs disqualification case recently adjudged by the Supreme Court reflected poorly on the political environment in our Country. Defection is an unhealthy practice and is a betrayal of the mandate of the voters. Here’s a look at why the judgment allowed the legislators to recontest and how was the disqualification upheld.

“Fee hike rollback is fake”: JNU students

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Election Commission reveals Tatas gave Rs 356 crore to the BJP in 2018-19

This was the highest amount received by the party from any corporate

Babri-Ayodhya verdict: Will appeal for peace apply to Hindutva hardliners in future?

 With the exception of few, every leader of political...

Reading SC order on Ayodhya: Condemn the Sin but Concede to Sinners

Senior journalist Biswajit Roy decodes Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya and also highlights the 'twist in the logic' of the apex court

Assembly numbers bust the hype of BJP’s electoral dominance

 With each election that the BJP wins, the more...

Bhopal BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Calls Godse ‘Patriot’ Again, Praises Gandhi

Citing illness, Thakur distanced herself from BJP’s 42-day long ‘Gandhi Sankalp Yatra’ from October 2 to November 12.

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Children’s Day – Remembering Chacha Nehru and his indispensable legacy

‘Chacha Nehru’ as he is fondly called held a special place for children in his heart

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