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The Fall and Fall of Pravin Togadia in Narendra Modi's Gujarat

There was a time when the then chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, was the only person with Z+ security cover in the state. In September 2002, h...

By VVP Sharma

'Aam Aadmi' Not Just About A 'Common Man'

Have just looked at professional resume of both CA ND Gupta & Dr Sushil Gupta (LLB). AAP has pulled off an innovative strategy in RS nominations ...

By VVP Sharma

Raja Wants His Pound of Flesh from The Kalaignar, And He Wants it Now

Andimuthu Raja now wants his pound of flesh. One phase of the 2G court drama is over, ending in Raja’s favour. A special court has acquitted him in...

By VVP Sharma

If a Hug Isn't a Sin, Prudes Shouldn't Be Teachers

A boy and a girl, Class 12 students of St Thomas Central School in Thiruvananthapuram, were suspended because the boy hugged the girl to show his appr...

By VVP Sharma

An Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi, the Next Congress President

Dear Rahul Gandhi, Your party, the Indian National Congress, respects tradition. Family tradition. Your mother wants you to succeed her as party pres...

By VVP Sharma

PM Narendra Modi 'Shops' for 2019 Ally in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is shopping for an ally in Tamil Nadu for the 2019 general elections. His 10-minute meeting with DMK patriarch M. Karuna...

By VVP Sharma

What Makes Rahul Gandhi Tick Despite All Odds

When you have reached the bottom, the only way you can go is up. That just about sums up the political prospect of the latest Nehru-Gandhi scion, Rahu...

By VVP Sharma

Ballot Trail in Gujarat but Bullet Train is Indian

Nineteen years after Japan was devastated by Little Boy and Fat Man, the country was back in the mainstream of world affairs. It was 1964. The Olympic...

By VVP Sharma

Is Time Ripe for a Social Media Rulebook for Politicians?

The debate during the week on the Prime Minister following some people on Twitter who used abusive language after journalist Gauri Lankesh’s death h...

By Pankaj Sharma

Is Time Ripe for a Social Media Rulebook for Politicians?

Will Bimal Gurung End Up Like His Mentor Subhash Ghisingh?

Gurung, the chief of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, the party leading the fight for a separate Gorkhaland state in Darjeeling hills, has been literally smoke...

By Anuradha Sharma