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- India
- August 01, 2020, 18:19 IST
Amar Singh: A Wily Politician Without Frontiers Who Had Friends across The Spectrum
For someone who came from a humble background in Azamgarh, Singh remained the de facto number two in the SP for more than a decade.
- India
- August 01, 2020, 12:16 IST
Old Guard vs Young Turks: As Sonia Completes a Year as Interim Chief, Cong is Split Down the Middle
The old-timers blame Rahul Gandhi advisors for the current state of affairs. This group would either want Sonia Gandhi to continue as president with full authority and executive powers.
- India
- July 26, 2020, 08:38 IST
Veteran of Many Battles Against Governors, Kalraj Mishra Takes Centre Stage in Rajasthan Crisis
Kalraj Mishra now finds himself on the other side of the fence as Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot accuses him of stalling a show of strength in the assembly.
- India
- July 21, 2020, 10:21 IST
A Message in Gehlot’s Unusual Aggression, a Method to Pilot’s Uncharacteristic Restraint
The Rajasthan CM’s diatribe against his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, has surprised many. The attacks are aimed both at the defectors and his own party MLAs.
- India
- July 16, 2020, 12:54 IST
As Gehlot Tries to Eject Pilot from State Politics, Can Congress Help Him Fly Out of Desert Storm?
Having got the upper hand thus far, Gehlot was unusually harsh and aggressive on Pilot on Wednesday even as there were reports of Congress leadership in Delhi attempting to reach out to Pilot camping in Gurgaon with his MLAs.
- India
- July 15, 2020, 12:13 IST
Hardik Patel's Elevation in Gujarat Part of Congress's Long-running Kurmi Experiment Across Key States
The Kurmis are numerically the largest land-proprietary backward caste group after the Yadavs in UP and Bihar. And perhaps the biggest if one were to consider their spread across north, western and central India.
- India
- July 14, 2020, 08:36 IST
Unlike Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot was Ready With Pre-Emptive Strike as Pilot Took Off With Loyalists
Jyotiraditya Scindia’s successful revolt in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh was a warning sign. The dress rehearsal for the show of strength happened during Rajya Sabha polls.
- India
- July 05, 2020, 13:27 IST
Dalit Politics at Crossroads: How Kanshi Ram Unlocked Political Power with '85 vs 15' Master Key
In Kanshi Ram’s scheme of things, mobilisation of backward communities was critical to building winning coalitions. A municipality election in 1987 gave him an opportunity to test his ‘85 vs 15’ master key to political power.
- India
- June 28, 2020, 09:41 IST
Yellow Fever: Perils of Immunity Passport and ‘Immunocapital’ in a Pandemic Situation
Survival from the yellow fever was a certificate of greater life expectancy. Natural inoculation catapulted a section of white population to the higher echelons of social and economic hierarchy. Banks offered them loans. Their businesses flourished.
- India
- June 24, 2020, 15:25 IST
Brain Behind The Biggest Anti-poverty Scheme, How RJD Sidelined Raghuvansh Prasad
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was the Jitendra Kumar of the Manmohan Singh government. His vintage rustic performance lent a aura and appeal to Rural Development ministry.
- India
- June 21, 2020, 10:03 IST
It Came, It Spread, It Killed: Lessons from the Spanish Flu for Coronavirus-Hit India 100 Years On
In absence of pharma intervention, short-term behavioural changes are key to restrict the spread of a global pandemic. Those who were quick to adapt and adopt could successfully navigate the crisis in 1919.
- India
- June 14, 2020, 10:17 IST
How Would Inspector Matadeen Handle Pandemic on Moon: Reading Harishankar Parsai in Covid-Hit Delhi
While reading ‘Inspector Matadeen Chand Par’ in Covid-19 battered Delhi, one wonders if Matadeen would have admitted to community transmission of the pathogen on Earth’s only satellite.
- India
- June 13, 2020, 18:05 IST
Health Ministry Says Loss of Taste and Smell Will Now be Considered Covid-19 Symptoms. Here’s Why
Latest research suggests that coronavirus infects only the outer layering of tissues in the upper respiratory organs leading to the loss of smell and taste.
- India
- June 02, 2020, 19:41 IST
Mind The Gap: A Metre of Separation Reduces Risk of Catching Covid-19 by 82%; N95 Masks by 85%
A study published in The Lancet underscores the importance of maintaining social distancing to flatten the coronavirus curve especially as countries start graded unlocking of economies.
- India
- May 27, 2020, 18:46 IST
Lessons from Asia: How Some Nations Cared for Their Elderly Population during Covid-19 Outbreak
In a high-population density city like Hong Kong, by late January, 70 percent of the people had started wearing masks. By mid-February, this had increased to 97 per cent.

Sumit Pande

Sumit Pande

Amar Singh: A Wily Politician Without Frontiers Who Had Friends across The Spectrum

Old Guard vs Young Turks: As Sonia Completes a Year as Interim Chief, Cong is Split Down the Middle

Veteran of Many Battles Against Governors, Kalraj Mishra Takes Centre Stage in Rajasthan Crisis

A Message in Gehlot’s Unusual Aggression, a Method to Pilot’s Uncharacteristic Restraint

As Gehlot Tries to Eject Pilot from State Politics, Can Congress Help Him Fly Out of Desert Storm?

Hardik Patel's Elevation in Gujarat Part of Congress's Long-running Kurmi Experiment Across Key States

Unlike Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot was Ready With Pre-Emptive Strike as Pilot Took Off With Loyalists

Dalit Politics at Crossroads: How Kanshi Ram Unlocked Political Power with '85 vs 15' Master Key

Yellow Fever: Perils of Immunity Passport and ‘Immunocapital’ in a Pandemic Situation

Brain Behind The Biggest Anti-poverty Scheme, How RJD Sidelined Raghuvansh Prasad

It Came, It Spread, It Killed: Lessons from the Spanish Flu for Coronavirus-Hit India 100 Years On

How Would Inspector Matadeen Handle Pandemic on Moon: Reading Harishankar Parsai in Covid-Hit Delhi

Health Ministry Says Loss of Taste and Smell Will Now be Considered Covid-19 Symptoms. Here’s Why

Mind The Gap: A Metre of Separation Reduces Risk of Catching Covid-19 by 82%; N95 Masks by 85%

Lessons from Asia: How Some Nations Cared for Their Elderly Population during Covid-19 Outbreak

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