Politics

In Multi-Cornered Fight, “Poacher” Prashant Kishor’s New Test Begins In Goa

NEW DELHI/GOA: There’s a degree of abandon and risk with which Prashant Kishor, a highly-ambitious and highly-rated poll-strategist, has switched sides after advising several political parties since 2014, so much that he has become a poacher for one and trotter for another. This, as India gears up for a political showdown in 2022 election battles […]

In Multi-Cornered Fight, “Poacher” Prashant Kishor’s New Test Begins In Goa

NEW DELHI/GOA: There’s a degree of abandon and risk with which Prashant Kishor, a highly-ambitious and highly-rated poll-strategist, has switched sides after advising several political parties since 2014, so much that he has become a poacher for one and trotter for another. This, as India gears up for a political showdown in 2022 election battles […]

RJD-JDU Slugfest Over Killing Of Bihari Labourers In Kashmir

PATNA/NEW DELHI: A day after two more migrant workers from Bihar were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar raised his concern over the incident and said that the attacks on the migrants were “intentional”. Kumar also spoke to the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to share his apprehensions. On Sunday, terrorists […]

The Game Plan Of Terror In Kashmir

As the autumn sets in Kashmir, activities of terror are on a rise in the valley. In just over two weeks 13 civilians have been shot dead. Nine soldiers lost their lives while trying to check infiltration near the LOC in Poonch sector. These incidents have created an atmosphere of fear among the locals, especially […]

CWC Members May Have “Full Faith” In Sonia But Want To See Rahul Gandhi As Congress Chief Soon

NEW DELHI: Sending out a clear message to G-23 leaders at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Saturday, Sonia Gandhi said she is the “full-time and hands on Congress president”. The CWC meeting was necessitated as top Congress leaders had been raising issues of lack of leadership and absence of an elected party chief. […]