A month after the government in Karnataka sought to send a political signal by scrapping a separate quota for Muslims, the administration has taken a temporary U-turn, telling the Supreme Court that it will hold off on implementing the changes till the next date of hearing, May 9. This effectively also means that the contentious […]
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Apr
Apr
Bihar’s survey of all castes and their socioeconomic condition began this weekend. The contentious exercise — attempting to enumerate the numerical strength and socioeconomic conditions of all castes for the first time since Independence — is happening against the backdrop of a political churn. Bihar’s ruling coalition comprises (along with the junior most partner, the […]
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Apr
Apr
The ongoing drama over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate list for the forthcoming assembly election in Karnataka should not surprise anyone. Disappointment, dissent, and defection by aspirants who don’t find their names on the list isn’t unique to the state, although it does take it to a different level altogether, and doesn’t fit the […]
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Apr
Apr
For the first time in five years, the Election Commission of India (ECI) revised its list of state-level and national-level parties this week, granting national party status to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and downgrading the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). India now has six […]