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Election funding of political parties is a messy and controversial affair in almost all democracies across the world. On February 15, the Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme that the Modi government had notified in January 20

Anger Management is a history of India-Pakistan diplomacy from its earliest days. In the numerous books on this theme, Bisaria’s work is distinctive not least because he has been the Indian high commissioner to Pakistan and to date the only one who h

₹52,009cr Allocation for FY25 for five welfare schemes guaranteed by Congress before assembly polls ₹28,608cr GRUHA LAKSHMI A scheme that provides ₹2,000 monthly allowance for women ₹9,657cr GRUHA JYOTHI To supply free electricity up to 200 units per

The author, a former foreign secretary, has post-retirement directed his accumulated experience and knowledge of China into three well-received books on China’s political evolution and on the China-India interface. This is his fourth and is somewhat

A veteran diplomat’s account of India’s growing stature in international fora. Kumar was ambassador to France at the time of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and played a pivotal role in India’s negotiations in that historic accord. A scholarly but upbeat

The joke in Maharashtra BJP circles is that in its pursuit of a ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’, the party is turning into a ‘Congress-yukt BJP’, considering the number of Congress leaders who have crossed over and gotten to enjoy the perks of power. The hear

NCP leader and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar may have broken up with ‘secular’ ally Congress and tied up with the BJP, but old habits, it seems, die hard. A convention of the NCP’s minority cell initially approved a resolution seeking reservations

Temple runs are becoming frequent in Gujarat as the Lok Sabha election closes in. Amid the ongoing state budget session, February 15 was declared a holiday as Speaker Shankar Chaudhary took 156 BJP MLAs to the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district. A

Sometime in the middle of January, Hiralal Nagar, the energy minister in the newly sworn-in BJP government in Rajasthan, visited Union power minister R.K. Singh’s office in New Delhi with a request. He wondered if his state could get additional elect

₹ 1.47 lakh cr. Estimated final cost of KLIS project, against Rs 81,911 crore, the cost projected to the CWC ₹ 1.42 lakh cr. needed by the state in the next 14 years—ranging from Rs 712.44 cr. to Rs 14,462 .15 cr. a year—for debt servicing ₹ 47,000 c

WHILE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO FUEL YOUR enthusiasm or drive your passion, ask any committed gearhead and you’ll know, “it’s not about the destination, it’s about the ride.” That is why this Spice Auto Special is a loving testament to the streamlined b

With an authentic menu, scenic riverside views, and a delightful array of innovatively crafted Thai-inspired cocktails, this long-awaited restaurant is perched inside a glorious contemporary glass house, and sits cheek by jowl with the resplendent St