Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party poses an unknown challenge in Bihar's 2025 elections, potentially impacting the BJP more than the established Nitish-Lalu alliance. Analysts debate Kishor's ability to disrupt entrenched caste loyalties and the impact of ticket allocation on party defections.
#InsideTheCapital:Completely boycotting the joint panel will lead to a relentless battle of one-upmanship and blame game between the Centre and the Opposition
#InsideTheCapital: The top brass of the three services are scheduled to meet for an annual review in Kolkata on September 15 where the CDS may have a message on the ‘way forward’
#InsideTheCapital:Despite the introduction of the concept of divorce, Hindu marriage remains a conservative institution and getting a decree of divorce remains a difficult proposition
#InsideTheCapital: Having won all five Lok Sabha seats allotted to him in the 2024 General elections, Chirag is now openly weighing between loyalty and ambition
#InsideTheCapital: Bhagwat scotched talks of Modi or himself retiring upon turning 75 this month
#InsideTheCapital: While the debate over replacing the Collegium system continues, there is an urgent need to establish a secretariat to assist the Collegium
#InsideTheCapital:India’s naval fleet now has 135 ships and submarines and is projected to have 175 platforms by 2035
#InsideTheCapital:Many parliamentarians, old and new, feel today's polity is increasingly getting shorn of leaders who can resolve conflicts
#InsideTheCapital: HAL’s speed in manufacturing will be decisive in keeping the IAF battle-ready while India’s target of self-reliance, called ‘Atmanirbhar’, hinges of how the plane maker performs
#InsideTheCapital: While Gandhi seems to have pinned the Election Commission (EC) to a corner with his allegations of “vote theft”, the entire “back and forth” is looking like a slanging match
#InsideTheCapital: Democracy functions through institutions and the Judiciary remains an important pillar of the State edifice that keeps it on track, should there be any deviations and derelictions
#InsideTheCapital: Seventy-eight years after Independence, caste remains integral to Indian society, dictating, dominating and often altering the equations in the smallest to the mightiest of electoral battles
#InsideTheCapital: The Army has forged multiple strategic partnerships with IITs across the country, leveraging academic expertise and research capabilities to develop cutting-edge defence solutions
#InsidetheCapital: In the saddle since January 2020, Nadda’s term has gone beyond the mandated three year term for a national president
Govt hiding official documents to cover desilting scam: AAP leader Bharadwaj claims High Court-mandated audit ignored
#InsidetheCapital: The Congress-led Opposition INDIA bloc has been stalling proceedings seeking a discussion on the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar
JNUSU sealed Mughal Darbar canteen after staff allegedly assaulted students and served poor-quality food. The canteen lacked a license and had unhygienic conditions. JNUSU demands campus-wide inspections. Criticism arose regarding the JNUSU president's response and alleged political connections.
Shibu Soren's political career, marked by corruption allegations, involved a 1998 Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to bribe-taking MPs. This ruling was overturned in 2024. Soren's legacy includes contributions to both social justice and the evolution of India's corruption jurisprudence.
#InsideTheCapital: India-Philippines naval drill sends waves through the South China Sea geopolitics
#InsideTheCapital: That there will be an election is clear after the opposition Congress- led INDIA bloc leaders pledged to put up a united candidate
#InsideTheCapital: As campus suicides hit national headlines, the Supreme Court has made yet another intervention to fill the "legislative and regulatory vacuum”
#InsideTheCapital: The primary concern in India’s decision-making is the fact that China already has operational fifth-generation jets, the J-20 and J-35, and has promised to supply them to Pakistan
#InsideTheCapital: The former V-P will spend time grasping the impermanence of fame and dangers of ambition
#InsideTheCapital: Beyond the procedural nitty-gritty involved in the case, there is a far more important issue
#INSIDETHECAPITAL: In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has initiated efforts to build an information warfare infrastructure
#INSIDETHECAPITAL: Across these many stories of pain and anguish - RG Kar and Kasba to Balasore - the only constant is elusive justice
#INSIDETHECAPITAL: The rise in the population of street dogs has led to a visible increase in dog-bite incidents and rabies deaths