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LUCKNOW: The CPI National secretary Atul Kumar Anjan has condemned the Akhilesh Yadav government for deterioration in law and order situation in the state during past few months.

Gone are the days when elections were fought on issues or on anti-Congressism or anti-BJPism or communalism or any other ‘isms.’ Today, increasingly, the political parties are moving towards personality-based politics. The 2014 Lok Sabha polls might well turn out to be a Modi versus the rest contest.

New Delhi: In a way to reply to China’s aggressive postering at the border, India has decided to deploy 50,000 additional troops along the Line of Actual Control at an estimated cost of around Rs 65,000 crore.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is divided on the idea of ousting the ‘thoroughly discredited’ Oommen Chandy-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Government, and forming an alternative government.

There has occurred a perceptible shift in Chinese investment patterns in South Asia: China’s focus is now more on Bangladesh, following recent signs of a certain distancing between Myanmar and its dominating northern neighbour.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India today rejected the Maharashtra Government’s decision to forbid dancing in beer bars, calling the ban unconstitutional.

The recent election in Bhutan has shown democracy taking firm roots and the experiment of constitutional monarchy in the country has been a success. This was the second poll in the country. The people voted for an alternate choice and brought the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to power, which bagged 32 seats in the National Assembly. The ruling Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has been reduced to a minority with 15 seats.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet after investigating the 2004 “encounter” killing of teenager-student Ishrat Jahan and three others, who were falsely accused of plotting to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. It has charged eight policemen, including senior Indian Police Service officers DG Vanzara and PP Pandey, with cold-blooded, premeditated murder.

Considering that there are people in the BJP – LK Advani is among them – who do not belong to the Narendra Modi fan club, the Gujarat strongman’s propensity for indiscreet comments will be as much a matter of satisfaction for them as for his opponents outside the party.

Situations never remain static. In the case of Punjab, the two latest developments also indicate this. The first is reflected in the signs of the state’s changing political scenario. The second is the possible implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling about the right of convicted or jailed MPs and MLAs continuance as members of legislatures and contest elections.