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BHOPAL: Most of the newspaper reports after the noisy propaganda during election campaign came to an end indicate that there is neck to neck fight between BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh. BJP seems to have improved its position after whirlwind tour of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister has been addressing three public meetings every day for last almost one week. For Congress, massive road shows of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have emboldened them to say that they are capturing 150 seats in the house of 230.. The polls in Madhya Pradesh are taking place on November 17.

Madhya Pradesh is a state ruled longest by the BJP after Gujarat. The BJP has ruled the state from 2002 till now with a one and a half year interruption of a Congress government (which was toppled through defections). During the assembly election campaign, union home minister, Amit Shah, has claimed that the BJP has turned Madhya Pradesh from a bimaru (sick) state to a bemisaal (incomparable) state in the last 18 years.

The Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, Mr. Mohan Bhagwat expressed in clear terms their ideological bitterness towards Marxism, the other day during his vijayadashmi address. There was nothing new in his statement because that hatred of the Hindutva forces towards the Marxists was clearly spelt by Golwalkar in his early writings itself. In every sphere of activity, the Parivar was adamant in being revengeful towards leftward thinking. The political forces committed to the Left ideology were regarded as the number one enemy by the right reactionary forces led by the RSS

It takes a lot to upset the equanimity of Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha. Especially when he’s still the fresh hubby with a pretty life partner. Yet, Chadha is lacking the spring in his steps. The much touted unity in the INDI-Alliance is what bothers the AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP, the wavering ties between the Congress and AAP as also the GOP’s running battles with the Samajwadi Party.

Recent s reports say that Phase 1 of the Coastal Road Project is 80% complete and will be operational by May 2024, missing a deadline of November 2023. The coastal road project, which starts from Priyadarshini Park and goes up to Baroda Palace as part of Phase 1, is an 8-lane road link along the Mumbai coastline that connects Marine Drive in South Mumbai to Kandivali in North Mumbai. This fancy road project, when fully operational, is believed to relieve traffic congestion. It is also expected to help reduce noise and air pollution between Marine Drive and Worli by taking the pollution into the sea. Incidentally, these two South Mumbai neighbourhoods are where the rich and mighty dwell, ironically, next to vast expanses of slums of teeming millions.

Recent developments in Karnataka BJP send out the message that Amit Shah, despite his so-called ‘Chanakya’ fame, has lost grip on party affairs and also is running short of ideas. Only a week back, the BJP leadership appointed B Y Vijayendra, a first-time MLA, the younger son of the former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa, as the president of the state unit. This is being perceived as a circuitous move to hand over the command of the party once again to the old Lingayat leader, B S Yediyurappa, who was sidelined by Modi and Shahin May this year, right in the middle of the state election, in their bid to move the party away from the shadow of the Lingayat strongman.

Election campaign for the second phase of state elections ended on November 15, and now focus of the election campaign has shifted to Rajasthan where third phase of election is scheduled to be held on November 25. At the fag end of second phase of election in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi were heard attacking each other indirectly for corruption, and now PM Modi stooped too low using his loose tongue and calling Rahul Gandhi “moorkhon ke sardar” (the leader of the stupids).

Penned and set to tune in a tumultuous times by a man to whom patriotism was an article of faith "Karar Oi Louha Kapat" is a song which tugs at the heart strings of many in West Bengal and Bangladesh. After all, Kazi Nazrul Islam's compositions stirs the patriotism in many hearts whenever it is heard.

When you’re one of the seven co-founders of a global tech-giant such as Infosys, and a billionaire businessman, you can make wild statements about your work ethic. N R Narayana Murthy certainly did when he recently advocated for a 70-hour work week. It created a huge controversy in our country. Or look at the tussle between the Parliament Ethics Committee and TMC member of the Parliament Mahua Moitra. It is always tricky to talk without filters. A single statement can cause significant damage even to a solid brand built over time, be it personal or corporate.

New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday retained forward Uttam Singh as captain of the 18-member team for the Junior World Cup to be played from 5th to 16th December in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.