Badar Bashir, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Congress in a spot over its Rajasthan cadre

‘Gandhis want to replace Gehlot with Pilot, but disturbing the status quo will bring a wave of disquiet’. NEW DELHI: Doomed if they do, doomed...

BJP-Shinde trying to isolate Uddhav Thackeray

The BJP-Shinde side has roped in many relatives of Uddhav Thackeray. NEW DELHI: By bringing in all the apolitical and estranged relatives of Uddhav Thackeray...

‘BMC elections could happen after monsoon’

All big parties have started their preparations for the BMC polls; however, the Congress seems to be sleeping. NEW DELHI: Opposition parties in Maharashtra say...

Nana Patole finds himself amid controversy

Satyajeet Tambe has alleged that he was given wrong AB forms by the Congress in Maharashtra. NEW DELHI: After Satyajeet Tambe alleged that he was...

Will Tipra Motha emerge as a dark horse in Tripura?

NEW DELHI: Tipra (Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance) Motha Party (TMP) led by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma could emerge as a dark horse in...

‘Govt schemes may help Congress win in Chhattisgarh’

‘With the govt’s focus on agriculture, people associated with the sector are likely to vote for Bhupesh Baghel’. NEW DELHI: The Congress in Chhattisgarh has...

DKS wants maximum number of tickets for his candidates

‘Shivakumar could be preparing a list of candidates in constituencies where he has a strong support base’. NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Assembly polls, the...

Congress OBC leaders decry ‘discrimination’ in Telangana

NEW DELHI: Rocked by defections and factionalism in Telangana cadre since the last Assembly elections in 2018, Congress leaders in the state claim that...

Speculation over Gehlot’s ties with the Gandhis

Sources suggest that the party high command may be contemplating ways to dislodge CM Ashok Gehlot. NEW DELHI: The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra has concluded....

Confusion in MVA over alliance for BMC polls

NEW DELHI: After the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena announced alliance with Prakash Ambedkar’s party Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), the new alliance partner was in...

Congress in J&K struggling to unite

Congress’ signature ‘two camps cadre’ has choked the normal functioning of the party in the union territory. NEW DELHI: The final leg of the Bharat...

Rahul’s yatra a major political event in Kashmir

‘Kashmir has seen many political rallies, but this time it was different’. SRINAGAR: After the abrogation of Article 370, the Bharat Jodo Yatra had been...

KCR’s address a message to party leaders

NEW DELHI: After Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) chief and Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao held a public address last week in Khamam district...

Speculation over Rajasthan Congress leadership change

‘High command wants to replace the leadership and bring Sachin Pilot as CM’. NEW DELHI: After Ashok Gehlot and his arch-rival Sachin Pilot made shady...

No truth in Rahul’s claim of 90% DAP cadre being in touch with him: Rajinder S. Chib

NEW DELHI: One of the prominent faces of Kashmir politics, Rajinder Singh Chib, ex-Health Minister, now general secretary and treasurer of Democratic Azad Party (DAP),...

Third front parties to focus on respective states to win maximum seats

NEW DELHI: Though the 2024 general elections are around 18 months away, the major regional parties with national ambitions came together last week to...

Gehlot-Pilot fight intensifies in Rajasthan

‘If Gehlot is told to leave the CM’s position, it may break the party in two in the state’. NEW DELHI: The leadership tussle between...

Rahul’s yatra enters Kashmir on its last leg

‘All the big leaders from other states may also join the show in the end, but that is not confirm yet’. NEW DELHI: The Bharat...

‘Govt’s ODOP policy has given products an extra marketing pitch’

Pallavi Singh Keshri, 47, had come to Delhi in 2002 from Bihar. After a decade, she finally started her own venture and gradually began...

Congress could take lead in opposition unity

‘Bharat Jodo Yatra has given the party a boost and the moral high ground to lead the opposition ranks from the front’. NEW DELHI: There...

Congress disciplinary committee yet to probe Gehlot loyalists’ ‘rebellion’

NEW DELHI: The disciplinary committee that was set up immediately after the Ashok Gehlot loyalists’ “rebellion” against the high command three months back—that had...

‘Azad is actively building his party’s organisational structure’

NEW DELHI: After Congress heavyweight Ghulam Nabi Azad left the party and formed his own state party, Democratic Azad Party, in Jammu and Kashmir,...

2023 to be India’s space year with launch of Chandrayaan-3, Gaganyaan

The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to make an Aero-scientific leap in the space sector this year. NEW DELHI: In his 2018 Independence Day...

8 years of lightning growth in space sector

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Programme and its ecosystem have been in a state of unprecedented vibrancy with various achievements since the Modi government...

Will Tharoor emerge as a power centre in Kerala?

NEW DELHI: Congress Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament from Kerala, Shashi Tharoor, is increasingly attending multiple programmes and events in the state. A section of...

Jharkhand Congress steadies its ship

Bickering had started a week after state office-bearers announced a plan to rebuild the party’s organisational strength. NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Congress has recently been...

Congress high command angry with Gujarat brass

Party sets up three-member fact-finding committee to identify the causes for Assembly election loss and suggest corrective measures. NEW DELHI: After the Congress in Gujarat...

India’s space tech to boost foreign exchange earnings

New Delhi: India’s emphasis on exploring and establishing newer space technologies has made its space sector an emerging platform for major foreign exchange earnings....

Congress bid to resolve Pilot-Gehlot feud

Party’s new state in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa met Pilot at his residence, which appeared to be an unusual move. NEW DELHI:As Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra...

Graft chorus against J&K Congress chief grows

NEW DELHI: The chorus of corruption against the Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief is growing. Senior leaders in the party believe that the leadership...

Rahul’s yatra fails to have an impact on ground

However, the yatra may have helped Rahul leave behind his ‘pappu’ image for now. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s image hasn’t improved despite his...

We are taking all steps to prevent any Covid crisis in the country: Mandaviya

New Delhi: Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Health and Family Welfare said at the Manch on Covid, “This is a virus which spreads through air...

Nobody died of hunger in India during Covid: Narendra Tomar

NEW DELHI: Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said at India News Manch, “In Covid times it was a worrying situation...

Varun Gandhi could contest from RLD or SP in Lok Sabha elections

‘Contesting on SP or RLD ticket will give his vote share a big boost’. NEW DELHI: Varun Sanjay Gandhi, a three-term Member of Parliament for...

Maharashtra likely to witness a larger Mahagathbandhan against BJP

Erstwhile MVA may rope in the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, founded by Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of B.R. Ambedkar. The erstwhile Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), that had...

Congress reviewing its performance in Gujarat

Party insiders say that the state leadership was unable to bring the accountability factor into play. NEW DELHI: After a shocking defeat in the recently...

Tharoor magic quells opposition within Kerala Congress

NEW DELHI: Over the past few weeks, Congress leader and Member Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor had been embroiled in controversies within the Kerala...

Gehlot, Pilot tussle resolution is with Gandhis

‘Choices and likings of Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are different’. NEW DELHI: Months after the Ashok Gehlot-led crisis in Rajasthan Congress, the leadership...

Piccadily Group unveils Camikara, India’s first cane juice rum

NEW DELHI: On Friday evening this week, Venod Sharma, chairman Piccadily Group revealed Camikara, a one-of-a-kind rum from the house of Piccadily Distilleries, in...

Tharoor looks to become Congress’ CM face in Kerala

NEW DELHI: After Congress’ own presidential election, in which Shashi Tharoor was a losing contestant, politics in Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is gaining...

Is Congress chief in J&K working against the party?

NEW DELHI: Months after Vikar Rasool Wani was nominated by the Congress high command as the PCC chief in Jammu & Kashmir, the party...

J&K stakeholders for Snow Festivals to attract tourists for winter

SRINAGAR: The J&K Tourism Department held a two-day Houseboat Festival last week on the banks of Dal Lake and adjacent Nigeen Lake, to promote...

Is Sonia Gandhi angry with Gehlot, Maken?

‘Her behaviour towards Ashok Gehlot and Ajay Maken in the recent steering panel meet was marked by a lack of interest’. NEW DELHI: In the...

Will Gajendra Shekhawat be BJP’s Rajasthan CM face?

There is speculation that he may give up his Lok Sabha seat to contest the 2023 Assembly elections. NEW DELHI: Kuldeep Bishnoi, a Congress MLA...

Gehlot-Pilot tussle keeps Rajasthan Congress on edge

NEW DELHI: The feud between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan Congress has been resonating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Pilot camp...

Will KCR give tickets to all sitting MLAs in Assembly polls?

After winning against the BJP in the Munugode bypolls, Bharat Rashtra Samiti (name yet to be formalised) is finding itself in a tight corner....

Telangana HC allows fifth leg of Bandi Sanjay’s yatra

BJP leaders have termed the TRS moves as high-handed. NEW DELHI: Telangana Rashtra Samiti, led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who is also the Chief Minister...

‘Centre may hold polls in J&K after 2024 Lok Sabha elections’

NEW DELHI: As the Election Commission of India is yet to announce any date for the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu...

AAP’s manpower divided between Gujarat, MCD polls

Party insiders claim that the division in its strategic manpower will dent AAP’s prospects in both states. NEW DEHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in...

Will Shivpal Yadav get an official position in SP?

Akhilesh will give tickets to family members in 2024 LS polls, including to Shivpal’s son, Aditya Singh Yadav, sources said. New Delhi: The meeting between...

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India set to counter U.S. extradition request

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