Aviral Virk
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Why the Cost of the Rafale Deal is Modi Govt’s Worst Kept Secret
Rafale Deal Explainer: Francois Hollande has claimed that the Modi government picked Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as the local partner. Is there a secrecy clause in the Rafale deal? → Read More
If Women’s Reservation Is a No-Brainer, Why Isn’t It a Law Yet?
The Women’s Reservation Bill is one of the longest-pending legislations in parliament. The Women’s Reservation Bill seeks to reserve 33.33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. → Read More
BJP Dumps PDP: Why Now, Who Gains, and What Next
BJP end alliance with Mehbooba Mufti led PDP: Why did the alliance break now? What will the PDP do next? What about the political future of Jammu and Kashmir? What are options for the Congress and National Conference in Kashmir? → Read More
Symbolism, Timing of Pranab Mukherjee’s Speech Can’t Be Undermined
Why did the former president and Congressman Pranab Mukherjee attend an RSS event in Congress’ climacteric before 2019 elections? → Read More
Modi@4: Throwback to Some of His Iconic Speeches in 2017-18
From conspiracy theories to a tryst with history, PM Modi has covered it all. → Read More
K’taka’s House of Cards, a Political Thriller Worth Binge-Watching
Karnataka Election Results 2018. All you need to know about the events that unfolded after Karnataka Election results. How did Yedyurappa take oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka. → Read More
84th Congress Plenary: Several Firsts & a Serious Mosquito Problem
Will the second generation of party leaders agree to set aside personal ambitions for the future of the party as a whole? Will Rahul Gandhi end up replacing the ‘old guard’ with just a younger, equally inaccessible version of it? → Read More
Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP Eyes Ninth Seat, Edge BSP Out
Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha 2018 polls: Will Mayawati be able to send her nominee to the Upper House? Will BJP’s disgruntled ally Omprakash Rajbhar of SBSP abstain and prevent BJP from winning it’s ninth seat? → Read More
UP Bypolls: Consolidating Nishad Vote Key to Winning Gorakhpur
Who are the Nishads and how they united to defeat the BJP in Gorakhpur. Stay tuned for Gorakhpur By election results 2018. → Read More
Meghalaya: Cong Leads, But What if NPP, BJP & Others Join Hands?
The congress party is leading in Meghalaya but it is unlikely to form the next government. → Read More
Revisiting Sabarmati Express Fire That Engulfed Gujarat in 2002
Explained: Coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express train caught fire in which 59 people were killed. It was a conspiracy, the court says but nobody knows who lit the match. It sparked the 2002 Gujarat riots. → Read More
#OneNationOnePoll: Mere Buzz or Solution to India’s Poll Frenzy?
How feasible is the idea of implementing simultaneous elections? → Read More
Watch: The Various Avatars of Rahul Gandhi 2.0
A mimic, an analyst, and a social media wit. Will Rahul version 2.0 win Gujarat? → Read More
Remembering Aurangzeb, the Mughal Badshah With a Bad Reputation
Remembering the life and times of the most controversial and powerful of the Mughal rulers, Aurangzeb on his birthday. → Read More
Watch: How Caste Equations Play a Role in Gujarat Polls
We caught up with Professor Gaurang Jani, a sociologist at Gujarat University, to discuss the upcoming elections. → Read More
‘BJP Failed to Give Jobs’: OBC Voters Pin Hopes on Alpesh Thakor
Alpesh Thakor joins the Congress, and has the ability to sway 20% OBC votes in Gujarat in his favour. → Read More
The Aarushi Murder Case: Conviction to Freedom, the Full Story
How the Aarushi-Hemraj case unfolded over 9 years, 3 investigations and 2 verdicts. → Read More
Farooqui Acquittal: No Such Thing as 50 Shades of Consent
No means no. And it was conveyed, verbally and non-verbally. Still, the Delhi High Court had its doubts. → Read More
Watch: Setting the Record Straight on Subramanian Swamy
Roxna Swamy on how she channelled her anger at a censored interview into a tell-all book on her husband. → Read More
Graphic Novel: Operation Polo That “Liberated” Hyderabad
Hyderabad Liberation Day: The “police action” was code named Operation Polo in September 1948, by the newly independent India against Hyderabad State. → Read More