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The nationalistic underpinnings of Olympic quests

Over the past decade, sport has also become a part of India’s efforts to achieve national glory, great power status and a bid to host the Olympics in future

Paris 2024 Olympics - Hockey - Men's Semi-final - Germany vs India - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, Colombes, France - August 06, 2024. An Indian fan cheers for her team. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis (REUTERS)
Published on Aug 09, 2024 09:07 PM IST

Friction in Parliament reflects political reality

Going ahead, we are likely to see considerable friction between the ruling party and the Opposition. While it’s a given that the treasury and Opposition benches must cooperate in Parliament, the onus is much more on the ruling party to run the House smoothly

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with other MPs of INDIA bloc stages a protest against the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the central government, during ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 1, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)(PTI07_01_2024_000077B) (PTI)
Published on Jul 09, 2024 09:14 PM IST

Mandir turns the spotlight on Constitutional secularism

Post the 75th Republic Day, what does the consecration of the Ram temple say about India’s constitutional secularism?

A grand Ram Temple was inaugurated in Ayodhya on January 22. (HT photo)
Published on Jan 29, 2024 10:14 PM IST

Making Parliament a more inclusive space

Women’s quota Bill was the highlight of the special Parliament session. But it also revealed that the Opposition has a limited role in setting the House agenda

Members of Parliament voting on clauses of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on September 20, 2023. (ANI/Sansad TV)
Published on Sep 27, 2023 11:47 AM IST

What campaign slogans, speeches and songs reveal about Bengal’s polls

Social media has become integral to campaigning and mimics some characteristics of physical campaigning, including spreading misinformation. It takes the good, bad, ugly and silly to make a campaign. The battle for Bengal is no different.

A polling officer marks a voter's finger at a polling station of Midnapur town during the first phase of the assembly election, West Midnapore (ANI)
Published on Apr 04, 2021 08:17 PM IST
ByRonojoy Sen

The politics of naming and renaming public spaces in India

Modi is the first Indian prime minister in office to get a stadium, or any other public place for that matter, named after themselves. If one looks for examples outside India, he is not in great company either

Some saw it a justifiable tribute to the man who is a Gujarati icon, has contributed immensely to Ahmedabad’s infrastructure and also headed the state’s cricket administration (AFP)
Updated on Mar 01, 2021 06:22 AM IST
ByRonojoy Sen

In Bengal, the political battle over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

The effort to own Netaji has intensified in this election cycle, with his 125th birth anniversary celebrations also acting as a catalyst

Netaji’s secular spirit found true expression in INA and the Azad Hind government (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 01, 2021 06:42 AM IST
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