BJP and RSS leaders have criticised the letter sent to Delhi churches asking for a prayer campaign and a day of fasting every week “for the spiritual renewal of the nation”. read more

The budget was already under strain even before BJP lost Karnataka. The fiscal target was breached in the 2018 financial year, while the goal for this year was widened to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product. read more

The speed with which the Congress party approached Janata Dal (Secular) obviated the stalemate that could have made the Governor’s invite to the Bharatiya Janata Party seem fair. read more

A surge in oil prices throws India’s macroeconomic equation out of balance. It causes the country’s trade and current account deficits to widen. read more

Why is it that the Deve Gowda-founded JD(S) has managed to become the fulcrum of Karnataka politics by wedging itself between Congress and BJP, the two national parties looking to dominate state politics? read more

My ego also has to be kept away in the national interest and the Congress’ interests, Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar said in an interview to HT. read more

All the good work being done by Aamir Khan’s Paani Foundation and other Good Samaritans is being washed away by Pune’s Paani Mafia. read more

An HT analysis shows that both the Congress and the BSP could improve their seat tally in a big way by entering into a pre-poll alliance in the forthcoming elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. read more

Chennabasappa’s distraught family says he was a huge fan of the former chief minister and could not bear to see him lose the chief minister’s chair. read more

Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi discusses the top court’s decision to advance the floor test in Karnataka and outlines his views on Opposition unity to take on the BJP in 2019 elections. read more

Suspected criminals in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh found creative methods to avoid being shot to death before surrendering to law enforcers in India’s most populous state, where a crackdown is underway against criminals. read more

BJP president Amit Shah was addressing the third conclave of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led political platform, North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA). read more

By being the dominant force in Indian politics since 2013, the BJP has managed to become the common enemy to parties in the opposition. The BJP’s futile quest to form its 21st state government (in Karnataka) has made 2019 interesting read more

The march was organised to mount pressure on the state government to have the Kathua rape and murder case investigated by the CBI. read more

It was the BJP’s strategists versus the Congress-JD(S) ones. In this round, clearly the Congress-JD(S) ones came off victors, although if not for the intervention of the Supreme Court read more