Excerpts: Long on questioning, short on proof in Mahua Moitra cash-for-query case
Ethics Committee described her conduct as “heinous and criminal”, but then asks the government to get the proof.
Interview: How can they say Mahua Moitra violated rules in the absence of a set rule? asks ex-LS secretary-general PDT Achary
Achary spoke to South First exclusively about the expulsion of Mahua Moitra and the ethics committee's recommendation to expel her.
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: Election turnout and outcome links don’t matter in Telangana
The anger with the BRS across the state, except in Hyderabad and urban areas, influenced results more than low or...
Trend Analysis: Takeaways for major parties in different states; a wake-up call for Rahul Gandhi
Telangana sentiment failed to help BRS. Is there is no link between winnability and regional aspirations that regional parties espouse?
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: Musings on Telangana counting day eve
The penultimate day of vote counting is the only time parties get to reflect on rights and wrongs before politics...
Exit polls overview: Here is the state-wise breakdown of predictions across 5 states
The BJP appears to hold the edge in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, while the Congress seems to be ahead in...
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: State cannot regulate citizens’ right to seek, receive and give information
A conflict with content broadcasters is no excuse for the Union government to restrict their creative expression and free speech.
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: Centre, States, the CBI — and the absent urge for probity
All it requires to make the CBI independent and fair is a simple legislation; what will always be lacking is...
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: The South’s GSDP rankings tell a developmental story
Despite getting short-changed in terms of allocation of a lower share of Central tax revenues, the South stands its own...
AUSTRAL AFFAIRS: Kerala’s idea of a N-reactor running on thorium can power national safe energy drive
If politics are set aside and laws respected, there’s merit in Kerala’s proposal for cheaper, safer N-energy based on a...
