Harvesting anxiety: On Assam, its Assembly election

March 22, 2026 admin

The BJP is seeking a third consecutive term in Assam in Assembly polls on April 9, 2026, while the Congress is fighting to make a comeback after 10 years in the wilderness. In 2021, the coalition of BJP, AGP and UPPL won 75 of 126 seats, with the BJP alone winning 60. Communal mobilisation and…

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A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

February 1, 2023 admin

If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face…

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