Suparna Singh
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He Struck A Deal With Cancer - by Suparna Singh
I was in Delhi. He was in Switzerland. He had gone there to die. The date was decided. August 16.
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Blog: She Fought For Life With A Might That Left Us Breathless
In 2014, I took a chance on making friends with an unknown quantity. It meant turning my back on my usual reserve. Nothing much to it, as it turned out - her smile, you see, could colonise an entire island of reserve in a second.
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Nitish Kumar's Differences With BJP Grow With Article 370. And Yet...
As the government announced that the special status for Kashmir has been done away with, several parties in parliament which are not part of the ruling BJP's coalition commended the move. Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, for example; and Mayawati's.
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With Film Star In Tow, Can Yogi Adityanath Win Back Gorakhpur For BJP?
As Yogi Adityanath's home base, Gorakhpur was always VIP vicinity. This time around, it's even more eminent - as the birthplace of that once unimaginable political proposition, the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav combo. In this election, its political weight is off the charts.
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PM Modi's Saurashtra Challenge - And What Hardik Patel Has To Do With It
This is part of Saurashtra's new vexation as it decides who to choose on Tuesday, torn between its long-standing loyalty to the BJP and its recent shift to the Congress.
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Prakash Ambedkar + Asaduddin Owaisi: "Viru-Jai" Combo Makes Its Debut
Mr Owaisi and Mr Ambedkar have been dubbed the "Viru and Jai" of Maharashtra politics by the local media, in a reference to the two characters in the 1970s Bollywood classic "Sholay", who used their combined strength and cunning to overpower the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh. This may not be their moment of convocation "but we are already hungry for...
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In Coimbatore, PM's "Chowkidar" Promise Offers Change - But Hurts Many
On social media, the PM's supporters and detractors clash on his trips to Tamil Nadu with hashtags like #GoBackModi feuding with #WelcomeModi. Mr Natarajan's cadres, similarly, try to talk up among voters an alleged 'emotional disconnect' between Tamil Nadu and Delhi since 2014.
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Called Mayawati 5 Times, Says Chandrashekhar "Ravan" To NDTV
Mayawati has always been deeply suspicious of Chandrashekhar, half her age and like her, a Jatav. She has repeatedly accused him of being a BJP agent, funded by its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS, who should have joined her party instead of founding the Bhim Army if he were serious about Dalit unity and rights.
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"Children, Please!" Lalu Yadav Summons Son Tejashwi Amid Family Tension
Tejashwi Yadav, the 29-year-old who is leading the main opposition party in Bihar, was summoned to the hospital in Ranchi today where his father, Lalu Yadav, is being treated for heart and other conditions.
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Why We Chose Anil Ambani's Firm Despite Massive Debt: Dassault Sources
Dassault, one of the world's most established and experienced defence manufacturers, picked Anil Ambani's debt-ridden firm as a partner in India, "because it was registered with the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and had land in Nagpur which provided access to the runway," said top sources at the French firm, speaking to NDTV on the condition ...
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How Chandrashekhar Ravan Could Impact Mayawati And BJP For 2019
Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, who was imprisoned for a year on controversial charges of endangering national security, has been freed just in time to challenge the Dalit powerhouse status of Mayawati.
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Will Deliver Mayawati Deal "Within 10 Days", Says Kamal Nath To NDTV
What Madhya Pradesh is reaffirming, ahead of the general election, that if alliances will be a major theme of every political gambit that comes into play, the other will be caste.
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Karnataka Election Results 2018: With Karnataka Lost, Gandhis Met For Lunch, Delivered Plan B To Party
Right after the Congress was rejected by Karnataka today, the party's first family met at the Delhi home of Rahul Gandhi, who took over from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, as party president in December.
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Karnataka Spurns Talk Of Rahul Gandhi Hitting Stride As A Leader
Karnataka today joined the list of states who've signed up for a Congress cleanse, though the party isn't through with trying to retain the southern state. Its last-minute scramble was impelled by the BJP failing to win an outright majority with 104 seats (it needs eight more to form the government on its own). It is, however, Rahul Gandhi who may ...
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Ahead Of Karnataka Result, Deep Cut For Siddaramaiah - From His Own Party
Karnataka election: Hours before the results for his election were declared, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah got hints of a possible termination notice - from within his own party. "There are at least half a dozen chief ministerial candidates in our party," said G Parameshwara, a senior Congress leader from Karnataka, cheerfully confirming his own spot...
