The Circus Returns to Politics

Politics, I tell you, never fails to surprise. Especially now. One moment you’re sipping chai while watching NATO leaders nod politely in Brussels, and the next thing you know, Donald Trump is back in the White House, tweeting threats, slapping tariffs, and declaring wars (mostly trade ones, for now) like he never left. The man…

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CM Naidu calls for plastic-free Andhra, links excessive use to cancer risk

Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday called for the elimination of plastic to protect the environment, claiming that “excessive use of plastic can lead to cancer”. Addressing a meeting in Tirupati as part of the ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’ initiative, Naidu said that plastic has become “the biggest demon” threatening the environment….

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BRS and Kalvakuntla’s Face Fresh Trouble

As Telangana braces for the upcoming local body elections, the principal opposition party—Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)—and its first family, the Kalvakuntlas, find themselves entangled in yet another political and financial controversy. This time, it’s not over irrigation contracts, land deals, or excise scams, but over cricket—specifically, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a body now under…

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Who Betrayed the Constitution?

The Congress party’s newfound obsession with “saving the Constitution” might have been mildly amusing if it weren’t so tragically hypocritical. The very party that trampled on India’s constitutional spirit time and again—from suppressing free speech during the Emergency to distorting the Constitution’s Preamble with ideologically loaded insertions—now claims to be its saviour. One might ask:…

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Political Gossip Isn’t Analysis

Speculation is the lifeblood of political commentary. But what we’re witnessing today from a growing breed of so-called political analysts is not just lazy conjecture — it borders on absurdity. The current buzz over who will succeed JP Nadda as the BJP’s national president is a perfect example. Far from reasoned analysis, much of what’s…

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