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Anita Katyal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during a meeting, in New Delhi on June 11, 2021 (PTI)

Anita Katyal | UP rumblings: Yogi’s men bank on Modi to allay 2022 ticket fears

The BJP MLAs are hoping Yogi’s meetings with the Prime Minister and home minister Amit Shah will yield positive results

13 Jun 2021 7:29 AM

Mr Modi was earlier expected to reshuffle his ministerial team last year but the exercise was put off because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Representational image: ANI)

Anita Katyal | Bengal BJP split on Roy, Adhikari; why Uma mum on Ganga bodies?

The delay in the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet is testing the patience of many ministerial hopefuls

30 May 2021 7:54 AM

Stating that this communication had broken down after Patel’s death, Mr Tiwari requested that the Congress president fill this spot with the appointment of a senior party leader who has administrative experience and a good working relationship with party workers. (Image credit: Youtube)

Anita Katyal | Damage control keeps ministers busy; will Diggi replace Ahmed?

The plight of Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Uttar Pradesh today is similar to that of their counterparts in Punjab some months ago

16 May 2021 7:41 AM

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi (AFP)

Congress intra-party democracy is first casualty of poor show in state polls

The Congress was originally scheduled to elect its new president in May but it was deferred till June on the pretext of Assembly polls

05 May 2021 12:00 AM

Women leaders belonging to the TMC have also slammed the Prime Minister, saying this was not just an insult to an elected chief minister but to all women. (Photo: AFP)

Anita Katyal | Modi’s ‘Didi’ jibe offends women; what AAP shares with Owaisi

Roadside Romeos have apparently been mimicking the Prime Minister, using the same catcall, when they see women on the streets of Kolkata

18 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

Anita Katyal | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked ‘survey’ rattles TMC

While Pinarayi Vijayan is on a roll, the Congress-led UDF is fighting hard to wrest the state from its chief political rival

04 Apr 2021 4:08 AM

The battle between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress and its main challenger, the BJP, is intensifying with both sides pulling no punches in showing the other one down. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata’s game of drones

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has been proactive in denying access to journalists to Parliament

21 Mar 2021 4:35 AM

Anita Katyal | On Azad, Cong misfired twice; how’s Tomar for new MP CM?

It may appear far-fetched but there is a connection between the West Bengal election and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s future

07 Mar 2021 4:26 AM

Anita Katyal | BJP for Sourav as Bengal CM; Cong farmer cell has no chief

The BJP has apparently put together a copious dossier on Ganguly and his family’s business interests in its effort to persuade him

21 Feb 2021 4:51 AM

It has been informally conveyed to them that no one other than those authorised by the government should make any public statements or give interviews to the media regarding the farmers’ protests. (Photo: ANI | Twitter/file)

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his ministers

Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its ministers and MLAs

07 Feb 2021 7:27 AM

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge (Photo: PTI/file)

Anita Katyal | Kharge or Sharma: Who will succeed Azad in LS?

Despite the Congress party’s poor bench strength, the veteran leader managed to get under the government’s skin on several occasions

24 Jan 2021 7:47 AM

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has announced that it will not be inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Sikh centenary events in protest against the Centre’s 'anti-farmer' stand. (Photo:PTI).

Anita Katyal | Divide and win Sikh farmers; artist’s mighty snub to govt

It would seem that the BJP is playing a cat-and-mouse game with former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the BJP last March

10 Jan 2021 7:52 AM

Anita Katyal | Wait for RSS’ pungent takes on a Turkish drama series

The BJP is reasonably confident that it will succeed this time as Amit Shah has placed his loyalists in key positions in the desert state

27 Dec 2020 7:16 AM

Anita Katyal | Madhav image irks BJP top brass, he may be repatriated

Apparently, the BJP leadership is not happy with the larger-than-life image Mr Madhav has cultivated for himself

12 Dec 2020 10:50 PM

In this file photo dated May 6, 2016, Congress President Sonia Gandhi talks with party leader Ahmed Patel as Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Janardhan Dwivedi look on during the 'Save Democracy' rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Despite defeat, Rahul vac was on track; Patel’s unenviable role

Among the various responsibilities entrusted to the Patel was to keep his boss out of the line of fire

29 Nov 2020 10:01 AM

Anita Katyal | Why Shah held back in Bihar; hunt for unhappy Trinamul men

The BJP had decided that it would play down the communal card in Bihar as identity politics usually takes precedence here

16 Nov 2020 11:22 AM

File image of RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Will savarnas buy RJD pitch?

The RJD leader ensures he is flanked on either side by RJD's Bihar chief Jagdanand Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha at major rallies

01 Nov 2020 4:39 PM

Plurals Party President Pushpam Priya Choudhary flashes the victory sign after filing nomination from the Bankipur constituency, ahead of Bihar assembly polls, in Patna, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | In patriarchal Bihar, women finally come into their own

Women have clearly come into their own in Bihar’s patriarchal society as several politicians have opted to promote their daughters

18 Oct 2020 9:49 AM

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan along with party leaders after the meeting ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Anita Katyal | Tejashwi, Chirag play long game; Hathras wakes up sleepy Mayawati

Reports say Paswan and Yadav have been in touch with poll strategist Prashant Kishor who has told them that they should not be impatient

05 Oct 2020 8:44 PM

Anita Katyal | ‘Pro-changers’ for voter lists; Anar ambition worries BJP

An entrepreneur by profession, Anar Patel joined the BJP a couple of years ago

09 Sep 2020 7:04 PM

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