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Made in Bharat

Mocking new health minister Mansukh Mandaviya's English underlines the political elitism Modi's India has rejected.

Another party: But does it even matter?

Aditi Phadnis analyses whether the launch of yet another party by Sharmila, the daughter of undivided AP, the late YS Rajashekhar Reddy, will make a difference to the complex politics of Telangana

Committed to creating linkages between skilling, employment: Pradhan

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday assumed charge of the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry and said he is committed to creating linkages between skilling and employment. "We are committed to strengthen the skilling efforts of the ministry and equipping the youth with necessary skills to prepare them for Future of Work, and creating linkages between skilling and employment," he said. Rajeev Chandrasekhar also took charge as the Minister of State in the ministry.

Mandavia to be pivotal in govt plans to manage Covid, lift country's image

Mandaviya is also seen as industrious and resourceful in his home state

Politicians and their meeting dress

Sunanda K Datta-Ray says Xi Jing's choice of Mao suit at the foundation day ceremony of the Chinese Communist party signals the revival of Mao's orthodoxy and the party's supremacy

Repeal UAPA

The statute has no place in a democracy

Will toe party line on ties with BJP, says AIADMK's Shanmugam

AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday said he was bound by the party leadership's decision on continuing the alliance with Assembly poll partner BJP.

The Muslim question

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unwittingly highlighted the covert chauvinism in so-called polite society, and that includes the Indian corporate sector

Best of BS Opinion: Oil on the boil, the Muslim question, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Massive overhaul

Cabinet reshuffle signals govt's willingness to improve performance

Cabinet reshuffle likely on Wednesday; to focus on bringing in young faces

Ministerial probables Sonowal, Scindia, Rane, Paras arrive in Delhi

Modi govt creates separate ministry for strengthening cooperative movement

The Narendra Modi government has decided to create a new Ministry of Cooperation with an aim to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country, official sources said on Tuesday

Modi cabinet reshuffle expected soon, BJP MPs asked to reach Delhi

Sources said that cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place in a couple of days

Point of vulnerability

Rafale controversy reflects a systemic weakness in defence deals

12 BJP MLAs in Maharashtra disqualified for one year for abusing speaker

They were suspended for "misbehaving" with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber

BJP-Shiv Sena's relationship like Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao: Sanjay Raut

Raut's reaction came after former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that BJP and Shiv Sena are 'not enemies'

BJP will win over 60 seats in 2022 Uttarakhand polls: State party president

Uttarakhand BJP President Madan Kaushik has said the party will win more than 60 seats in the state assembly elections in 2022 under the leadership of young Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

CPI(M) demands JPC probe into role of govt, PM Modi in Rafale deal

The CPI(M) on Sunday demanded the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate the role of the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal

BJP should transfer UP CM Yogi Adityanath to Uttarakhand: Akhilesh

Taking a dig at the BJP over the leadership change in Uttarakhand, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday urged the saffron party to transfer Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to the hill state

Pushkar Singh Dhami: Uttarakhand gets new CM, but old challenges remain

While Uttarakhand struggles to manage the Covid-19 outbreak with a decrepit health infrastructure, BJP's choice of chief minister is a novice in government work