Arvind Kejriwal apologises for quitting from the Chief Minister's post the first time; promises he won't do it again in the run up the Delhi elections. Opinions float around that seem to say he is his own enemy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a picture of high emotions when he bowed down before the Parliament's steps right after his electoral victory. His commitment, however, was called into question after the number of foreign trips he undertook.
A call for doing away with the death penalty after Mumbai blasts-accused Yakub Memon was hanged.
The Union government caves in and lets the land acquisition ordinance lapse, hoping to come across as an administration that is responsive to public criticism and acknowledging key stakeholders’ concerns.
Rahul Gandhi, who was earlier touted to replace his mother as Congress President, takes a leave of absence and creates an atmosphere of mystery besides several questions on his leadership abilities.
In a debate hosted by Pakistani channel Duniya TV, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says peace talks could be resurrected only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi was removed from his post. Needless to say, he courts controversy yet again.
TV channels air an audio tape allegedly containing a phone conversation between Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and a nominated MLA of the Telangana Assembly. TDP leaders file a case against the Telangana government and urge the Centre to step into the matter.
The FTII strike in Pune reaches close to the two-and-a-half month mark and doesn't seem to end anytime soon. It raises questions about the way the system works with regard to appointment of heads of institutions — are they done on basis of merit or of political alleigances?
JDU leader Nitish Kumar took personal responsibility for the party's loss in the 2014 General Elections but draws even more ire when he announces an alliance with his arch rival Lalu Prasad Yadav of the RJD to counter the BJP's force for upcoming state elections.
The Chennai floods devastate the southern capital city after a heavy spell of rain that start on Dec 2, 2015. The Tamil Nadu government headed by the ADMK is slow in its disaster response and is instead caught in the act of making sure the Chief Minister's portrait is stuck on every relief material before it reaches the victims.
The former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to make a political comeback suffers a huge blow as parliamentary election results show a surge in support for rival Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP).
The Chennai corporation comes under severe criticism for letting urban development take place unregulated in areas that act as natural reservoirs or marshlands for free flow of water. The real estate lobby comes under a cloud for enabling this unhindered construction and is seen as having an unholy nexus with corportaion officials.
Get rid of reservation quota or make all its slave, says a 22-year-old Hardik Patel who mobilises a crowd of over half-a-million from his community in the capital city of Ahmedabad. The Central government is seen as trying to defuse the situation but not with much success.
The newly carved out States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh present a contrasting picture a year after the momentous split. The crux of the division being Hyderabad and the maximum revenue generator going to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh is left to fend for itself.
BJP President Amit Shah says the government's promise of 'achhe din' will take at least 25 years to take effect. He later says his comments were twisted to appear controversial. But by the looks of it, it appears the government has conveniently forgotten to take into account the aspirations of UP, West Bengal and Bihar — all headed by non-BJP goverments — on its development agenda.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launches a scathing attack on the media for its “biases and prejudices” and called for public trial of some media groups for making factually incorrect claims.
After eight months in limbo, AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa’s political life is resurrected in a matter of a few minutes after the Karnataka High Court acquits her and three others in the disproportionate assets case, setting aside a trial court order of September 2014 sentencing them to four years in prison.
A three-day coordination meeting between the RSS and BJP in Delhi is seen as a 'performance appraisal' by the former to the latter (which forms the majority of the central government), especially with the RSS ending the meet with a ringing endorsement of the government.
After completing almost one year in office, Narendra Modi's government comes under criticism for not delivering its promise of 'achche din' (good days). A vast majority of the population remain impoverished, the business community is underwhelmed, there is paralysis in education and the centre is perceived as merely sloganeering rather than acting on its words.