Saubhadra Chatterji is Deputy Political Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on both politics and policies.
Articles by Saubhadra Chatterji
Govt examining issue of objectional content on OTT platforms: Minister
The minister’s remark comes a few days after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology met to discuss subjects for deliberation for 2024-25
Published on Oct 13, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Fin panel to soon call Sebi chief, says official
The finance committee will call SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch to discuss her role amid allegations from Hindenburg Research, but corruption inquiries are unlikely.
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
EVMs to infighting: Congress starts assessing setback in Haryana elections
Soon after the meeting, Kharge’s office issued an unusual communique asking the media to “stick” to the formal briefing and “desist from any conjecture that deviates from the official brief”.
Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Cong faces allies’ heat after elections setback
After Congress's shock loss in Haryana, INDIA allies demand introspection and better coordination, warning against marginalizing partners ahead of key elections.
Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Congress continues to trail in direct fights
Tuesday may well be remembered as the day the party lost much of the momentum it gained after its performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 04:37 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Congress’s fatal flaw: Putting all eggs in Hooda basket
Congress leaders involved in the poll management argue that the infighting and over-confidence affected the campaign around the party’s seven guarantees
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Overconfidence, shoddy campaign: Insiders flag reasons for Cong’s Haryana loss
A Congress leader blamed overreliance on the dominant Jat community, which accounts for nearly 25% of Haryana’s population, among the reasons for the loss
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 09:08 PM IST
Cong's Haryana defeat reinforces inability to defeat BJP in direct contests
Despite the party being in power in Himachal Pradesh, Congress strategists point out how it has lost vital ground in north India
Published on Oct 08, 2024 01:33 PM IST
Maharashtra elections: Cong seeks seat distribution on basis of LS poll results
Two senior Congress leaders said the “seat equation” between the three allies has changed after the Lok Sabha elections, where the party secured 13 of the 17 seats it contested.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Nishikant Dubey writes to LS Speaker to restrain PAC chief Venugopal
Nishikant Dubey has argued that the Comptroller & Auditor General of India has not published any report on the conduct of the Sebi chief.
Updated on Oct 06, 2024 04:48 AM IST
Parliament panel to review Press Council law
The standing committee on communications and information technology will look at ways to widen the purview of the Press Council of India Act to bring social media under its purview.
Updated on Oct 04, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
HT interview: Congress fully capable of winning Haryana on its own, says Bajwa
Partap Singh Bajwa, spoke about the party’s prospects, the wrestling factor, factionalism and the Congress’s inability to stitch an alliance with the AAP.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 01:47 AM IST
TMC wants Mahua Moitra out of Nishikant Dubey-led IT panel
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has already shifted from the IT panel to labour committee and TMC’s Saket Gokhale has joined the IT committee.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Why simultaneous elections may be a good idea for India
The plan makes imminent sense from the perspective of cost and governance, but its implementation will require addressing legal and political challenges.
Updated on Sep 28, 2024 04:56 AM IST
Roles for ex-ministers, NDA allies, Opposition in House panels
Senior lawmakers were appointed as chairs of parliamentary committees, boosting opposition presence, with key roles for BJP and allies amid significant shifts.
Updated on Sep 27, 2024 05:26 AM IST
TMC’s Kirti Azad, Dola Sen set to be nominated as chairpersons of House panels
The party’s floor leaders—Sudip Bandopadhyay (Lok Sabha) and Derek O’Brien (Rajya) Sabha—headed two panels of the Parliament previously
Published on Sep 26, 2024 04:37 PM IST
BJP ‘spreading lies’ over US remarks: Rahul
The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said the BJP was desperate to silence him because they could not stand the truth.
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:32 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
3 Muslim bodies back Waqf amendments bill
Delhi-based NGO, Bharat First, also hailed the bill as a landmark move and alleged that despite controlling extensive land and financial resources.
Updated on Sep 21, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Muslim bodies present divergent views over Waqf bill amendments
Both organisations were deposing before a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to examine the controversial legislation.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 08:12 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
TMC could chair 2 department-related standing committees in Lok Sabha
The Trinamool Congress could get the chairmanship of two department-related standing committees in the 18th Lok Sabha, unlike the previous Lok Sabha when it did not have any.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 07:18 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Cong may head 4 dept-related standing committees in House
The Congress is set to lead four parliamentary committees, including external affairs and education, while the BJP may chair 14 of 24 panels.
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Sitaram Yechury: Lifelong Leftist who held sway in Delhi despite CPI(M) downturn
Yechury, who was in Rajya Sabha between 2005 and 2017, did his best to ensure Upper House’s Parliament did this, even if it meant going against the tide.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 07:55 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
Haryana elections: Choice of seats, poll record likely factors behind failed pact talks between Congress, AAP
The number and choice of seats, AAP’s past poll record in the state, and pushback from senior leaders were among the key issues that led to failure of a poll pact between the Congress and the AAP for the Haryana assembly polls, according to people from both parties.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 07:12 AM IST
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Accommodative Leftist, Delhi’s favourite comrade Sitaram Yechury passes away
Yechury rose through the ranks starting his political career as a student leader at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) around 50 years back and became the CPI(M) chief in 2015
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 04:08 PM IST
At PAC meet, TMC, BJP spar over allegations against Buch
But BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey is learnt to have raised a number of technical points to counter Ray and to oppose any move to summon Buch.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 07:34 AM IST
No delay in constitution of House panels, process underway: Rijiju
Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday denied any delay in reconstitution of the department-related parliamentary standing committees.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 06:32 AM IST
Opposition not likely to lead Home as Parliamentary panels set to be redrawn
The Opposition parties might get chairmanship of six of the 16 department-related standing committees of the Lok Sabha, though these are unlikely to include key ones such as home affairs or defence.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
ASI lends support to Waqf bill at JPC meet
The ASI supports a controversial Waqf bill amid disputes over historical monuments, raising concerns about waqf management and legal scrutiny.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Congress, AAP start alliance talks for Haryana polls
The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have started intense negotiations for a last-minute alliance in the upcoming October 5 Haryana elections.
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 01:15 AM IST
Oppn may seek to head six of 16 Lok Sabha committees
Of the 24 department-related standing panels in Parliament, eight are headed by members of the Rajya Sabha
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 01:16 AM IST