POLITICS
Sabarimala verdict: After Ayodhya, what is at stake in this case?
The difference in the readings of the top court in 2018 and 2019 could hold clues to how the Sabarimala verdict will play out tomorrow
INDIA
In Depth | Ayodhya Verdict: 'Mandir wahi banega'? Judgment may mark end to century-old saga
This article is an in-depth analysis of what made the Ayodhya title suit a watershed moment in the history of India's socio-political evolution
INDIA
Delhi Air Pollution: Stubble being burnt in Punjab since 1980's, why has air quality deteriorated only in the last decade?
Despite an intervention and warning from the Supreme Court of India, stubble is still being burnt extensively across Punjab as well as Haryana
INDIA
Explained | No law, no order: Tensions simmer as Delhi Police protests against clashes with lawyers
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has been tasked with diffusing the situation and will meet Commissioner Patnaik later in the day
POLITICS
Haryana Assembly Election | How BJP's social engineering has perforated Jat dominance in the state
While the Congress and the INLD have been traditionally battling for Jat votes, in 2014, the BJP initiated a new social engineering of consolidating the non-Jat votes
POLITICS
Assembly Elections 2019: Why is the Congress evasive about NYAY scheme this poll season?
NYAY was launched by the Grand Old Party on March 25, weeks before the polling for Lok Sabha elections began, in an attempt to counter the hyper nationalistic agenda being promulgated by the BJP
POLITICS
Haryana Assembly Election: How the split in INLD will bolster BJP in the Jat-dominated state
The BJP, which has played the role of a junior partner to the INLD for many years, now enjoys a strong footing of its own in Haryana, courtesy the Modi wave
POLITICS
Haryana Assembly Election: Has the importance of godmen worn off after Dera Sacha Sauda fiasco?
In the 2014 assembly polls, Dera Sacha Sauda was considered to have played a pivotal role in helping the BJP wrest power from the Congress, which had been in power in Haryana for a decade
POLITICS
Team Rahul 'missing in action' ahead of Assembly elections. What does it mean for Congress?
In the upcoming Assembly polls, the picture looks bleak for the Congress with its cadres demoralised and its leadership in disarray.
INDIA
In-Depth | The language debate – Is 'imposition' of Hindi a threat to regional languages, or will they survive the sands of time?
The debate on if Tamil is the oldest language, or if Tamil is older than Sanskrit is exactly on the lines of – which came first, the chicke or the egg?
POLITICS
Maharashtra Assembly Election: Will BJP-Shiv Sena's bittersweet relationship yield results?
Will the alliance stay afloat? Even though the prospects of the ‘yuti’ seem brighter in the absence of a solid Opposition, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance does face minor threats
WORLD
In-Depth | How 16-year-old Greta Thunberg became the face of climate activism
The 16-year-old has delivered a speech twice at the UN Climate Action Summit, and has been nominated for a Nobel Prize
BUSINESS
Explained | Here's why onion prices are on the rise across India
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reassured that onion prices will come down in the next few days
POLITICS
In-Depth | How factionalism in Congress has historically doomed the party
Disenchantment with the Congress in the 90’s led to many factions breaking away and forming their own parties
POLITICS
Assembly Elections 2019 | Six reasons why upcoming polls in Maharashtra and Haryana are important
The Assembly elections come in the backdrop of the country’s largest Opposition party being decimated in the Lok Sabha polls
POLITICS
Lok Sabha polls Phase 5 | Amid contest between bigwigs, will caste matrix ensure victory in UP's Awadh?
Odds might favour the saffron party if they are successful in mobilizing the non-Yadav, non-Jatav voters along with upper castes (Brahmin-Bania-Thakurs)
POLITICS
Lok Sabha polls Phase 4 | Why does India's Maximum City record minimum voter turnout?
In 2014, Mumbai registered a turnout of 51.6 percent, which was an improvement from a low of 41.4 percent in the 2009 general election
POLITICS
Lok Sabha polls | 'Yadav Factor' key in 10 Uttar Pradesh constituencies that vote today
The election in these seats will seal the fate of four members of the Yadav family – Mulayam Singh, Shivpal, Akshay and Dharmendra.
POLITICS
As all 20 Lok Sabha seats vote on April 23, will Sabarimala open the doors for BJP in Kerala?
The BJP's bet is Pathanamthitta, the constituency where the Sabarimala temple is located, and the seat which got the BJP 16 percent vote share in the last election
POLITICS
Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2 | From caste to potatoes, these factors are likely to impact voting in eight seats of UP
While falling sugarcane prices posed a threat to the ruling BJP in the sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh which went to polls in the first phase, low prices of potatoes is a major concern for the saffron party in the second phase
POLITICS
Know Your Leader | Kanhaiya Kumar: Village boy, brilliant student, charged with sedition and now contesting Lok Sabha polls
Kanhaiya Kumar, contesting from Begusarai, is facing stiff competition from seasoned politician and Union minister Giriraj Singh. Begusarai goes to polls in phase 4 on April 29
POLITICS
Explained | Election Commission: The underrated, and overworked, poll panel
It takes the synchronization and untiring efforts of three institutions to beat these challenges and go about the process of polling seamlessly
POLITICS
Lok Sabha polls | As 8 constituencies vote in Phase 1, what is at stake in Western UP?
In the 2014 elections, BJP had won from Western UP with a huge margin, mainly because of sharp polarization of the voterbase in the aftermath of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
POLITICS
Know Your Leader | Chandrashekhar Azad: A revolutionary standing up for Dalit rights and taking on Modi in Varanasi
The emergence of Azad’s Bhim Army has piqued the other significant party which stands for Ambedkarite principles – Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party
