POLITICS
Karnataka bypolls: How will SC verdict allowing rebel MLAs to contest elections impact state politics
In July this year, former Speaker Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 17 rebel MLAs from the Assembly and barred them from contesting polls
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.
POLITICS
Assembly Elections 2019: How Maharashtra and Haryana fared under the outgoing governments
Due to the lack of a strong contest by a fractured Opposition, political experts have given the edge to the saffron party(s).
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
TRENDS
Photostory | Breaking the silence around Tiananmen Square on 'May 35'
Even when social media was relatively new in China, netizens and tight censorship were embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse. So when usage of 'June 4' was banned, people circumvented the law and referred to the Tiananmen Square massacre as 'May 35'.
POLITICS
Exit polls: Take a look at the key states and how the numbers stack up in favour of BJP
The NDA is expected to win 336 seats, with BJP alone pocketing 276 seats. The UPA is lagging behind with just 82 seats in its kitty and the Congress managing only 46.
POLITICS
In Pics | Tracing Congress' 'soft Hindutva' push and Rahul Gandhi's temple run
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has, in the last couple of years, earned the ire of the BJP for frequenting temples ahead of elections
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
