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Of ignored alerts, ‘cover-up’—revisiting 1983 Nellie mayhem as Assam govt looks to table long-buried report

On 18 February, 1983, 3,000 people, mostly migrant Muslim men, women and children, were slaughtered within 6 hours. Despite 668 FIRs, no one was ever convicted.

‘Milestone’ pact after 3 years of resistance—the debate over PM-SHRI & what’s behind Kerala’s U-turn

Only Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are yet to sign into the scheme under which the Centre aims to upgrade 14,500 schools across India between 2022-23 and 2026-27.

How Mumbai’s redevelopment frenzy is forcing parties to rethink BMC poll strategy

Voters are on the move as redevelopment of old buildings picks pace in Mumbai, and political parties are scrambling to track their supporters ahead of civic polls.

India bloc considers land reform push in Bihar manifesto, reviving report Nitish shelved in 2008

Left parties pushing Congress & RJD to implement recommendations aimed at limiting land concentration, providing security to tenant farmers, redistributing land to marginalised rural workers.

Bihar polls looming, Congress’s 1st memorial for Sitaram Kesri, who was forced to make way for Sonia

Sitaram Kesri, a prominent OBC leader from Bihar's Danapur, was unceremoniously replaced as party chief with Sonia Gandhi in 1998. He died later on 24 October 2000.

Haryana BJP has a game plan for Bihar polls, and migrants will be key players

BJP intensifies outreach to Bihari migrants, amid row over electoral roll revision & polls due next month. It is focusing on 14 districts where their concentration is high.

PM Modi kicks off NDA campaign in Bihar, says people will prevent return of RJD & Congress’ ‘jungle raj’

PM Modi accuses RJD and Congress of caring only about their own families. Says under CM Nitish Kumar's leadership, NDA 'is set to break all its old records of victory' in Bihar.

Dalit fault lines are resurfacing for BJP. Case studies: IPS suicide to shoe thrown at CJI Gavai

These incidents and the way they were handled have once again put spotlight on what is being seen as BJP’s deficiency in addressing Dalit concerns & integrating them in Hindutva family.

Bihar polls & the complex caste dynamic: How parties are sticking to tried-and-tested strategies

As Bihar goes to polls next month, there is a sense of political déjà vu. Distribution of tickets reflects how the parties have not strayed from their traditional support base.

‘Tomar tapes’ to ‘Bhagwant Mann deepfakes’: Jagmandeep Samra, Canada man who stirred up Punjab politics

Chandigarh: Politics over purported AI-generated videos of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann heated up in Punjab Thursday, with the BJP questioning the association between Mann...

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.