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Imran Khan’s party wins 6 national, 2 provincial assembly seats in Pakistan bypolls, report says

Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) contested seven of the eight National Assembly seats and has won six. The main opposition party also won two of three Punjab Assembly seats.

SubscriberWrites: India must make way for the young in politics

The parliamentary system of democracy with limited political space for younger aspirants cedes the leadership to undeserving dynasts, writes Nipul Seervi

CEO or showman? From Modi to Jayalalithaa, the roles political outsiders take up in India

In ‘The People of India,’ Srirupa Roy writes how since the 1980s, the CEO figure has been valorised as an effective political agent opposed to corruption and inefficiency in Indian politics.

Congress or BJP– Indian parties will have polls. But ‘eventually’ is a long time in India

Congress or BJP, dynasty and conspiracy cannot reign forever.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is planning to contest party president polls: Report

Elections for the post of Congress president is scheduled on October 17 and the results will be declared on October 19.

Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress, says Rahul destroyed ‘consultative mechanism’ in party

In a 5-page letter to Sonia Gandhi, Azad said her success as party chief hinged on her ability to listen to senior leaders, but her son encouraged ‘inexperienced sycophants’.

Sansad to sadak – Why grassroots movements are joining Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra

A change is taking place in Indian politics that most are missing.

Hidden agendas, corruption, tokenism—why social work and politics cannot survive together

In ‘The Slum Queen’, visual artist Rouble Nagi documents the journey of her ‘Misaal India’ campaign and how she painted slums in Mumbai.

One lone, brave voice stood up against anti-defection law in 1985. All his predictions came true

When it comes to anti-defection law, the cure is worse than the disease.

Zubair or Udaipur – Under Modi, India has entered era of total politics

Narendra Modi’s silence on the constitutional meltdown is a message in itself.

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Age-gap romances are tricky in India. Here’s how Bollywood navigates them

Cheeni Kum challenged many conventions. It didn’t shy away from addressing concerns of a man in his sixties, from ‘keeping up’ with his much younger partner.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.