The Bihar Assembly was in uproar on Monday when AIMIM members refused to utter “Hindustan” while taking the oath in Urdu and opted for “Bharat”, and the BJP members insisted th...

Anwar Pasha, a prominent face of the Bengal unit of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, along with several colleagues, joined the Trinamul Congress on Monday, asserting that they did not want ...

The Trinamul Congress lost control of its second gram panchayat in East Midnapore, a district that had shaped the Mamata Banerjee party’s ride to power in 2011. The pradhan, upa (deputy) pradha...

The Odisha government’s decision to close down nearly 14,000 schools at the primary level due to poor enrolment sparked off a furore in the Assembly for the second consecutive day on Sunday. As...

There is a horrible fascination in watching the post-election drama playing out in the United States of America. For many people across the world, it’s a bit like watching domestic mayhem explod...

When a lie has been promoted loudly and frequently enough, it can become material for law. That is the trajectory of the ‘love jihad’ narrative, which claims that men from India&rsquo...

The Assam government announced a three-day state mourning in honour of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi who died while undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19 complications on Monday. The ruling BJP ...

BJP president J.P. Nadda is gearing up to prepare the ground for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The party on Sunday announced that Nadda would begin a 120-day nationwide tour next month with special focus...

The Trinamul Congress on Sunday lashed out at the BJP over relentless attacks against the “bhaipo (nephew)”, deemed to be aimed at an influential leader in the ruling party known for ...

The alliance between the ruling BJP and the Bodoland People’s Front in Assam is tottering on the brink of collapse. The induction of two very senior BPF leaders — Biswajit Daimary and Emm...