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Mamata Banerjee tears into BJP, EC over SIR; warns of Modi govt's fall if one eligible voter struck off rollsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fiercely criticized the BJP and the Election Commission, alleging a "silent, invisible rigging" ...
The pulse of a crowd: How to prevent the next stampedeDeadly stampedes are a recurring tragedy in India, often stemming from failures in crowd control and understanding mass psychology at polit...
Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk taken to Jodhpur central jailThe protests turned violent in Leh on September 24, following which the BJP office in the area was set on fire. Two days after the death of...
Urban Company IPO sails through; iPhone 17 to be built in IndiaThe Urban Company IPO opened to a strong investor response. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Rahul Gandhi talking of corruption is like thief donning watchman's role: BJPThe BJP has strongly criticized Rahul Gandhi's accusations of corruption against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, likening Gandhi ...
Chaos in Assam Assembly as Deputy Speaker alleges attack by Congress MLAAcrimonious scenes in Assam Assembly after an alleged attack on Deputy Speaker Numal Momin by Congress MLA Nurul Huda escalated tensions. C...
Chaos in Assam assembly over allegations against Himanta Biswa Sarma's wifeThe issue was first raised by Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha during Question Hour, when he asked Revenue and Disaster Management M...
Congress leader Ajay Maken cites reasons not to support AAP over ordinanceSenior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Tuesday said that the party should not support the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the "control of services" ...
What will define the New Year: Here's A to Z of 2021After BJP winning elections in spite of a recession, Ambani raising oceans of capital despite lockdown, here’s our take on everything that ...
View: The decentralised chaos of US elections may be hard to improve — or make worseWe saw this way back in 2000 when the infamously badly designed ‘butterfly’ ballots in Florida possibly confused voters and held up resolut...
What lies ahead for Assam which is steadfastly, and often violently, protesting the new citizenship actAssam is seeing violent protests over the Citizenship Act. But how long can the protest go on?
Appointment of election commissioners: What's Canada's contribution in Indian politicsSC’s referral for hearing by a 5 judge Constitutional Bench of a petition on appointment of Election Commissioners throws light on an inter...
Governors, our federal fire fightersA single Governor for the region could take a holistic view of its requirements, and also allow considerable economies of scale.
Will Mayawati's social engineering succeed this time?Recent events in the country have seriously undermined the assimilation approach and undoubtedly given a tailwind to Mayawati’s ambitions i...
BJP demands adequate central forces for Kerala, West Bengal pollsA party delegation submitted a memorandum to the EC and demanded that steps be initiated to ensure free and fair elections in Kerala and We...
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
Royal fued: 50-year-old Bhupati Bhawan Palace in Amethi locked in inheritance battleThe bitter feud has spilled out into the public domain, with several FIRs being lodged and public clashes among supporters of the two sides.
How Mary Kom is fuelling the Manipur Cricket storyManipur has become something of a buzzword lately thanks to Bollywood biopic about Indian boxer and Olympic medallist MC Mary Kom
How political parties have a well-oiled system of hiring aircraft during electionsElections have become a money-spinner for air charter companies. It helps that for parties, payment is peanuts and rules no more than irrit...
Rahul Gandhi’s first TV interview: Will defeat BJP, not afraid of Modi, says Congress VPTimes Now Exclusive: In his first TV interview Rahul Gandhi say, “The BJP has a PM candidate, it believes in concentration of power. I fund...