One Tamil Nadu exit poll posts big question: Can Vijay dent enough DMK votes to hand BJP and NDA alliance the win?Exit polls show a split verdict for Tamil Nadu. One poll predicts an NDA win, while most others favour the DMK alliance. The impact of acto...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Key Issues: Jobs distress, welfare politics and identity battles shape high-stakes TMC vs BJP contestWest Bengal Election 2026: West Bengal is voting in its 2026 Assembly elections. The political battle is intense, focusing on economic hard...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
"Intention to change structure of Constitution, take over executive power": Mallikarjun Kharge slams Centre after failure of Delimitation BillMallikarjun Kharge stated INDIA bloc MPs are not anti-women, asserting the NDA government's aim was to gain power to pass delimitation laws...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
'Magician has lost his tricks': Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at 'PM Modi', calls 'Op Sindoor, demonetisation' failed tricksRahul Gandhi has raised an eyebrow at the government's claims of promoting women's empowerment, arguing that it serves more as a facade for...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
End of Nitish Raj, for now: Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister resignsBihar's longest-serving Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has stepped down after a decades-long political career. He formally submitted his res...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Manickam Tagore questions 'sudden rush' in delimitation, targets Centre over Women's Reservation Bill timelineCongress MP Manickam Tagore criticised the Centre's plan for the Women's Reservation Bill. He said the sequence should be Census, then deli...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Donald Trump's anger with Europe has a definite upsideThe Iran crisis is reshaping America's ties with European allies, leading to a significant shift in the transatlantic relationship. Europea...
11 Apr, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin unveils Periyar's portrait at Oxford UniversityIn a post shared on X, Tamil Nadu CM said, "formed in their hands, the statue of the knowledge-world teacher father Periyar, which I, as Pe...
05 Sep, 2025, 09.27 AM IST
7 things to know about anti-caste crusader & women's education pioneer Jyotirao PhuleJyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as ‘Jyotiba’ was a trailblazer who was one of the earliest people to take a stand against the despicab...
28 Nov, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary: Everything You Should Know About India's Trailblazing Social ActivistAs we celebrate the 196th birth anniversary of Jyotirao Phule, it is only fitting that we delve into the fascinating details of his life, h...
11 Apr, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
View: The Modi govt needs to tweak its playbook if it wants reforms to stickUltimately, a full-majority BJP government was up against a politically dominant and empowered rural class, not necessarily a privileged on...
29 Nov, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
View: India cannot become a modern economic powerhouse without shedding casteAfter India obtained Independence, anti-caste movements have withered. Social mobilisation against caste has given way to caste solidarity ...
10 Jan, 2018, 08.42 AM IST
Demonetisation, a political decision not economic: Sanjaya BaruBaru said although Kejriwal had cast himself as the country's foremost anti-corruption crusader, through note ban, Modi had weakened AAP ch...
20 Jan, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
Dalit achievers overcome odds even as atrocities against community increaseEven as a rash of Dalits across the country take their economic development into their own hands, what more needs to be done for true freed...
22 Aug, 2016, 12.29 PM IST
Poke me: No matter what caste or outcast, Mohan Bhagwat wants more HindusThe answer to the hyper-competitive politicisation of caste-herds does not lie in the annihilation of reservations. It lies in forcing a ch...
24 Sep, 2015, 07.34 PM IST
India needs Hindu rationalists for better markets, trades and higher growthThe outrage that followed Dabholkar's assassination finally prodded the Maharashtra government to pass the anti-superstition ordinance.
26 Aug, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
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A clutch of companies give preference to the deprived sections of society.
08 Dec, 2009, 03.01 AM IST