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Jantar Mantar ‘denotified’ as protest site: How it became Delhi’s hub for dissent
October 12, 2026 3:02 pm
The Delhi Police announced Monday that the venue is no longer a “designated site” for protests, notifying three new venues instead. Here's how a lane abutting the 18th-century monument became Delhi’s dissent square.
What is Neha Bora's party AISA: Mandal-Mandir to Jantar Mantar
October 11, 2026 3:27 pm
The CJP protests have been backed by AISA, and its national president, Neha Bora, has become increasingly prominent. What exactly is AISA, and what is its ideology?
Kerala HC directs FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan: What is the CMRL-Exalogic case?
October 09, 2026 3:26 pm
Exalogic Solutions, an IT firm linked to Vijayan's daughter T Veena, is accused of receiving 'illegal payments' from Kochi-based Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) when the CPI(M) was in power in the state. Here's what the alleged payments and probe involve.
Appointing the Election Commission: An Expert Explains what Constituent Assembly said
October 11, 2026 4:49 pm
The controversy is really about whether the appointment process produces the appearance of independence. The system should be such that selection of Election Commissioners should not only be impartial but also appear to be so.
Gyanesh Kumar row: Key takeaways from Kerala probe, protests against ECI and SIR
October 04, 2026 5:20 pm
Kerala’s Home Department ordered the reopening of a probe into alleged corruption in a road-related work from 2006, when Kumar was the state’s PWD secretary. Meanwhile, protests by different groups continue across the country.
T N Seshan, N Gopalaswami, Ashok Lavasa: When Election Commission members differed
October 11, 2026 3:52 pm
Ever since the Election Commission was permanently expanded from a single-member body to a three-member commission in 1993, differences have emerged between the individuals who occupy the posts.
Tulu now second ‘official language’: What it means for Karnataka politics
September 23, 2026 8:28 pm
Government offices in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts can now use Tulu for official communication alongside Kannada. This is widely seen as the Congress government’s attempt to reach out to voters in a BJP bastion.
Why did Election Commission freeze TMC symbol and name, allot new ones to rival factions?
September 18, 2026 2:51 pm
The poll panel has allotted new names and symbols for the two rival TMC factions until it makes a final decision on their dispute. Why did the EC do so? And how does it decide who gets the original name and symbol?
Why Amit Shah's 2029 UCC push is going through states, not Parliament
September 14, 2026 6:53 pm
A Uniform Civil Code is among the BJP’s longstanding ideological objectives. Instead of bringing in one central law, why is it moving state by state?
Why Manipur wants a 1951 baseline for NRC, and why it is contentious
September 11, 2026 2:12 am
Meitei and Naga organisations want the NRC done before the Census, arguing that population should not influence political representation until illegal immigration has been addressed.
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