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If the underwear doesn’t fit: How a drug case against an Australian man ended with a Kerala MLA’s disqualification

January 10, 2026 12:01 pm

LDF MLA Antony Raju was convicted of tampering with evidence in a drug case from 1990, when he was a lawyer in Thiruvananthapuram. The evidence — his client's underwear in which drugs had been hidden

Expert Explains: ‘Companies do not have much appetite for any major new investment in Venezuela’

January 09, 2026 6:01 pm

As US President Donald Trump prepares to hold a crucial meeting with major US oil companies over Venezuela, an energy expert tells The Indian Express that the uncertainties far outweigh potential benefits for them

'Shivaji: Hindu king in Islamic India', was authored by James Laine and published in 2003

Why Oxford University Press had to apologise over a two decade-old book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

January 12, 2026 3:31 pm

James Laine's 2003 book, 'Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India', included some statements about the 17th-century Maratha ruler which many political outfits saw as insulting to his legacy. The furore had led to violent protests and attacks

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

How demand for ST status has turned into a political battle in poll-bound Assam

January 08, 2026 11:25 am

As Assam heads to polls, the state government has recommended a complex new framework to grant ST status to six communities that make up a third of the state’s population. Existing groups say this will dilute their rights.

Iran protests reflect simmering economic pain, and a familiar anger against the regime

January 10, 2026 12:26 pm

A demonstration by shopkeepers in Tehran over the economy has spiralled into a rising wave of anger in Iran against the ruling regime. These demonstrations differ from earlier protests in terms of the trigger, but mirror them in significant ways

In the great gig work debate in India, why the framing of ‘flexibility’ runs into economic reality

January 07, 2026 12:40 pm

Soon after delivery workers went on strike on New Years’ Eve, arguments broke out on social media site X between defenders of the gig economy and its critics. These became a visible front in a broader debate over an economic model that employs millions of workers and, according to critics, exploits them at the same time

Could X lose legal immunity over Grok AI’s objectionable pictures of women?

January 05, 2026 1:45 pm

For tech companies such as X, the only real legal consequence in India is determined by the safe harbour protections that are available to them under the country’s Information Technology Act, 2000

US strikes Venezuela, captures President: Who is Nicolas Maduro?

January 04, 2026 1:13 pm

Maduro's capture, announced by the US, marks an extraordinary end to a rule characterised by allegations of authoritarianism, human rights abuses and devastating economic crises

What are Saudi Arabia and UAE doing in Yemen, and what led to their rift?

January 03, 2026 1:26 pm

Saudi Arabia and the UAE came together against the Houthis in Yemen. They now find themselves at opposite sides in the conflict, with the Saudis backing the internationally recognised government and the UAE supporting a secessionist southern force that took over swathes of territory last month

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Labour Minister Anil Vij

‘Phantom workers’, fake work documents: How a Rs 1,500 crore ‘scam’ unfolded in Haryana

January 02, 2026 3:44 pm

The alleged scam flagged by Haryana minister Anil Vij involves work slips and registration papers of construction workers — documents that are key for this vulnerable group to access welfare schemes. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has now called a probe into the matter.