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Of the 528 members present in the House on April 17, 298 voted in favour of the Bill and 230 opposed it

BJP govt’s Lok Sabha vote defeat leaves one question unanswered: Why the haste?

April 24, 2026 2:14 pm

The BJP did not get the politics of negotiation right this time. That is because of a deep distrust between it and the Opposition about each other’s intentions.

Amid firestorm over delimitation, why Parliament should rise to clear women's quota

April 16, 2026 8:42 pm

Will Parliament, Treasury camp and Opposition show wisdom and statesmanship to resolve the impasse? Or will women of India have to wait for another 30 years to get their due share? That is the heart of the matter.

A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran

From the Urdu Press: 'US-Israel war plans fizzle out before a resolute Iran', 'No Kings rallies a message to Trump from people'

April 02, 2026 11:51 am

“The BJP's real aim in the April polls is not just to retain Assam, but clinch Bengal and even Tamil Nadu while strengthening itself in Kerala. This is why the party has doubled down on fighting these polls,” says Qaumi Tanzeem

The long game behind BJP govt rethink on women's quota: What comes next?

April 02, 2026 11:50 am

A critical mass of women in legislatures may change the very focus of policy-making, with the potential to alter the very trajectory of Indian politics.

Karnataka’s uneasy equilibrium: A ruling party at war with itself, an Opposition in limbo

April 02, 2026 11:50 am

Ahead of Assembly bypolls in the southern state on April 9, the biggest problems confronting the BJP and the Congress come from within.

Himanta’s revenge: How Assam CM remade BJP by absorbing key Congress leaders

March 27, 2026 11:55 pm

With Pradyut Bordoloi’s exit, the steady migration of Tarun Gogoi-era leaders to the BJP — set in motion by Himanta Biswa Sarma in 2015 — continues.

NCP at a crossroads, Maratha politics in flux: Does BJP stand to gain?

February 05, 2026 9:56 pm

Ajit Pawar’s death has shaken the Pawar clan, convulsed the NCP, and made the Marathas, whose support has undergirded the party, suddenly feel “orphaned”. But it has led to a situation loaded with new possibilities.

From the Urdu Press: 'SC should take notice of Himanta Sarma's anti-Miya rant', 'Pawar or Sunetra, who will helm united NCP?'

February 04, 2026 11:46 am

“The Budget has not offered much for aam aadmi. No change has been made in the income tax slabs. It does not address the concerns of common people over price rise and sustained increase in their household expenditure,” writes Siasat

Attempt to sanitise Godse’s politics is assault on truth

Nathuram Godse deserves no benefit of doubt

February 03, 2026 10:27 am

Ram Madhav does what the Hindu Right has done for decades: Drape Nathuram Godse's crime – assassinating Gandhi – in a cultural fog

Assam The Congress, meanwhile, remains a divided house and is viewed as reacting more to Sarma’s narrative instead of projecting a formidable alternative.

Assam poll battle takes shape: Polarisation, populism, and a fractured Opposition

February 05, 2026 5:31 pm

While CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is a popular figure with a welfare politics and governance track record he can leverage for votes, for many, it is puzzling why he is setting a divisive tone early on.