Indian political developments, elections, parties, and governance debates, summarised without spin and with a critical eye on extreme viewpoints.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an Independence Day reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Tuesday, greeting leaders from across the political spectrum. The event marked India's 80th Independence Day. The New…
The News Minute argues that India’s freedom struggle was also a battle for control over information. Newspapers led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Maulana…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah renewed his demand for the restoration of special status, constitutional guarantees and statehood in his Independence Day speech in Srinagar. He said people in Pakistan-occupied…
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who won the Bankipur bypoll on July 30, declared a net worth of nearly Rs 198 crore in his election affidavit. His movable assets total Rs…
National Herald India has published two analytical pieces on resistance, exploring its historical roots and contemporary forms. One article, by Shailendra Chauhan, argues that resistance is essential to democratic life and that…
The Chipko movement took shape in 1974 when Gaura Devi led women in Reni village, Chamoli, to embrace trees and stop labourers from felling them. In 1977, poet Girish Tiwari, known as…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday credited the party’s governments with building modern India and accused the BJP and RSS of dividing people. Speaking at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah renewed his government’s demand for restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees in his Independence Day speech in Srinagar on Saturday. He said the situation across…
The BJP and Congress traded accusations on Independence Day over a video from the Congress event at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi. The BJP alleged Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge tried to halt…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had moved from the ‘Fragile Five’ to a major economy over the past 12 years in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. He said…
