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Gods, Crowds and Courts
The Uttar Pradesh government’s takeover of Shri Bankey Bihari Mandir raises the urgent question whether Hindus can manage their temples...
Correspondent
Jun 53 min read


A High-Altitude Compromise
New rules granting Ladakh sweeping domicile and reservation protections mark a historic concession by Delhi. Ladakh When Ladakh was...
Correspondent
Jun 43 min read


The Art of Compromise
Actor Kamal Haasan, a fierce critic of dynastic politics, now joins forces with Tamil Nadu’s most enduring dynasty Tamil Nadu Tamil...
Correspondent
Jun 13 min read


A Government on Leave
Infighting, indiscipline and administrative chaos in Congress-led Himachal Pradesh expose a state teetering on the brink of collapse....
Correspondent
May 303 min read


Of Soap and Sentiment
Tamannaah Bhatia’s appointment as the face of Mysore Sandal Soap has led critics to accuse the Congress-led government of cultural...
Correspondent
May 253 min read


True Grit
The aftermath of Pahalgam has seen Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah consistently rising above politics to speak for the soul of...
Correspondent
May 143 min read


Final Redoubt
India’s largest anti-Naxal operation in decades signals a new resolve against a long-running insurgency. Chhattisgarh On the rugged...
Correspondent
May 73 min read


Code in the Canopy
How Madhya Pradesh’s AI experiment in forest monitoring could become a model for the world Madhya Pradesh In the heart of India, a forest...
Correspondent
May 13 min read


A Grand Gamble
The Mahagathbandhan gears up to take on Narendra Modi’s juggernaut in Bihar, but unity may prove more elusive than slogans suggest. Bihar...
Correspondent
Apr 223 min read


Redrawing the Map
A business-savvy Chief Minister tries to sweep away the grime and legacy of her predecessors. Delhi For years, Delhi staggered under the...
Correspondent
Apr 213 min read


A Confederacy of Dunces
As Akhilesh Yadav taunts ‘ally’ Congress over the ED’s creation, the INDIA bloc looks more like a crumbling farce. Uttar Pradesh The only...
Correspondent
Apr 203 min read


Ticking Bombast
The Congress and the AAP go to war yet again, this time over imaginary explosives in Punjab. Punjab If India’s opposition alliance were a...
Correspondent
Apr 163 min read


The Saffron Truce
Ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, a bruised BJP mends fences with the AIADMK. Tamil Nadu Few states have proved as electorally...
Correspondent
Apr 143 min read


On the Brink
Mamata Banerjee’s cynical brand of communal appeasement has turned West Bengal into a powderkeg of sectarian violence. West Bengal Few...
Correspondent
Apr 133 min read


Gubernatorial Overreach
With its landmark decision on Tamil Nadu’s Governor, the Supreme Court has reined in the powers of Governors while reasserting the...
Correspondent
Apr 93 min read


Forests for Sale
A raging fight over 400 acres of scrub forest reveals the Congress-led Telangana government’s conflicted vision for Hyderabad’s future....
Correspondent
Apr 83 min read


The Premier and the Payouts
Kerala’s Leftist Chief Minister talks of probity, but his daughter’s alleged corruption exposes the hollowness of his moral posturing....
Correspondent
Apr 73 min read


Dhaka’s Delusions
Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus peddles a dangerous narrative, but Assam’s chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is having none of it. Assam It...
Correspondent
Apr 33 min read


Bulldozing Lawlessness
Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is right to prioritize law and order over hollow outrage. Uttar Pradesh Few leaders in the...
Correspondent
Apr 23 min read


Crushing the Red Menace
The recent elimination of extremists in Chhattisgarh prove that the Indian government is making good on its promise to root out Maoist...
Correspondent
Apr 13 min read
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