States Watch

The Galgotias University fiasco reveals how dishonest branding can make a mockery of India’s AI ambitions. Delhi India’s ambition to become a global artificial-intelligence (AI) power ought to rest on... Read More

The ruling Congress faces an acid test in the high-stakes Telangana civic polls. Telangana While the noise in Telangana’s urban local body elections has subsided and the people have cast... Read More

The Ghaziabad tragedy is not a freak accident but a policy failure born of digital neglect and adult abdication. Uttar Pradesh The deaths of three minor sisters in Ghaziabad is... Read More

West Bengal’s Chief Minister built her rule on minority consolidation. Ahead of a hotly-contested Assembly poll, the seams are coming apart. West Bengal For more than a decade Mamata Banerjee... Read More

The Congress’ ongoing friction with Shashi Tharoor proves once again that the greatest talent of India’s grand old party lies in political self-harm. Kerala Few political parties in the world... Read More

A scuffle at the Sangam reveals how Uttar Pradesh’s politics struggles to manage mass devotion without turning it into a contest of power. Uttar Pradesh The Magh Mela, a part... Read More

A Sikh martyrdom fair in Muktsar has become the unlikely battleground for Punjab’s next political realignment. Punjab The Maghi Mela at Sri Muktsar Sahib has never been a quiet affair.... Read More

Vijay’s swansong film has become a proxy war in Tamil Nadu’s fiercely-contested election. Tamil Nadu With barley four months before Tamil Nadu goes to the polls, a film has managed... Read More

Delhi An anti-encroachment drive should ideally be a modest municipal exercise. Instead, the one near Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan has become another case study in how routine governance is repeatedly converted... Read More

Tamil Nadu’s opposition must find a common voice if it hopes to dislodge a tired but still-preponderant DMK. Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu’s Opposition has begun campaigning for the crucial Assembly... Read More