“Proven misbehavior”, “partisan and discriminatory conduct”, and the “SIR exercise and mass disenfranchisement” – these are among the main grounds cited in the draft of the motion to be moved by the Opposition for the impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The Opposition has been contemplating this move for the past few months,…
With the government on the back foot over the issue of UGC regulations aimed at curbing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions and Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh looming, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning a year-long programme to reach out to the Dalit community through a countrywide celebration of the 650th birth anniversary…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that the name of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Barpeta will be changed to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital. He added that since Ahmed was the President of India and the first person from Assam to hold the office, the state government would…
The chief ministership of Bihar was what he prized the most, changing sides without hesitation to remain in the hot seat. This allowed Nitish Kumar to remain at the pinnacle of power in Patna for 21 years, even as he earned the label of being a “Paltu Ram (turncoat)”. That is why it has baffled…
4 min readMar 11, 2026 07:48 AM IST First published on: Mar 11, 2026 at 07:48 AM IST Elections in West Bengal have been held in a minimum of five phases (2014 Lok Sabha polls) since 2011, going up to a mammoth eight-phase exercise in the Assembly elections five years ago. But this time around,…
While Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar, an ally of the CPI(M)-led LDF, got a reprieve Tuesday, when his wife Bindu Menon declared that she will not push ahead with her complaint against him for his alleged infidelity, the row has opened a new front in the battle between the LDF and the Opposition…
Over 1.3 lakh WhatsApp groups for keeping a real-time watch on the ground, 20-second clips highlighting its “commitment” to the people, and a campaign blitz led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself — these are some of the BJP’s key plans to take on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly…
As the war in the Middle East entered its second week, the crisis kept the region on edge, disrupting the oil-gas supplies through the critical Strait of Hormuz and sending shock waves to the entire globe. Caught in the spiralling conflict with the US-Israel forces, Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as…
4 min readGuwahatiMar 10, 2026 05:22 PM IST First published on: Mar 10, 2026 at 05:22 PM IST More than a fortnight after his death, Zomi MLA Vungzagin Valte’s body remains at a morgue in Manipur’s Churachandpur, with a committee saying that before a funeral, they want an “offer” from the state government on both…
In his first press conference in Kolkata since assuming office last year, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday briefed the media on the Election Commission’s two-day review of the preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections. Here are three takeaways from the CEC’s address and replies to questions. There is no clarity on…