3 min readNew Delhi, ThiruvananthapuramMar 10, 2026 07:00 AM IST First published on: Mar 10, 2026 at 07:00 AM IST Distinguished historian, academic and Marxist scholar KN Panikkar passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He was 90. Panikkar, known for his extensive works on modern Indian cultural, intellectual and social history, had taught at Jawaharlal…
(As West Bengal gears up for the Assembly polls, every Tuesday, The Indian Express’s Kolkata bureau chief Ravik Bhattacharya decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) In the melee that is the battle for Bengal, the offices of the Governor and, in a quite unprecedented manner, that of the President…
4 min readNew DelhiMar 10, 2026 10:56 AM IST First published on: Mar 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM IST The Union government is exploring the possibility of delinking the Women’s Reservation Act from the delimitation and Census exercises and implementing it before the 2027 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, it is learnt. One…
3 min readPatnaMar 10, 2026 07:15 AM IST First published on: Mar 10, 2026 at 07:15 AM IST As Bihar looks set for a change of guard, the state is also gearing up to witness two yatras – of the same party and family but with largely distinct objectives and political messaging. Chief Minister Nitish…
5 min readNew DelhiMar 9, 2026 07:27 PM IST First published on: Mar 9, 2026 at 07:27 PM IST A day before the Lok Sabha is likely to take up an Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking Speaker Om Birla’s removal, the united Opposition on Monday moved to open yet another political front against the government in Parliament…
After presenting his 17th state Budget on March 6, Karnataka’s longest-serving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would “keep giving Budgets until the high command tells me”. It was a remark in response to the countdown in the media for the end of the 77-year-old CM’s tenure amid a challenge from his deputy D K Shivakumar….
The Budget session of the Punjab Assembly commenced earlier this week with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria delivering an address that largely praised the performance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government even as Opposition protests disrupted proceedings in the Assembly and the Governor’s own anti-drug march weeks earlier continued to draw political attention. Kataria’s praise…
4 min readLucknowMar 9, 2026 02:26 PM IST First published on: Mar 9, 2026 at 02:26 PM IST To acclimatise its workers and leaders with the use and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the BJP will train them on the dos and don’ts of using AI and ChatGPT, and on the strategies to counter the…
4 min readThiruvananthapuramMar 9, 2026 08:41 AM IST First published on: Mar 9, 2026 at 07:07 AM IST Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) has found itself in a bind, with Malayalam film superstar Mammootty, who is the chairman of party-backed channel Kairali TV, being targeted on social media by its supporters over a video of an interaction…
(Each week, Deputy Editor Liz Mathew maps the changing political landscape from New Delhi, focusing on power equations, policy moves, and shifts in alliances.) While Nitish Kumar’s bid to shift to the Rajya Sabha, clearing the decks for ally BJP having its first-ever CM in Bihar, may lead to state politics, anchored in socialist and…