Analysis

Two years after it came to power, Hemant Soren has displayed political initiative with his clear focus on tribal identity-based politics — but this political initiative itself is now possibly generating friction, both within his alliance and with the opposition

The most important factor in explaining BJD’s hegemony is the remarkable political maneouverability shown by Patnaik

This week saw child marriage back in the news. This and the Bombay High Court's new guidelines on sexual harassment at the workplace are worrying developments.

Protests have acquired intensity at different times, in different geographies, in different contexts, and had different outcomes

From mining to environment, from AAP to TMC, Goa assembly elections 2022 is likely to be an intriguing battle

Representation has been a subject of debate in Maharashtra’s politics since the turn of the previous century.

In his just released book, Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal ties, Rae brings his lived experience as well as a deep grasp of structural realities that shape the relationship

At a time when global, regional and national politics is undergoing a churn, some of India’s finest public intellectuals — including those who have been policymakers and those who have observed and studied India in depth — have come together to outline the contours of the new world order and, more importantly, what India should do to achieve its objectives.

In India and parts of the world, women have had reason to celebrate this week. But systemic gender issues in a largely patriarchal society remain

At Delhi Police control, every hour, the officials manning the 112-helpline receive at least six calls from victims of snatching. From the PM’s niece to a diplomat; from a homemaker to a tourist; from a judge to a labourer, the victims of Delhi infamous snatching cut across all sections of society

The aspects that the forces will have to work on in quick time include medical standards, accommodation, training capacity, security and privacy arrangements, physical segregation of living quarters, and additional gender-specific administrative and other requirements

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s decision to change leaders in three states and introduce major changes in the Union council of ministers, is a sign of the party preparing for both, the upcoming assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

While some veterans commented off-the-record, rebels such as Krishna Kalyani, legislator from Raiganj in North Dinajpur district in north Bengal did not stay silent. Majumdar represents the Balurghat seat in the adjoining South Dinajpur district

According to government data, as of Monday night, the total number of doses administered in the country has now crossed 817 million, with 208 million people being fully vaccinated and another 400 having received a single dose of the vaccine

The real challenge is in the implementation and enforcement of the policies. Transport experts say that the parking problem can be addressed only if there is coordination and synergy among government agencies

Interviews and analyses by HT showed that reasons range from the increasing power purchase costs of these ageing plants to a larger collective will to combat air pollution. It is also because of the availability of more alternatives in the renewable energy sector

Arpita Ghosh is not an exception. Over the past few years, Trinamool, the second-largest party in Parliament, has seen several leaders being moved from the Rajya Sabha even as it remains a key Opposition powerhouse

The dip in farming in Delhi is now established by data. Cropped area in Delhi dropped from 33,700 hectares in 2010 to 29,000 hectares in 2020, according to the government’s statistical data records

The Tamil Nadu assembly, on Monday, passed a bill to scrap NEET and admit students to undergraduate programmes in medicine on the basis of their performance in their Class 12 examinations — a move that the state government said was in the interests of “social justice”

Normally, between August and September, Delhi University (DU) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campuses would be busy for the high-stakes campus elections. But this year, just like last year, there is a lull

This is particularly evident if we look at the number of new infections appearing across the western world today with the spread of the Delta variant. As of September 7, the variant had spread to 170 countries and territories, and caused a rise in infections in many of them, according to the WHO

Only 7.7% members in the Lok Sabha and 4% members of state assemblies were women in 1996, when the first women’s reservation Bill was introduced. Women’s share is now 14.4% in Lok Sabha and around 8% in state assemblies

Varsity officials have said that students wanting to opt for the regular three-year undergraduate course will be allowed to do so

For the BJP, concern about “conversion” is not new in Chhattisgarh. During their first tenure as government beginning 2003, the government passed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2006 which provides for a three-year jail term for people engaged in forced religious conversion

According to a recent CRISIL report, India’s share in global exports of cotton yarn shrunk 600 basis points to 23% in 2020 from 29% in 2015, while in readymade garments, its share has stagnated at 3-4% over the past decade

The increase in MSPs for winter-sown or rabi crops was 2% for wheat, a decade’s low, while being generous for non-cereals, up to 8.6% higher than the last season

While it has gained political traction, reservations for locals has met with both legal challenges and industry resistance, and has been barely implemented in any state

Chirag Paswan has been looking for political space in Bihar since his uncle, Pashupati Paras, with four other Lok Sabha members, effectively split the Lok Janshakti Party