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Lavasa terms SIR legal but unfair, urges civil servants to have empathy

Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa flags personalisation of the state, threats to federalism and a 'might is right' approach as challenges to democracy

TMC, Shiv Sena breakaway put focus back on anti-defection law, mergers

Recent political shifts have revived the question of how the Tenth Schedule's two-thirds merger exception operates, and whether numerical strength alone can shield legislators from disqualification

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's religious harmony pitch: A paradigm shift?

The RSS chief's engagements with diaspora in the US draw sharp reactions back home. Archis Mohan writes

Rahul Gandhi's new Gen Z playbook: Less script, more spontaneity

The Congress leader's communication team is experimenting with informal interactions, youth-driven content and post-hoc virality analysis. Anushka Bhardwaj explains

India-Uzbekistan trade, defence ties hit high spots with 16 key outcomes

The two nations elevate relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership and announce pact for the supply of uranium, reports Archis Mohan

Sonia Gandhi electoral roll case: Delhi court defers plea order to Sept 21

Earlier, Sonia Gandhi's counsel had submitted a reply, saying that the complaint was politically motivated and filed for an extraneous reason

Chidambaram calls exam law 'useless', alleges bills passed without debate

Although a list was released claiming that 12 bills were passed, not a single one was passed following discussion, he alleged

Cong leaders in Keralam back Sonia Gandhi amid controversy over memoir

Kerala ministers backed Sonia Gandhi amid controversy over her memoir's India publication, praising her reported refusal to make editorial changes to the manuscript

Cong calls Fadnavis' APTEL bias charge against private firms 'hypocrisy'

Cong's Jairam Ramesh said the Maharashtra CM has apparently protested to the prime minister that the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) is heavily biased in favour of private power companies

LS Secretariat sends notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs over disqualification plea

The Secretariat has asked the MPs to furnish their comments on the petition within seven days of receipt of the notice

'Achche din' keep wrecking common person's budget: Cong slams Modi govt

Kharge said that the BJP wants to dodge accountability for its misdeeds through distracting stunts and nonsensical talk but the Congress and the public would continue to raise questions over inflation

CJP calls for Sep 5 march in Delhi, accuses Centre of reneging on promises

CJP called for a protest march in Delhi on September 5, accusing the Centre of failing to honour the promises made on July 25 to convince the outfit to withdraw its 36-day agitation

Not taking political 'sanyas', won't stop till BJP is in obscurity: Mamata

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she would not take political 'sanyas' (retirement) and won't stop till she forced the BJP into obscurity.

Number of schools shrinks by over 84,000 in India in eight years

Government schools' share declined from 69.8 per cent in 2018-19 to 68.54 per cent in 2025-26; and government-aided schools fell from 5.46 per cent to 5.4 per cent

School audit campaign spotlights infra, hygiene gaps in govt schools

The GenAlpha population is estimated at around 340 million, and some will be first-time voters in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections

Explained: How southern states are pushing families to have more kids

Why falling fertility rates are making the South incentivise more births

Sugar and the politics over price: Import order fuels ethanol debate

Govt's sugar import order sparks debate over ethanol diversion and exports amid a perceived supply shortage

Posters comparing Rahul Gandhi to Batman put up near Congress headquarters

The posters had Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. It had the captions 'The Silent Guardian' and 'A Watchful Protector' written on them

Adjourned, not prorogued: Parliament Monsoon Session awaits formal closure

Delay in formal closure of Parliament session fuels speculation over a possible special session to pass the delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill

PM Modi meets BJP's new national team, stresses ideas to strengthen party

Those who attended the meeting also included some office-bearers of the outgoing national executive and a few state unit chiefs of the party