How do you count to 1.45bn? Start with 3.5m. That is the number of people who will knock on doors, compile spreadsheets and crunch data to conduct a new census in India, the world’s most populous ...

Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023. Credit: Prime ...

For decades, one family has towered over Indian politics. The influence of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty—including i India’s first ...

There could be many ‘Indian Zohrans’ if parties were willing to democratise themselves while articulating an alternative ...

On August 20, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, amid protests by a unified opposition. In the government’s words, “The purpose ...

Another family member’s claim to power indicates that the leadership is not always immune to internal challenges, rebellions ...

In the 1950s, India’s States Reorganisation Commission, established by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, suggested that administration would be easier if the country could be divided into states ...

New Delhi | Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a "grave threat" to Indian democracy and asserted that it is high time India traded ...

On 25 July 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially became India's second-longest serving PM in consecutive terms, overtaking Indira Gandhi's record of 4,077 days in office. This is a major ...

While attending a wedding in March, M. K. Stalin, the chief minister of India’s fastest-growing state, Tamil Nadu, made a peculiar request: “Earlier we used to say, take your time and have a baby. But ...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the current global landscape has shifted significantly from earlier trade norms, ...

The religious bigotry struck at the heart of India’s secular democratic foundation and the constitutional values.