Avaneesh Mishra

Amit Shah has set a 2029 target for UCC in all NDA-ruled states, but UP, with its mix of allies and vote blocs, will be the BJP's critical test

Two MLAs and some ex-lawmakers are among the 24 accused facing non-bailable warrants in the case of communal dispute

The question of caste discrimination inverts Uttarakhand's social pyramid ahead of polls. The Congress is not alone in wooing Dalits

BJP national general secretary B.L. Santhosh's recent meeting with party MPs, MLAs and office-bearers set the ball rolling

All parties are angling for a bigger slice of the crucial Nishad vote. The riverine caste bloc ups its price by insisting on SC listing

Removing nephew Akash Anand from all BSP positions and soon after giving a key responsibility to sibling Ishan Anand is open to wide interpretations

Administering an institution handling hundreds of crores in money and receiving a sea of devotees could be markedly different from running a military set-up

Reservation can give women legislature seats, but it cannot by itself change the culture that picks poll candidates, said the Union minister at the India Today Woman Summit

The question as to whether Gen Z is broadly turning anti-Modi government produced a sharply divided discussion at the India Today Woman Summit 2026

WHAT MAKES HER A SHERO: A 2026 National Academy of Sciences, India, Young Scientist Award winner, Akanksha's work on plant-microbe interactions opens up new avenues in sustainable agriculture

The BJP's strategy would be to make even limited gains among Muslims, especially the Pasmanda bloc, in a state where the community has remained outside its coalition

The report, which blames Samajwadi Party leaders, comes handy for the BJP to claim that law and order is a casualty wherever its political rival is influential

As the state nears poll season, the duo of Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi plan a rerun around a 'Governance & Gen Z' plank

While younger leaders like Akash Anand are being given a bigger role for UP polls, Mayawati underlines she is the undisputed power centre in the party

For the BJP, a broad cultural push focused on Sant Ravidas can help build bridges across the numerous communities making up the Dalit bloc in Uttar Pradesh

Cow welfare is integral to the BJP's ideology, but the Yogi Adityanath government is now linking that politics more directly to livelihood and rural economics

UP, which will elect a new government in 2027, has witnessed repeated controversies over recruitment exams, paper leaks and delays in government jobs

The new SIT is led by senior IPS officers. Petitioners told the Supreme Court the previous team lacked the forensic-financial probe expertise needed in the case

Protests over ecological concerns forced the Himalayan state to review a proposed wider road linking Dehradun airport and Rishikesh

Uttarakhand abolishes its madrasa board—all minority-run education institutions will now be mainstreamed under a new state authority