Kaushik Deka

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Internal friction and court scrutiny cast a shadow on the impartiality, integrity and transparency of the poll body. What needs to be done to restore people's faith

A rekindling of old enmities between the Nagas and Kukis opens up a perilous third vein in the violence that has gripped the northeast state in the past three years

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The SIR process failure in Goa is glaring. A software flaw denied 97 eligible citizens the right to vote, raising fears the scale could be far bigger nationwide

Rahul Gandhi has found causes that resonate, but increasingly struggles to make his party move with him. The widening disconnect between his politics and a sluggish Congress machinery is proving to be his central challenge

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The BJP-led Centre has said a Uniform Civil Code would be implemented in all NDA-ruled states before the 2029 Lok Sabha polls

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The Congress revamp reveals its pecking order and eyes managers for bigger roles but their real value will depend on how much authority the high command devolves

The Congress revamp reveals its pecking order and eyes managers for bigger roles but their real value will depend on how much authority the high command devolves

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Indians are becoming more sceptical of how power is exercised and institutions function, without necessarily turning against the Modi government's larger political agenda

The drop in PM Modi's ratings has not translated into a corresponding boost for the Congress and the Opposition. The anti-incumbency space seems more open

The Congress is responding by backing CJP's causes, copying the delivery style, strengthening Rahul Gandhi's Gen Z outreach and betting on its organisational advantage

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Repeated NTA failures expose the real crisis: weak question-setting, outsourced expertise, poor vetting and the absence of permanent professional capacity

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WHAT MAKES HER A SHERO: Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae in the long-running M.C. Mehta air pollution case, Shibani Ghosh has shaped India's environmental jurisprudence through litigation, scholarship and policy research

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