Between 2022 and 2026, 111 sitting MPs and MLAs changed the parties they were elected from. The BJP took in 26% of them, second only to the Naga People's Front, revealed an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Former CEC TN Seshan, who transformed the Election Commission into a powerful institution, also fought to establish the poll body chief's supremacy over two fellow commissioners. He took the battle all the way to the Supreme Court, which upheld the multi-member Commission and ruled that the CEC could not have the final word just because he headed it.
UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has claimed Uttar Pradesh will be split into four after the caste census. Fifteen years ago, Mayawati got the plan for Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh approved by the Assembly. But why did her four-state plan fail?
As India's external intelligence agency RAW completes 58 years, here's a remarkable episode from its early days. Just months before the assassination of Bangladesh's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, RAW founder RN Kao had, in disguise, travelled to Dhaka to warn him of an army-backed plot.
Since its Jantar Mantar breakthrough, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has crawled into government schools and offices across both BJP and Opposition-ruled states, but not always with the same intensity and style of activism. Here's a state-by-state look at the activism of Abhijeet Dipke and the CJP's core team.
Surendra Koli came within hours of the gallows in 2014 before the Supreme Court stayed his hanging in a midnight decision. Cleared of all charges after nearly 19 years behind bars, he was found hanging in his tea stall in Haridwar less than a year after walking free. Here's Koli's journey from Nithari's D-5 bungalow to death row to the Haridwar tea stall.
Saudi Arabia highlighted its role as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques while alleging that the Houthis had fired a drone at Mecca. It was just a century ago that the Sauds defeated the Hashemites, descendants of Prophet Muhammad, and took control of Mecca and Medina.
The BJP emerged as the top party in Rajasthan's urban local body polls. But it was just one percentage point ahead of the Congress in vote share. Setbacks in BJP strongholds have exposed cracks in its traditional urban base. This is why this rings warning bells for the BJP.
The Maldives is celebrating 900 Hijri years since its last Buddhist king embraced Islam and turned the archipelago into an Islamic sultanate. But, ancient ruins and copper plates reveal the story of the destruction of Buddhist monasteries, a mosque being built over one, and monks being beheaded in the capital, Male.
Coming just months after the CJP-led Gen Z stir and amid the uproar over UGC Caste Equity rules, the Rajasthan urban polls could prove a major test for the BJP. Such is the pressure that Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma held roadshows. Will the BJP be able to retain the support of its core voter base?
The joint declaration of the Brics Delhi Summit has criticised the US over unilateral sanctions without naming it. It has backed Iran's WTO entry, and slammed Israel while dedicating five paras to Gaza. Is this a signal of India leaning away from the US, or is New Delhi keeping another diplomatic option open?
Brics negotiators have agreed on a joint declaration after bridging divisions between Iran and the UAE over the Gulf War, clearing India's biggest diplomatic hurdle at the Delhi summit. The leaders are expected to approve the carefully balanced document on Saturday, but will its language reveal a big shift with respect to the US?
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha's return to Delhi's voter rolls has raised questions over how he can continue representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha. The answer lies in an Atal Bihari Vajpayee-era amendment that abolished the state-residency requirement for Upper House candidates. The change was later upheld by the Supreme Court despite concerns that it weakened the Rajya Sabha's federal character.
The Houthis captured Mocha, a key Yemeni port town on the Red Sea, after deceiving the UAE-backed National Resistance Forces of Yemen to withdraw. For that, the flip-flop-wearing Houthis used an AI-cloned voice message mimicking Yemeni military commander Lt General Tareq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh. This comes after reports of Houthis using Anthropic's Claude to build a ballistic missile.
BSP chief Mayawati linked nephew Akash Anand's reinstatement to his father-in-law and former MP Ashok Siddharth announcing his sanyas. Though Siddharth announced his political retirement, Mayawati said Akash Anand wouldn't be given any party role. Reason? The nephew didn't retweet Mayawati's post on X.
A Jhansi advocate and his family received Rs 23 lakh in relief across multiple SC-ST Act cases, with another 10 to 12 claims pending. The Allahabad High Court has now ordered a probe across Uttar Pradesh into repeated claims and possible misuse of the compensation system meant for victims under the SC-ST Act.
Nearly 20 years after it was commissioned, India has completed its dedicated rail freight network. With PM Narendra Modi inaugurating the final three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor today, India will achieve something unmatched anywhere else at this scale. It's the world's first fully electrified corridor built for routine double-stack container operations. It links industrial hubs of UP to JNPT near Mumbai.
The Centre's Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 has ranked Delhi ahead of Srinagar and Bengaluru despite the national capital being in the news regularly for toxic air. That's because the survey rewards pollution-control efforts and implementation, not air quality alone.
From SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's "chavanni to rupaiyya" remark to RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary's "G for ganna, J for Jat" retort, former allies are battling for political space in UP's western Jatland ahead of the 2027 Assembly election. In the mix are sugarcane policies, agrarian discontent, and the strength of the NDA and INDIA coalitions.
The flash flood near the Nepal-China (Tibet) border has wrecked the Himalayan nation's key road link to Tibet, highlighting the risks facing Beijing's proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) railway between Tibet and Kathmandu. Experts have called for a rethink of the design and disaster safeguards before the railway project moves beyond paper.
