CM Yogi Adityanath is bent on transforming Uttar Pradesh into India’s top investment destination, the latest effort being the Global Investors Summit. But challenges remain Lucknow,ISSUE DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | UPDATED: Jan 20, 2023 14:49 IST CM Adityanath with industry minister Nandi, finance minister Suresh Khanna and others at a GIS curtain-raiser event in… Read More »
An enigmatic tribal icon from the turn of the last century suddenly becomes the toast of all political parties. Why? Because adivasi votes are crucial in a spate of upcoming elections Kolkata,ISSUE DATE: Dec 5, 2022 | UPDATED: Nov 26, 2022 13:23 IST Left: PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Birsa Munda at Parliament House… Read More »
Efforts by Bangla-speaking Muslims in Assam to assert a distinctive identity through a museum give a new twist to old fears of a threat to indigenous culture ISSUE DATE: Nov 28, 2022 | UPDATED: Nov 18, 2022 16:23 IST Exhibits at the Miya Museum in Assam’s Goalpara district; (Photo: ANI) Inside a one-room house with… Read More »
Tussles with the governments of Kerala and other states reignite old debates over the governor’s role in India’s federal structure New Delhi,ISSUE DATE: Nov 14, 2022 | UPDATED: Nov 4, 2022 20:49 IST Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (black waistcoat) with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (in white); (Photo: ANI) It’s a moment of deja vu… Read More »
Senior BJP and RSS leaders signal an interest in dialogue with Muslims in the wake of the crackdown on the PFI. But the politics of polarisation endures ISSUE DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | UPDATED: Oct 21, 2022 18:02 IST Union home minister Amit Shah at a rally in J&K’s Baramulla; (Photo: ANI) Tf there is… Read More »
Soon after ending his alliance with the NDA, Nitish Kumar started the process of uniting opposition parties to take on the BJP in 2024. His maths is flawless, but getting all fractious elements on board is a tough ask Patna,ISSUE DATE: Oct 17, 2022 | UPDATED: Oct 7, 2022 18:44 IST Nitish Kumar and RJD… Read More »
The race is on to build a grand Ram Mandir and give Ayodhya a modern makeover before the 2024 election, with a new airport, railway station and township Lucknow,ISSUE DATE: Oct 10, 2022 | UPDATED: Sep 30, 2022 19:03 IST Construction in progress at the Ram Janmabhoomi site on September 4; (Photo: Maneesh Agnihotri) Much… Read More »
Development takes a backseat in the zeal to rewrite the history of the erstwhile capital of the Mughal empire and rename its heritage monuments such as the Taj, with many of the city’s development projects caught in purgatory Lucknow,ISSUE DATE: Oct 3, 2022 | UPDATED: Sep 23, 2022 22:01 IST The proposed site for a… Read More »
The latest survey by National Crime Records Bureau reveals a worrying increase in a range of criminal offences even as punishment falters New Delhi,ISSUE DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | UPDATED: Sep 16, 2022 20:46 IST Graphic by Tanmoy Chakraborty The annual statistical account of the National Crime Records Bureau, released for the year 2021, is… Read More »
The death of an alleged teak smuggler in an armed encounter with the forest department in Vidisha causes anger in tribal communities and despair among the foresters in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal,ISSUE DATE: Sep 19, 2022 | UPDATED: Sep 9, 2022 20:20 IST Timber seized from smugglers stocked at the Lateri forest depot; (Photo: Mujeeb Faruqui)… Read More »