The Daily Fix: Calcutta HC’s scrapping of Durga immersion restrictions is a wake up call for Mamata

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Shoaib Daniyal

· 5 hours ago

Why a tribal party blamed for the murder of a journalist in Tripura is gaining political relevance

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, whose workers have been held for the murder of Santanu Bhowmik, is important for the BJP’s prospects in the state.

Arunabh Saikia

· 6 hours ago

Upset at K Alphons’ entry into the Modi ministry, Kerala ally threatens to cut ties with the BJP

Leaders of the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena say BJP president Amit Shah has failed to honour promises made to them.

TA Ameerudheen

· 7 hours ago

In Assam, a peasant leader charged with sedition has given both Congress and BJP cause for worry

Akhil Gogoi rose to prominence as a Left leader agitating for land rights. But his organisation has now made common cause with hardline Assamese nationalists.

Arunabh Saikia

· 8 hours ago

Sikar farmer agitation: How the CPI(M) created a ‘red island’ in Rajasthan

The farmer’s body of the party recently led a 13-day long agitation in Sikar that ended with the state government giving in to their demands.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

Book on 'How the BJP Wins' says the party has become more inclusive to win big in elections. Has it?

Prashant Jha’s book shows the BJP has successfully focused on non-dominant OBCs and Dalits. But it is yet to give them much power.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Yesterday · 08:30 am

Open letter: Dear Rajnath Singh, the ‘limited citizenship’ for Chakmas is too little, too late

Don’t want citizenship that takes away my land rights and deprives me of Scheduled Tribe status, writes a Chakma from Arunachal Pradesh.

Mahendra Chakma

· Yesterday · 07:30 am

On the boil: How the humble egg became a potent weapon against political rivals in Odisha

Pioneered as a form of protest by Congress workers, egg-pelting has left embarrassed the chief minister, state and central ministers, and MPs.

Priya Ranjan Sahu

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

Six months into his term, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seems to have lost steam

He was billed as ‘Mini Modi’, a possible successor to the prime minister. But he seems to not have lived up to the expectations.

Neerja Chowdhury

· Sep 20, 2017 · 07:30 am

Video: Why the world is disappointed with Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi over the Rohingya crisis

Breaking her silence for the first time, Suu Kyi said that Myanmar was concerned for “all the people who have been caught up in conflict”.

Neelima

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Sanjeev Nair

· Sep 19, 2017 · 06:00 pm

Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh are worried about fake news. Will they tell the BJP IT cell?

As has been documented, the BJP has nurtured a fake news ecosystem that creates material and spreads it through ministers and leaders.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Sep 19, 2017 · 10:30 am

The Daily Fix: With AIADMK’s power tussle in Tamil Nadu, Constitution has become the biggest victim

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 19, 2017 · 10:04 am