Maharashtra Drama
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What is the Anti-Defection Law and how will it shape the Maharashtra crisis?
The law was supposed to end corrupt defections. But it has clearly failed.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Interview: How can Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena rebels escape punishment under the defection law?
PDT Acharya, the former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, lays out some scenarios for the Maharashtra political crisis.
Smitha Nair
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As the losers of the Maharashtra election take power, is democracy really the winner?
Two so-called liberal or centrist parties have tied up with an outfit that viscerally hates religious, ethnic and regional minorities. Where does that leave us?
Mohan Guruswamy
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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The India Fix: Marathi or Hindutva? Shiv Sena’s weakness stems from its lack of coherent ideology
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Maharashtra: BJP’s gambit failed – but how long will unwieldy Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance last?
BJP lost face in Bihar and Karnataka, yet in both states it clawed its way back to power.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Maharashtra: SC decision to delay floor test goes against its own precedent in Goa and Karnataka
By postponing the decision by a day, the court has given the BJP extra time to cobble up together a majority.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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How did BJP come to rely on an allegedly corrupt dynast, Ajit Pawar, to snatch power in Maharashtra?
Ultimately, it comes down to uncle vs nephew (backed by the BJP). Who will win out?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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‘Bare-chested horseback riding display’: Prime Ministers of Canada and UK mock Putin at G7 summit
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Watch: Three-hour wait to enter IKEA’s new Bengaluru store on first weekend
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Watch: Pride parade returns to Chennai after two-year hiatus
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Watch: Dog invades pitch during Chile vs Venezuela football match, stays on for belly rubs
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Maharashtra crisis: SC examines governor’s actions – but can it do more than order a floor test?
If a floor test is the only real option before the Supreme Court, why delay it?
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Why 27,000 foot soldiers of the Digital India initiative caused a massive traffic jam in Mumbai
Data entry operators with the e-panchayat programme in Maharashtra are struggling with poor wages, irregular payments and job insecurity.
Aarefa Johari
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BJP supporters throw stones at Dalit protestors outside Fadnavis swearing-in ceremony
Activists wanted to raise awareness about recent Ahmednagar killings.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama