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Broadcast of sacred Gurbani: The change in the law, and the controversy

June 20, 2023 10:10 pm

The SAD, Congress, and BJP have all said the Punjab Assembly is not competent to amend the Gurdwaras Act, especially without the concurrence of the SGPC. Here is what the issue is about.

Rahul Gandhi turns 53: What the Congress leader was doing before joining politics

June 19, 2023 6:03 pm

Ever since Rahul Gandhi joined politics at the age of 34, he has been under relentless limelight. However, details of his life before 2004 are less widely-known. Here is a brief account.

ED arrests Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji: The politics, job racket and 'compromise' underlying the case

June 15, 2023 6:14 am

The controversial arrest is part of an unfolding investigation into a murky job racket scandal, dating back to Balaji's term as transport minister under the 2011-16 AIADMK government. Here's what has happened so far.

Bengal Panchayat polls violence: What is behind the clashes in the state

June 14, 2023 11:06 am

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the deployment of central forces for the West Bengal Panchayat polls. Here is why the elections are crucial, and what is causing the violence.

Kejriwal decries 'dictatorship' at rally: How Ramlila Maidan came to be a political protests theatre

June 12, 2023 9:39 am

Ramlila Maidan has had a long tryst with India's politics, much before AAP or Kejriwal came upon the scene. Here is a short history.

Lalu Prasad's birth anniversary: The story of how the young Bihar CM stopped Advani's rath yatra in 1990

June 12, 2023 9:44 am

When Advani's rath yatra entered Bihar, Lalu held back in Dhanbad and Patna, acting only once the BJP leader reached Samastipur. Here is what happened in that October of 1990.

In Supriya Sule’s elevation, an Ajit Pawar-sized riddle for NCP

June 12, 2023 9:53 am

While Pawar denied it, Sule's elevation does raise questions on Ajit's role in the party in near future. Until recently, he was seen as heading towards taking control of the party's Maharashtra unit, with Sule handling national matters.

Karnataka: Why the Congress plan to reverse BJP's cow slaughter ban is controversial

June 12, 2023 6:57 am

While the BJP's 2020 law which significantly limits the slaughter of cattle in Karnataka has wrecked the agrarian economy, repealing it might not be simple, despite Congress's numerical advantage.

Khalistan and the Sikh Diaspora: Why a small but loud movement continues to survive in Canada

June 09, 2023 10:08 am

A tableau ‘celebrating’ the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards went around the city of Brampton in Canada on June 4. According to reports, the parade was organised by Khalistan supporters in the lead up to the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.

Mukhtar Ansari convicted: Looking back at the Awadhesh Rai murder case of 1991

June 06, 2023 9:51 am

Awadhesh Rai was the elder brother of Ajay Rai, a Congress leader who contested against PM Modi in 2014 and 2019. While Ajay was the witness against Ansari in the Awadhesh murder case, Ansari's party had announced support to him ahead of the 2014 polls.