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Fishermen from Rameswaram (pictured) routinely cross the Katchatheevu island and consider the area their traditional fishing terrritories.

Did Congress ‘give away’ Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka?

April 02, 2024 2:07 pm

“New facts reveal how Congress callously gave away Katchatheevu…This has angered every Indian,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X. Here is why the tiny, uninhabited island remains a hot-button political issue in Tamil Nadu.

7 takeaways from Election Commission’s announcement of Lok Sabha polls

March 17, 2024 11:14 am

The Lok Sabha elections, the world’s largest democratic excercise, will be held in 7 phases from April 19 to June 1, with counting to take place on June 4.

Centre signs pact with Tripura govt, TIPRA Motha: The demands, significance of the agreement

March 11, 2024 11:19 am

The agreement has paved the way for the TIPRA Motha to join the BJP govt in Tripura. Here's what this means for tribal demands in the state, and for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

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Explained: Ladakh, Article 371, and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution

March 08, 2024 12:29 pm

Shah is learnt to have told the Leh Apex Body (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) that their concerns related to jobs, land, and culture would be taken care of, but the government would not go as far as to include Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former president Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the head of the One Nation, One Election committee. (Express Archive)

BJP and the idea of simultaneous elections: A short history going back 40 years

February 28, 2024 9:17 am

The BJP has long argued that one way to make India's elections “fair” is to hold them together. We trace its views on the matter of 'One Nation, One Poll' since 1984 – the first Lok Sabha election that the party contested at an all-India level.

Congress income tax row: Congress leaders Ajay Maken, KC Venugopal and other during a press conference, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Congress alleges I-T Dept withdrew 65cr from its accounts: Do political parties have to pay Income tax?

February 25, 2024 10:34 pm

Congress treasurer Ajay Maken alleged this move was meant to hit the Congress financially just before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. What does the law say on the matter of political parties and Income Tax?

Why has the Assam government decided to repeal the state’s Muslim Marriage Act?

February 25, 2024 7:38 pm

What is the Act meant for? What is the Assam government’s rationale behind its repeal? What is the political climate in which the decision was made?

TMC vs BJP in Bengal: What is happening in Sandeshkhali?

February 24, 2024 2:19 pm

Here's what has been happening in Sandeshkhali village, and the larger Sandeshkhali-I block of the district.

AAP candidate winner after SC intervention: What exactly happened during the Chandigarh mayor elections

February 20, 2024 4:47 pm

Hearing the case, the Supreme Court had said it would 'not allow democracy to be murdered'. Here's why the Chandigarh mayor poll, won by the BJP, ran into controversy.

Murder that changed Kerala politics: What happened in 2012, when CPM-linked killers hacked a rebel communist to death?

February 20, 2024 10:37 am

The High Court has confirmed life sentence for 11 people in the T P Chandrasekharan murder case. The killing shocked Kerala, and hurt the CPM politically.