Over the past few weeks, the country has witnessed an uproar over several instances of paper leaks, cancelled exams and forged results in major exams conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) meant for admission. . .
In April and May 2024 it was testing time for India and the world was watching us. On 4 June as the BJP juggernaut was stopped at 240, democracy lovers across the world heaved a. . .
After nearly 35 years, the CPIML registered a historic win on the Ara Lok Sabha seat. We remember that in 1989 Comrade Rameshwar Ram had won the seat under the banner of IPF. In the. . .
(With inputs from Meena Tiwari, Shashi Yadav, Anita Sinha, Samta Rai, & Shweta Raj) Unlike Britain or America, Indian women achieved voting rights with the universal adult franchise being introduced at the time of independence. . .
The massive defeat of BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections has triggered an analysis of the reasons behind its defeat but the actual reasons are consciously being glossed over. The electorate was. . .
Since Narendra Modi ascended to power in 2014, and perhaps even before that, the General elections have always been a loud and boisterous affair in Uttar Pradesh. This time, however, election campaigns lacked the usual. . .
Within the pun in the headline lies the story of the 2024 elections in India. The largest election so far in human history wasn’t actually an election as much as an attempt of the citizenry. . .
In the past couple of years, India and the world have borne witness to a historic farmer’s movement, as well as the varied means of suppression that the BJP has used to crush the movement. . .
The recent Lok Sabha elections in the country have stripped away the lustre from the Modi brand. For the past decade, Modi was omnipresent - Modi government, Modi’s guarantee, etc. Even BJP’s name was overshadowed. . .
The Lok Sabha election results of 2024 have spurred the debate about the role and future of Bahujan Samaj Party. The party contested elections on all the seats of Uttar Pradesh but could not win. . .