Farmer leaders detained in Punjab, protesters evicted from border

Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as the Punjab police also began......

Why BJP Is A Divided House In Karnataka

The BJP may be in the Opposition in many states, but nowhere is it as divided as it is in Karnataka, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President B Y Vijayendra with......

Why Maha politicians are courting Jarange ahead of polls

The poll aspirants who feel threatened are seeking to garner sympathy from their voters by meeting influential leaders like Jarange in the Marathwada region. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Nayab Singh Saini: BJP's surprise pick packs a punch

Months before the Haryana assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party replaced its strongman Manohar Lal Khattar as chief minister with low-profile OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini, a decision that......

2-day nationwide trade union strike from March 28

A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people. Photograph: PTI......

Farmer groups plan protest against spread of GM crops

The groups, including those associated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s parent organisation the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have also threatened a big nationwide agitation if growth......

You have to ask Amit Shah, why Brij Bhushan is not being arrested, lashes out Vinesh Phogat

IMAGE: The protesting wrestlers said the government was protecting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The protesting wrestlers are sensing that WFI chief won't be......

May 21 deadline for arrest of WFI President; Vinesh says protest not hijacked

IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and others during a candle march in view of wrestlers' protest against the alleged sexual harassment of players by WFI chief and BJP......