With five winners winning with a margin of victory of less than 1000 votes and only 38 % of the total registered voter determining the winner, the report of the Association of Democratic Reforms finds that the winners this time round won by an average of 50 % of total votes polled
The nine-year-old girl was allegedly killed and raped at the hands of her landlord in Ghaziabad. The accused is now in custody as authorities continue the investigation and try to locate her body.
The passing of the contentious Post Office Bill raises alarms over concerns for privacy and accountability, criticised by opposition for retaining colonial-era measures and curtailing citizen rights
During a Buddha Katha organised in Kanpur’s Pehowa village, reports allege that 15-20 upper caste men arrived in cars and beat the Dalit members sleeping at the event’s sight, gunshots were also reportedly fired.
While some bail pleas were swiftly addressed, many languished. A retrospective of 2023: Did the courts adequately safeguard the dwindling right to liberty for India's citizens?
Manoj Kumar Shah, a caretaker at Gopalgunj’s Shiv Temple in Danapur found dead after missing for five days. While BJP leaders initially called it an ISIS style murder, these allegations were busted when the investigation by the police revealed that the victim’s ex-girlfriend killed him because he threatened her with posting compromising images online.
Three associates of D Thankappan, Javed Anand, Roma and Teesta Setalvad pay their tributes to this man of action and intellect who was a leading light in India’s trade union movement. D Thankappan, ailing for some years, passed away early this morning, September 2, at his home in Airoli, New Bombay. He was 87.
From Adivasi students on hunger strike to Class 10 students demanding teachers, government schools without electricity and internet, and hundreds of schools facing the loss of grant-in-aid, Maharashtra’s education crisis is increasingly visible on the streets
Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile