The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar has sparked charges of voter disenfranchisement and stoked fears among parties that small changes could tip the balance in tight races.| Frontline
Bihar’s 2025 SIR faces scrutiny as over 5 lakh duplicate voters appear in final electoral rolls, raising questions on verification and election integrity. Read more.| Frontline
After Bihar’s voter roll row, the Election Commission begins a new revision in 12 States and UTs, citing reforms amid sharp opposition backlash.| Frontline
As minority, dalit voters rally around constitutional ideals along with the Opposition, BJP strongholds weaken and fraternity and equality gain renewed importance in Indian politics.| Frontline
With AIADMK-BJP on one side and DMK’s front intact, actor Vijay’s TVK charts an independent course in Tamil Nadu politics.| Frontline
Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria outlines Ladakh’s push for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, its historical marginalisation, and the fight for local autonomy and democratic rights.| Frontline
Ruling TDP’s refusal to grant LoP status to Jagan Reddy follows the rulebook but drains dissent of dignity and weakens India’s democratic balance.| Latest News from The Hindu Frontline | Frontline
Two parallel dramas play out in Bihar: Modi invokes his late mother for sympathy, while Bhojpuri pop culture normalises sleaze with political backing.| Latest News from The Hindu Frontline | Frontline
The film’s Hindutva tilt and Trinamool’s heavy hand meet at the box office, and Bengal’s voters are the real audience.| Latest News from The Hindu Frontline | Frontline
The latest revelations in Maharashtra confirm what many already fear: the Election Commission no longer inspires trust.| Latest News from The Hindu Frontline | Frontline
The co-director of Lokniti-CSDS warns Bihar’s SIR exercise risks disenfranchising millions and eroding trust in Indian democracy.| Latest News from The Hindu Frontline | Frontline
Kashmir’s Waqf Board centralised shrine management and dismissed an imam. The board says it’s ending corruption; critics see political capture.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
India’s media, film, and digital ecosystem are a culture industry manufacturing consent for authoritarian power. Democracy must resist.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
Football has become more than a game, with the maidan turning into an arena where Partition memories and present exclusions collide in protest.| | Frontline
Long-time non-voters turned up at polls, changing the region’s power balance and surprising the old guard.| | Frontline
The BJP’s efforts to shake off the hold of its mentor indicate a power struggle that could redefine the Sangh’s political role.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
In its centenary year, the RSS appears to have grown in size and body alone, but not in mind and wisdom.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
Hindutva’s ideological fountainhead is no more an outfit on the margins. It is a deep state influencing every imaginable facet of life in the country.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
What started as a whistleblower’s shocking claims has morphed into Karnataka’s newest political circus, with actual answers getting lost in the scrum.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
The INDIA bloc pins hopes on Rahul and Tejashwi’s yatra, linking “vote theft” to jobs and rights in Bihar and beyond.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
The Waqf Amendment Bill controversy and Uttar Pradesh’s namaz ban spark backlash, with NDA allies JD(U) and TDP struggling to balance regional politics amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions and Yogi Adityanath’s strict policies.| Frontline
The Bihar Assembly Election 2025 is a crucial battle, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar steering the NDA, while RJD and the Mahagathbandhan push for a comeback. With shifting alliances, BJP and JDU focus on consolidating OBC and caste-based support, as the opposition counters their strategy. The big question remains—will Nitish Kumar retain power, or will the RJD-led alliance redefine Bihar’s political future?| Frontline
The writer and activist Banu Mushtaq fears that the Prajwal sex scandal will distract voters in north Karnataka, diverting the campaign from more substantive issues.| Frontline
Opposition fields author of Salwa Judum verdict against RSS veteran Radhakrishnan. INDIA bloc knows the math but wants constitutional symbolism.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
The BJP has begun extolling the virtues of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. But one can tell from both what he said and wrote that he was viscerally opposed to the Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS.| Frontline
The Rajya Sabha MP speaks on coalition politics, majoritarianism, and why India’s democracy needs checks against single-party dominance.| Reviews of latest books and articles on authors | Frontline
Once a constitutional safeguard, the ECI now risks enabling the erosion of India’s democratic norms through partisanship and opacity.| Latest India Story Coverage | Frontline | Frontline
The Lieutenant-Governor’s plan to nominate five MLAs has Opposition parties fearing a repeat of how Congress was toppled in Puducherry.| Latest India Story Coverage | Frontline | Frontline
On Article 370’s anniversary, a surprise book ban in Kashmir targets authors and scholars, revealing the state’s deepening control over memory, history, and dissent.| Frontline
RSS leader Hosabale questions secular and socialist ideals, exposing deeper ideological aims behind Sangh Parivar’s view of the Constitution.| Frontline
After the Pahalgam terror attack, India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty marks a seismic shift in South Asia’s hydro-politics, exposing both countries to new risks of ecological collapse, food insecurity, and deepening mistrust.| Frontline
Nitish Kumar, Bihar’s political veteran, faces declining health, shifting alliances, and a resurgent RJD in the 2025 election. Can he pull off one last win| Frontline
In this interview, scholar Anand Teltumbde discusses the political misuse of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s legacy, the dangers of idol worship, the truth behind the Indian Constitution, and how both the BJP and Congress have distorted Ambedkar’s progressive ideals.| Frontline
