In an unprecedented move, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee personally appeared before the Supreme Court to challenge the ECI’s voter roll revision, alleging it to be a “bulldozing” exercise aimed at disenfranchising millions.

In a historic legislative shift, the Indian government has repealed the two-decade-old MGNREGA, replacing it with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G. While the Centre cites a “Viksit Bharat 2047” vision, the Opposition calls it an assault on the federal structure and an insult to Mahatma Gandhi.

The confrontation between Himachal PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh and the state bureaucracy has reached the doorstep of the Congress High Command. With officers threatening non-cooperation, the central leadership is attempting to broker a truce.

The controversy triggered by PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh’s comments on “outsider” IAS/IPS officers has split the Himachal cabinet. With the Chief Minister issuing a subtle reprimand and other ministers voicing disagreement, the stage is set for a stormy cabinet meeting on January 19.

The exit polls paint a paradox: Uddhav Thackeray kept his base, but lost the city. It signals the limits of identity politics in a rapidly evolving metropolis.

The exit polls paint a paradox: Uddhav Thackeray kept his base, but lost the city. It signals the limits of identity politics in a rapidly evolving metropolis.