Narendra Modi

With political matters finding themselves in court over defamation or other complaints, Justice has a tough task at hand as India prepares for Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra

The controversy over the educational qualifications of the prime minister has again been resuscitated by a recent Gujarat High Court order with a year or so to go before the next Lok Sabha elections.

Six years after the misadventure, people are still fumbling to find answers. With black money still in circulation, what was the purpose of the move? The government needs to explain. 

On Constitution Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pay encomiums to the document that binds India together

Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra From Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi, India has come a long way. Emergency era Congress President D.K. Barooah is remembered for his remark "India is Indira. Indira is India" plumbing a notable high on the sycophancy register. Such deference is also a hallmark of leaders in the Modi government.

The recent proposal by the PM to have one uniform for all police in the country may be a radical idea a little too early. Instead, the need of the hour is to focus on police reforms instead of cosmetic feel good.

The introduction of 75 DBUs is an attempt by the government to take banks to “the doorstep of the poor”. However, its adherence to compliance norms and data privacy will be a key issue in its success

Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's death saw PM Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati recall the contributions of the SP leader even if they didn't see eye-to-eye on many contentious topics.

Lead Visual Shantanu Mitra: Opposition unity seems to be the last thing in leaders' minds these days. The war of words between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the one between Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar comes with less than 2 years to the next Lok Sabha election.

A study has found that eight out of 10 inmates in prisons are undertrials. A majority of them are illiterate and poor with an alarmingly high number being Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis