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Though every election is important, the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are especially crucial, as they are likely to determine the future of many political parties in the State, including of the AIADMK, which is one of the two major Dravidian forces. Bipolarity in Tamil Nadu politics has traditionally kept the AIADMK and its … Read more
How safe are women? In recent days there have been reports of sexual assault in Udaipur, Rajasthan and Delhi. The first case involved a 30-year-old French tourist in India. The second case, in East Delhi, involved a woman being molested by a patient in a government hospital. And now, one has a report of an … Read more
It will be a year since the three criminal laws which replaced the British-era enacted laws came into effect. Last year, the central government replaced the Indian Penal Code with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with … Read more
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 mandates that all students across the country must learn three languages in school. Theoretically, NEP 2020 is more flexible than the previous versions of the three-language policy in India, which have always faced resistance not just in south India but also different States. Hindi is only one of the … Read more
The Finance Minister recently introduced a proposal in Parliament to allow tax authorities to access, under the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, an individual’s “virtual digital space” during search and seizure operations. The justification is straightforward: as financial activity moves online, so must enforcement. However, this glosses over the far-reaching implications of such a shift, which raises … Read more
Tennis loves its traditions, and The Championships at Wimbledon more so. In the recent past though, the sport’s most prestigious Major has progressively cut out many of its famed anachronisms. The bespoke grass-court seeding formula, the Middle Sunday holiday and best-of-five set doubles matches have all been done away with. Now, for the first time … Read more
It can take some time to build a relationship with a daughter-in-law. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The transition into a mother-in-law often comes as a surprise. There are no preparations done in advance — no ceremony, no abrupt life change with clear indicators shifting you into this identity, certifying “this is who you are … Read more
In the years following India’s Independence, one of the primary challenges faced by the new nation was the lack of reliable statistical data, which were crucial for shaping sound economic and social policies. The newly formed government recognised that in the absence of comprehensive data, making informed decisions regarding economic growth, poverty alleviation, and social … Read more
(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar insists on the display of a representation of a woman, Bharat Mata, holding the … Read more
Breaking the chain of gender stereotypes is in our hands. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Can one imagine belonging to a community that feels suffocated from both inside and outside? If one were born into such a community, how long would the individual survive? Yes, I do not only belong to one such community but … Read more