Of the 22 states mentioned in the study, bank-financed projects shot up by 225% (Chhattisgarh) to 60% (Madhya Pradesh) in at least eight BJP-ruled states, while some with state elections scheduled in 2024 also saw a significant increase.

WFI’s elected executive committee was suspended by the Union sports ministry in 2023, senior advocate Rahul Mehra pointed out at the hearing.

WFI’s elected executive committee was suspended by the Union sports ministry in 2023, senior advocate Rahul Mehra pointed out at the hearing.

'Not allowing parliament to function is also a form of democracy,' former leader of opposition in Parliament and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj had said in 2012.

“I can't risk her life by sending her in such a toxic environment where students are policed and shamed,” the student’s mother said.

Given the lack of focus on inflation in BJP’s election campaign, one can’t help but wonder if it is the same country that has gone to polls where tomato prices surged to Rs 350/kilo last year.

While the EC told the court that it 'took time' to publish data under form 17C, its own handbook and a former CEC's remarks suggest the voter turnout data is available instantaneously.

The commission also claimed that disclosure of such data is “amenable to mischief and vitiation of the entire electoral space”. 

The prime minister failed to mention that the ideology promoted by the majority of mainstream media and the one promoted by him are two entirely coinciding circles.

From outlandish claims about the Congress manifesto to hate speech against a section of his own citizens, the prime minister has said it all.

Even as the Election Commission declined to comment on Modi’s openly communal remarks at an election rally, and a section of Indian media published verbatim accounts, global news organisations called his words out for what they are – hate speech.

Real wages for agricultural labour have stagnated since 2014. They had grown by 5-6% annually in the decade before Modi came to power. The spending on ICDS and mid-day meals too fell by 40%.

The SBI had cited its standard operating procedures as grounds for requesting an additional four months from the Supreme Court to furnish information on the buyers and sellers of electoral bonds days before the deadline set by the top court.

MCLI head Parimal Patil plays down 'dismissals', names two new members of editorial board.

The government had claimed that “donating money to one’s preferred party is a form of political self-expression that lies at the heart of privacy”.

The electoral bond scheme came under the scanner soon after it was launched for being opaque and possibly routing unaccounted money to political parties. 

Questions have been raised on if India is losing an established international market for its onions as Nepal and others begin assessing alternatives to the Indian onion.

Reports on the Railways published on various outlets point to a misuse of funds and its consistent inability to generate profits.

Hundreds of scrap dealers are recycling most of Delhi’s plastic waste while being on the run from the government.

Household savings of Indians are at a five-decade low amid soaring food prices, a depreciating rupee and uptick in fuel prices.