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With just months to go before the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party are competing to outdo each other, with the contest moving from bus tickets to direct bank transfers
If BJP fights on its own, Punjab would head into 2027 as a genuinely multi-cornered fight, with Congress, AAP, BJP, SAD and a fractured panthic bloc that includes Amritpal Singh’s Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) and the SAD (Punar Surjeet) faction
Indian scientists are using ancient DNA to uncover forgotten migrations, debunk myths and quietly rewrite India’s history
Kumaraswamy Thangaraj is CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
Niraj Rai is group head, Ancient DNA Laboratory, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow
Gyaneshwer Chaubey is professor, GyanLab, Cytogenetics Unit, department of zoology, Banaras Hindu University
Priya Moorjani of University of California, Berkeley, says Indian population genetics studies reveal that widespread mixture occurred relatively recently, followed by a significant shift towards endogamy
Population genetics can help decode why Indians are susceptible to certain disorders and help develop India-specific diagnostics and drugs
The first big push on ideology is expected to be around nationalism, an issue on which the BJP has traditionally been comfortable and aggressive, and one that has paid it dividends during elections
At the helm of the UP-focused changes is Vinod Tawde as the in-charge of the state, who is noted for his performance in the Bihar polls that helped the BJP install its own CM
Nitin Nabin's changes hint that the BJP now has its eyes firmly set on 2029 Lok Sabha polls as some key old-timers have been brought in to lend heft to the party
The recent Monsoon Session of Parliament saw significant disruption and a lack of meaningful debate, with bills being passed with minimal discussion and Question Hour drastically reduced
Data from PRS Legislative Research underlines the extent of the disruption, showing that the Lok Sabha functioned for only 15% of its scheduled time, while the Rajya Sabha functioned for 33%
A parliamentary committee report has called for speeding up the digitisation of India's 2.25 crore manuscripts through the Gyan Bharatam Mission
As of January 31, 2026, 99.81 per cent of Records of Rights had been computerised and 97.42 per cent of cadastral maps had been digitised, but there's a catch
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Amit Shah will reply to the debate on the students’ agitation, but the Opposition will have to listen and not disrupt the House
The byelection defeats in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh force the BJP to confront questions about its complacency and changing voter sentiment
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in its response to the committee, said it has prepared draft amendments to strengthen the responsibilities of social media platforms and other services that allow users to create or modify AI-generated content
The BJP suffers a significant blow, losing two of three assembly byelections in its traditional strongholds of Bankipur (Bihar) and Datia (MP)
One of the more interesting themes of Advantage India by Anil K. Antony, the BJP's national secretary and spokesperson, is its attempt to connect India's civilisational traditions with its geopolitical ambitions
The question remains: does anything change, beyond the sloganeering and the immediate political gains?
The BJP has weathered many protests. But the challenge posed by the Cockroach Janta Party could prove politically more complicated
A movement that started as a satirical take on an oral observation made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has delivered a potent result with remarkable alacrity, unlike previous protests
The meeting between the CJP and the government will take place again on Saturday, when the latter will respond to the demands raised by the students
Every day the protests continue, the Opposition finds more political momentum within and outside the parliament
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