At Charcha 2026, legislators from across parties said India's electoral arithmetic, weak city governments and limited municipal finances are leaving cities ill-equipped for rapid urbanisation.

From Arun Jaitley to Rekha Gupta, several former DUSU office-bearers have entered Indian politics. Here is a look at eight ...

On October 7, he will complete 25 years in public service – of which he’s spent 4,495 days as India’s longest continuously-serving elected prime minister ...

India has been accused of trying to impose vegetarian standards after serving a meat-free menu to world leaders at the Brics ...

Several Kashmiri political figures, including former members of banned separatist groups, have abandoned long-held separatist leanings and joined mainstream Indian politics. This shift in the disputed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 35-day protest led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi's Jantar Mantar ended on 25 July [EPA/Shutterstock] Recent footage ...

These words were posted online on May 16 by 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke, an Indian political communication strategist studying at Boston University in the US. He was responding to a comment from ...

New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was on the boil. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a stalwart of India’s then-ruling ...

Indian universities continue to be deeply political, but increasingly find that political expression leaves little room for ...

India, the world’s largest democracy, faces the monumental task of conducting elections for a staggering electorate of over 1 billion voters. To put this into perspective, India’s voter base is almost ...

Indian politics has acquired an unusual mascot: the cockroach. A satirical collective that takes inspiration from the insect – stubborn, reviled and considered indestructible – has attracted millions ...