Both the BJP and the Congress are betting heavily on direct benefit transfers to women and the poor, but questions about fiscal sustainability and whether schemes translate into genuine empowerment remain
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Fozia Yasin is a journalist and researcher exploring the stories and lives at the margins
In the aftermath of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing and a near-catastrophic conflict, Iran’s top representative in India speaks on war, global hypocrisy, and why dignity, not survival, defines a nation’s response.
Iranians who live in Delhi stick together, tracking the news of the war on Iran and helping community members who are struggling to cope
Nearly half of Assam’s electorate is women, and they turn out in large numbers, yet they remain underrepresented on the ballot.
The AIUDF chief speaks on Muslim votes, the relationship with the Congress NRC fears, and why he rejects the ‘vote-splitter’ tag
Candidate churn exposes fault lines as BJP balances winnability with growing dependence on Congress defectors
The 2026 Amendment strips self-identification and ignores chosen kinship, putting trans people and their support networks at risk.
- ‘Unjust And illegal’: Omar Abdullah Appeals For Diplomacy In Iran War, Urges India To Push For Peace
Omar Abdullah speaks from the J&K Assembly floor, condemning the Iran war, calling attention to civilian suffering, and urging India to use its diplomatic influence to ease rising tensions.
Iranian women are not asking to be saved by bombs and are insisting on their agency and the right to define what liberation means for themselves
Exits from Congress and the rise of a BJP ‘party-society’ are leaving the party to fight an entrenched political system, as the BJP aims for 100 seats rather than just narrow winning margins
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