RARE PHOTOS: 6 | Rare Historical Photos

Raghu Rai’s ‘A Thousand Lives’: a 40-year journey

250 black-and-white images spanning the formative years of the photographer’s career reveal an India that feels both familiar and foreign

The Hindu · Apr 20, 2024

Lok Sabha 2024: INDIA bloc has always been anti-development, says Modi in Wardha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Wardha in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, and blamed the Congress ‘misrule’ for having caused woe to farmers for decades.

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

General Elections 2024 | When campaign trails were carnivals

Seasoned journalists look back at a pre-tech era when charismatic leaders and festival-like canvassing won votes

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

The making and unmaking of Sheikh Abdullah

Chitralekha Zutshi on the paradoxes and contradictions that trailed the political life of Sheikh Abdullah, one of the tallest leaders of the Kashmir Valley, and why the abrogation of Article 370 did not come out of the blue

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

Katchatheevu demands thinking outside the box

Steps must be taken to ensure that fishermen in India and Sri Lanka can equitably enjoy the rich marine wealth in the Palk Bay

The Hindu · Apr 10, 2024

PM Modi recalls 1984 riots, says BJP stands with Sikhs

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress, accusing it of orchestrating the 1984 Sikh riots, which erupted after the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi.

The Times of India · Apr 10, 2024

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

PM Modi claims former Congress government sneakily gifted Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. But the truth is complex.

Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2024

Morning Digest | Number of women candidates contesting Lok Sabha elections grew 16-fold from 1957 to 2019; Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 8, 2024

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2024

Katchatheevu island | Sirima’s call to Indira Gandhi saved negotiations from getting derailed, according to 2003 Sri Lankan book

A telephone call from Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Sirima R.D. Bandaranaike to her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi in January 1974 may perhaps be considered to have saved the bilateral negotiations on the contentious Katchatheevu islet issue from getting derailed

The Hindu · Apr 7, 2024

100 years old and still voting

Of the country’s over 2.18 lakh registered centenarian voters, Haryana is home to 10,947. In a bid to uncover their vast experience with India’s evolving democracy, Ashok Kumar visits three such women, who recount past elections and reveal polling plans for the upcoming one

The Hindu · Apr 7, 2024