Bombay HC dismisses Sena (UBT) leader Kirtikar’s petition against Ravindra Waikar’s Lok Sabha poll victory 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomes Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar as he joins Shiv Sene (Shinde) faction, in Mumbai, Sunday, March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bombay High Court on Thursday (December 19, 2024) dismissed a petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar challenging the victory of Shiv … Read more

‘No end to this nightmare’: Delhi’s night shelter inmates tired of empty promises

Vinod Singh Rawat, 50, a daily wage worker, standing near a night shelter in Kashmere Gate. | Photo Credit: ALISHA DUTTA As campaigning for the Delhi Assembly election heats up with less than 10 days to go, parties are making big promises, including welfare schemes for the marginalised and permanent housing for those living in jhuggis. However, … Read more

Delhi polls: Police seizes vehicle labelled ‘Punjab government’ with cash, liquor; AAP calls it ‘planted stunt’

A car that was seized by police with a huge amount of cash and liquor, ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Police registered a case after a vehicle labelled “Punjab government” was on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) intercepted with cash, liquor and Aam Aadmi … Read more

Over 10.58 lakh votes were not counted or rejected in the Lok Sabha election: Election Commission data

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI Over 10.58 lakh votes were not counted or rejected in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year, according to the detailed statistical report released by the Election Commission of India on Thursday. Out of these 5,35,825 were postal votes and 5,22,513 were votes cast in Electronic … Read more

Contesting to improve health infrastructure, says Delhi’s ‘Ambulance Man’

AAP candidate from Shahdara constituency, Jitender Singh Shunty, during a rally before filing his nomination for the Delhi Assembly elections | Photo Credit: FILE Photo Jitender Singh Shunty, the Padma Shri awardee who gained fame during the COVID-19 pandemic for providing free ambulance services and cremating bodies for the needy, says he is contesting the … Read more

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 LIVE: CEC doing politics, destroyed credibility of EC, says Kejriwal on row over Yamuna poisoning claim

More than 860 cases of alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) have been registered ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls, an official said on Thursday.  The cases were lodged between January 7, when the MCC came into force, and January 29. A total of 27,551 people have been arrested during … Read more

7 days for voting: Rahul-Kejriwal row escalates

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shows a copy of the constitution during a public meeting ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections, at Bawana in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI With seven days left for voting for the Delhi Assembly election, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday ratcheted up … Read more

Yamuna poisoning row | Election Commission asks Kejriwal not to mix increased ammonia levels with poisoning

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (January 30, 2025) wrote to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to not mix the issue of increased Ammonia levels in Yamuna water with … Read more

The 10 most read articles of The Hindu online in 2024

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The Madras High Court asked why he was encouraging other women to be hermitesses when his own daughter was married | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak A cursory look at the most-read stories on The Hindu reflects readers’ diverse interests, offering a window into India’s defining moments of 2024. From ISRO’s satellite imagery … Read more

Don’t waste your vote on Congress, says Arvind Kejriwal

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addressing a gathering in Timarpur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: @AamAadmiParty-X Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday led a no-holds-barred attack against the Congress, urging Delhi residents not to “waste” their votes on the grand old party. “Some people here are thinking about voting for Congress. … Read more

Delhi HC asks ECI to ensure political parties don’t use ‘vilifying’ material in polls

Image for representation | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 30, 2025) directed the Election Commission to ensure political parties and their candidates did not use any “vilifying” material during election campaigns. A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the State election officer, … Read more

2024 — the politics of singularity and beyond

‘The setback to the BJP in the general election, in hindsight, was more an irritant in the long arc of Hindutva than a rupture’ | Photo Credit: THE HINDU/RITU RAJ KONWAR The year 2024 began with the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, which was a culmination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said … Read more

Delhi HC denies custody parole for Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case

A file image AAP MLA Naresh Balyan | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) refused to release AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, arrested in a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case, on custody parole to enable him to “guide” his wife contesting the upcoming assembly polls. Delhi Police … Read more