Revanth urges Modi take up bill to lower age for Parl contest in Parliament Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensure that a bill for lowering the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha, MLA elections (from 25 to 21 years), Rajya Sabha and council (from 30 to…
Lucknow: As Pratibha Joshi turns 100 on Thursday, she celebrates more than a birthday — it also mirrors India’s century-long journey. While her family has planned celebrations, district administration will honour her too.Born in 1926, two decades before Independence, Pratibha witnessed the freedom struggle, birth of democracy, political upheavals, technological revolutions and a pandemic that…
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma with Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Governor Haribhau Bagde during the valedictory Session of the ‘Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra: Former and Sitting Members’ Conclave’, organised as part of the celebrations marking the 75th Year of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, at the Assembly premises, in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 15 July 2026…
Since May 4, after the West Bengal Assembly election, Indian politics has seemed to be in constant churn: electoral results in States and the Rajya Sabha, political defections followed by more defections, followed by predictions of more to come. In this churn, one would be excused for thinking that the country’s legislative bodies are being…
It is not yet time for me to write a personal memoir of my political journey or attempt to chronicle my public life, but in this crisis-laden time in Indian politics, it is perhaps natural to reflect on what politicised me as an individual. Earlier, too, I had written about influences that shaped my understanding…
6 min readJul 5, 2026 06:24 AM IST First published on: Jul 5, 2026 at 06:24 AM IST Last week America celebrated her 250th birthday, so I shall begin by saying happy birthday to the world’s oldest democracy from a citizen of the world’s largest democracy. As an admirer of America, I have been truly…
NEW DELHI: BJP Wednesday lashed out at opposition parties over their letter to CJI Surya Kant over SIR, saying it is a “dangerous conspiracy” to malign Indian democracy and spread anarchy by targeting institutions.Taking on Congress, BJP said the style and language used in their letter is “reminiscent” of what was seen during the period…
Patna: June 25, 1975, stands as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Indian democracy. It is a date that evokes pain and concern in the minds of all those who cherish democratic values. The Emergency was not merely a political episode; it was an unprecedented assault on India’s Constitution, democratic institutions, freedom…
When we examine the record of a government, beyond its impact on GDP, we must also ask whether it has nurtured the nobler impulses within society or stirred and legitimised the baser instincts that lie dormant in individuals and communities. Every society harbours both tendencies. The desire to live with difference, the aspiration to civility—or…
In an exclusive interview with India Today, BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli responds to this question and more on the show. He rejected the claims, citing the constitutional provisions that allow elected representatives to form a separate group or merge with another party if they have a two-thirds majority. He attributed the defections to legislators’ frustration with…
