• The Federal

    The Federal Special

    SIR verdict: Operation successful, patient under observation

    V Aravinda
    27 May 2026 8:07 PM IST

    The court approved the removal of 47 lakh names from the Bihar voter list, leaving open the harder question of what this means for the voter

    SIR verdict
    The Federal Special
    anti-defection law
    The Federal Special

    How the anti-defection law lost its bite, and why Tamil Nadu will prove it

    27 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Sri Lanka’s JVP admits decades of injustice to Indian Tamils
    The Federal Special

    Sri Lanka’s JVP admits decades of injustice to Indian Tamils

    26 May 2026 4:09 PM IST
    What the State, and the Court, get wrong about impressionable minds
    The Federal Special

    Why India keeps removing cartoons from textbooks, and getting it all wrong

    25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, stays exempt from RTI Act

    Why BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, stays exempt from RTI Act

    22 May 2026 5:05 PM IST
    A polyvocal Supreme Court censures its own UAPA bail line but injustice continues

    One court, one voice: How SC addressed its own discord on UAPA bail

    19 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Bhoshala dispute

    Bhojshala verdict: How a narrow 1958 law was opened for a temple claim

    17 May 2026 5:00 PM IST
    AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal

    Round One to Kejriwal: How a contempt order delivered the recusal he was denied

    16 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

    Beyond the IPL blitz, what non-cricket sport faces is appalling

    16 May 2026 6:27 AM IST
    NEET-UG 2026 paper leaks

    NEET-UG 2026: How NTA, the agency built to fix exams, kept breaking them

    15 May 2026 4:09 PM IST
    One vote, one seat thinner: Vijay’s cushion after the Madras HC order

    One vote, one seat thinner: Vijay’s cushion after the Madras HC order

    13 May 2026 8:31 AM IST
    VIjays TVK alliance is Tamil Nadu has no precedent

    Vijay govt's balancing act: Allies with one foot in, one foot out

    11 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    TN elections: Can a ‘coalition of losers’ displace the single largest party?

    TN elections: Can a ‘coalition of losers’ displace the single largest party?

    9 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Hung Assembly in Tamil Nadu: what the Governor can and cannot do

    Hung Assembly in Tamil Nadu: what the Governor can and cannot do

    6 May 2026 7:09 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay

    Vijay doesn't have to 'prove' his majority since Constitution never asked him to

    V Aravinda
    5 May 2026 7:20 PM IST

    The outcome of the 2026 TN elections revives a buried question about who decides whether a government commands the House

    Pawan Khera-Himanta Biswa Sarma legal tussle

    Why Supreme court refused to send Pawan Khera to custody

    2 May 2026 2:31 PM IST
    The Supreme Court has made a serious observation on the rights of a 15-year-old pregnant teen.

    How a 15-year-old's case has redrawn India’s late-term abortion doctrine

    2 May 2026 8:01 AM IST
    cyber laws, internet safety, nuclear

    1,000 MW N-plant in Kudankulam marching towards commissioning in 2027

    29 April 2026 5:19 PM IST
    UAE quits OPEC

    Why UAE's choice to quit OPEC spells good news for India, other markets

    29 April 2026 3:03 PM IST
    Why India urgently needs to boost its air and missile defence

    Why India urgently needs to boost its air and missile defence

    29 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal recusal withdrawal CBI case

    Between appeal and acquiescence: Kejriwal’s withdrawal offers a middle path

    28 April 2026 3:27 PM IST
    The Supreme Courts hearing on the Sabarimala case

    Sabarimala case: Why every faith has a stake in the nine-judge SC Bench?

    25 April 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Why Delhi HC judge’s refusal to recuse in Kejriwal case may not be the last word

    Why Delhi HC judge’s refusal to recuse in Kejriwal case may not be the last word

    21 April 2026 8:57 PM IST
    CJI Surya Kant, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    Election Commission's transfer puzzle: Is India's federalism at risk?

    21 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    delimitation and womens reservation bill

    Three grounds on which delimitation laws may be challenged in court

    16 April 2026 8:15 PM IST
    Irans focus on Strait of Hormuz can pave way for new regional maritime order

    The war and ceasefire are Trump's, but Iran owns the Hormuz agenda

    10 April 2026 9:26 AM IST
    Why the rejection of motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is problematic

    Why the rejection of motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar is problematic

    10 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Womens entry in Sabarimala Temple in Kerala

    Why Article 17 matters in the Sabarimala reference

    8 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Sri Lankan Tamils new identity

    How Indian-origin Tamils in Lanka are quitting tea estates to carve a new identity

    8 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Sabarimala case: Can Constitution override religious customs? 9 judges to decide

    Sabarimala case: Can Constitution override religious customs? 9 judges to decide

    7 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
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