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HT Explains: A 5-point FAQ on the Lok Sabha battle in West Bengal

India, May 16 -- Voters across nine states and one Union territory voted to elect 96 lawmakers in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday. Nearly 70% of the Lok Sabha's strength of 543-3... Read More


Ecostani | From Modi's retirement to Muslim community's fertility rate; "divisive" poll narrative misses its youth

India, May 14 -- Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that Union home minister Amit Shah will replace Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2025 as the PM when the latter turns 75 if the... Read More


Ecostani | Why the Congress may not go for the kill in Haryana

India, May 10 -- The Congress and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) on Thursday asked Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatreya for a floor test in the state assembly after three independent MLAs withdrew sup... Read More


Ecostani | The silence of the Muslim voter could be real and strategic

India, April 29 -- There was silence outside Darul Uloom in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband town, as students walked into India's biggest Muslim seminary dressed in spotless white kurta-pyjamas and wearing a ... Read More


With temp soaring, forest blazes at an alarming high across country

New Delhi, April 29 -- As Army helicopters were pressed into service to douse the forest fire in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region on Saturday, data from the Forest Survey of India (FSI) showed the state is... Read More


Lok Sabha polls: Karnataka sees increase in voting as rest of India sees a dip

India, April 27 -- In the two phases of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha, Karnataka seems to be an outlier. It has bucked the national trend of lower voter turnout as compared to 2019 Lok Sabha election... Read More


India reports three times more forest fires than in 2023; Odisha worst hit

India, April 27 -- Even as Army helicopters have been pressed to douse forest fires in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, the Forest Survey of India (FSI) data on forest fires shows Odisha to be the worst h... Read More


India reported over 75,000 forest fires in April; Odisha worst hit

India, April 27 -- Even as Army helicopters have been pressed to douse forest fires in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, the Forest Survey of India (FSI) data on forest fires shows Odisha to be the worst h... Read More


Ecostani | Voter apathy or political discontent? What low voter turnout means for 2024 polls

India, April 23 -- Voter turnout for the 18th Lok Sabha in the first and the largest phase of polling on April 19 was about four percentage points less than for the same 102 parliamentary constituenci... Read More


'Elections not about personal ambition'

India, April 23 -- Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot speaks to Chetan Chauhan about his party's chances in the national elections, the Congress campaign, and his ... Read More