Arvind Subramanian cited the circumstances involving Pratap Bhanu Mehta's exit and the fact Ashoka University can no longer provide space for academic expression and freedom.

An open letter addressed to the university trustees, administrators and faculty state that the signatories were “distressed” to learn of Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s exit under “political pressure from...

V-C was told to accept Ministry formula or resign. Following the ultimatum on December 11, Kumar is learned to have agreed to the compromise, but he backtracked a day later.

The Election Commission cleared yet another speech by Modi under the Model Code Saturday, pertaining to his rally in Patan on April 21 where he claimed he had warned Pakistan of dire consequences if...

On Monday, the Ministry of Education (MoE) filed an affidavit in the Punjab and Haryana High Court stating that Dheeraj Sharma was made the head of IIM-Rohtak despite securing a second division at...

One of two persons undergoing RT-PCR tests in Kolkata and its suburbs is turning out to be Covid-positive. In the rest of the state, one of four RT-P

The move comes days after the poll panel asked all recognised political parties to stop making references to the armed forces in their political campaigns. The MCC has been in force since Sunday when...

Removed: ‘women, shudras not allowed to study Vedas’; impact of numerical majority winning political power

In a recommendation sent a few days ago, the ministry has sought decriminalising possession of small quantities of drugs for personal consumption.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh courted controversy last week when he told reporters in Aligarh on March 23 that everyone wants Modi to win and that it’s necessary for the country.

The Indian Express had first reported that Lavasa had, on five occasions, opposed clean chits given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on charges of violating the MCC during...

At least one Commissioner dissented on Wardha & Latur speeches but all-clear to Barmer address was unanimous.

The dismissed staff, including some who had been working at the institute for over a decade, were all contractual employees

The tax department also surveyed the books of accounts of Nourish Organic Foods Ltd, a company in which his son Abir Lavasa is a director and holds 10,000 shares as part of an employee stock option...

According to sources in the state CEO office, the DEO’s report PM’s Balakot remark prima facie violation, says poll office along with his comments have been forwarded to the EC and the final call on...

Accountability, expertise, money and land: PMO eased HRD Ministry's tough terms

Satellite images suggest Chinese activity at India's Himalayan border before clash

From a national co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch to the chief of Vidya Bharati, 24 members with RSS links, some of them serving functionaries, figure in at least 17 of 25 NCF national focus...

The disagreement in the poll panel was on Amit Shah’s speech in Nagpur on April 9 when he likened Wayanad, the second seat from where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is contesting, to Pakistan.

At the heart of the process is an unsuccessful pushback by the Ujjain-based Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, an autonomous organisation under the Education Ministry, working on...

The All IITs’ Placement Committee (AIPC), in anticipation of problems, has reached out to all companies (that visited for campus recruitment) requesting them not to rescind placement offers made for...

Delhi violence: Death toll touches 17 with at least 250 injured; homes and shops set on fire; Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, also a Contributing Editor to The Indian Express, is considered one of the nation's foremost scholars on politics and political theory, Constitutional law, governance and politi...

State board exam topper says she was worried after Karnataka govt’s hijab order, but choice was clear

OP Rawat said, “We manage all polls with 17 lakh EVMs. If you have simultaneous elections, we will need 34 lakh. And maintain the inventory for five years, without any use. So, instead of savings,...

According to a recent court filing, the Government has submitted that Dheeraj Sharma’s “appalling immoral, unethical and fraudulent misconduct” makes him “totally unfit” to hold the post of an IIM...

In a four-month investigation by The Indian Express, we tracked down 86 men and women who stood first in India, between 1996 and 2015, in their Class 10 and 12 exams,

The Commission told the Law Ministry last week that it is “technically and administratively ready” to extend the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to NRI voters for elections...

The clean chit was given despite Lavasa’s request on file for further clarification from NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on whether the government think tank had indeed sought information from the...

In the Supreme Court Monday, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Silchar MP and Congress leader Sushmita Dev, mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India...

Poll panel put its foot down after receiving three letters from the government seeking its views on the proposal.

Seven orders benefit, among others, a BJP MLA, MP, leaders of Hindu Jagaran Vedike, Sri Rama Sene.

During the last Parliamentary elections, instances of EVMs breaking down during the polling process led to political uproar.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, who is also Contributing Editor, The Indian Express, has consistently, in his writing and public appearances, questioned the ruling establishment.

Gender gap; students increasingly from outside metros; US most favoured destination, IIT popular route; minorities, SC/STs invisible: 86 CBSE, ICSE, ISC toppers 1996-2015 tell stories of change — and...

The draft code, circulated late February by former director Anju Seth on behalf of the Board, has met strong resistance from the faculty.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas face serious challenge: 11 students kill themselves in Class 11, 15 in Class 12.

Subramanian Swamy asks why ‘upper caste’ tag for BJP; Director says no role for Ministry