‘Hathi chale bazaar…’: BPSC controller’s remark amid Bihar teachers’ protests sparks row

India's opposition coalitions, from the 1977 Janata Party to the Mahagathbandhan experiments to the 2024 INDIA bloc, have succeeded or failed largely on the mechanics of seat-sharing and vote transfer rather than ideological cohesion. The first-past-the-post system rewards consolidation ruthlessly, making the arithmetic of who contests where the decisive question long before any shared governing agenda is drafted.

Hindustan Times has reported a new India-focused politics development: “India’s most powerful 12,000-horsepower electric locomotives to get waterless urinals for loco pilots: Report.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The new locomotives manufactured at the Madhepura factory will have an inbuilt urinal, while the ones already rolled out will be retrofitted. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the orig

Frontline has reported a new India-focused politics development: “India’s ethanol drive is creating a new food security crisis.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The E20 campaign is pushing farmers towards maize, which is more profitable for distilleries, taking land away from pulses and oilseeds. If the trend continues, it could worsen India’s food security challenges and increase dependence on imports. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discov

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused politics development: “Teen girl gangraped, friend tied up in Madhya Pradesh’s Pachmarhi; three held.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Narmadapuram Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Ranjan says the accused were detained within six hours of the complaint being filed Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the original publisher link for the complete r