PM launches projects, flags off train services in Kerala

Modi inaugurates new Amrit Bharat Express trains and a passenger train allotted for Kerala, and unveils PM SVANidhi Card; Pinarayi expresses hope that State's 'genuine demands' would be met 

Delimitation after 2027, redrawing power in India

If done poorly, driven by political arithmetic alone, it can deepen distrust and injure India's federal spirit 

Right to dignity

Governments must ensure equitable pay for ASHA workers

The ongoing protests by ASHA and anganwadi workers in West Bengal demanding their wages be increased to 15,000 a month is a sour reminder of efforts to deny them permanent employee status despite their centrality to many national and State welfare schemes. 

India and the EU - a fit partnership in a divided world

In geopolitics, clarity is rare. But when it arrives, it demands action. Both are now embodied within the deepening relationship between the European Union (EU) and India as the two sides prepare for the upcoming visit of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Luís Santos da Costa, New Delhi. As chief guests at India's 77th Republic Day on January 26, 2026, and co-chairs of the 16th India-EU Summit on January 27, their presence is more than ceremonial. It is an alignment of intent. The optics of EU leaders standing alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India's most symbolic national celebration will underscore the urgency of this moment. 

Trial by social media

A day after a woman posted a video on social media alleging sexual harassment by a man on a bus, he died by suicide. The episode sparked outrage across Kerala and led to heated discussions on the use of social media, the possible consequences of public shaming, and mental health. Mini Muringatheri reports on an episode that has divided society 

Gubernatorial walkouts test constitutional limits

State leaders argue that Governors have no discretion for selective reading of special address to legislators 

Diversify your fish basket, Union govt. advises States

Fisheries Ministry also pushes for cultivation of a wider variety of species to reduce the risk of disease wiping out a single species; urges States to find new markets, adopt new technologies 

Ambitious scheme to spur next-generation battery manufacturing in India hits hurdle

Delays in visa approvals for Chinese technical specialists, requirements that mandate local manufacturing, and the lack of critical technologies threaten the government's ambitious Advanced Chemistry Cell Production Linked Incentive (ACC-PLI) scheme, says a report by research firms Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and JMK Research and Analytics released earlier this week. The scheme was launched in October 2021 to catalyse domestic, next-generation battery manufacturing.