As the government searches for a definition, the author of ‘The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community’ unpacks the composite culture of the people by the Brahmaputra

Roman writers had an anxiety about one-man rule. But there was little opposition to the system, says the author of ‘Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World’

The possibility of a Japanese invasion in 1942 not only led to an exodus from several cities, including Madras and Calcutta, it also shaped major political events leading to the Quit India call to the British, says the author of The Great Flap of 1942

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran identifies some of the next generation reforms needed in the coming years

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields

Yamini Narayanan argues that the cow and the Ganga have both been harmed, in the name of being sacred

Ibrahim Muhawi, who has won 2023’s Palestine Book Award for translating Hussein Barghouthi’s Among the Almond Trees, reflects on themes that dominate Palestinian literature

RJD leader says the contest in Bihar for the Lok Sabha election is with the BJP; he adds that the real issues are inflation, poverty, unemployment, education

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end

Sudipto Das on the relevance of scientist and polymath Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in the contemporary world

The actor and founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam says it is now the moment for people from all sections to come together in the fight against fascism

Mohiniyattam dancer and academic RLV Ramakrishnan plans to protest against discriminatory remarks made by a veteran dancer

Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses the significance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and secular democracy in India.

In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Gadkari said the BJP remains united in its ideological commitment, with no discord between the party and the RSS.

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the party’s candidate for Jorhat says the BJP is arm-twisting everyone from those in the corporate sector to the common people, and is employing a use-and-throw policy for its allies

Chitralekha Zutshi on the paradoxes and contradictions that trailed the political life of one of the tallest leaders of the Kashmir Valley, and why the abrogation of Article 370 did not come out of the blue

Journalist Tim Schwab says his book probing the Gates Foundation is a case study for the larger problem of extreme wealth and how it threatens democracy

Why Ram Chandra Kak is a forgotten figure in the history of Jammu & Kashmir and India

The Congress veteran says the BJP espouses a ‘militant, extreme, right-wing Hinduism’ which is also working in its favour in Hindi-speaking States while Hinduism is essentially ‘more inclusive’

“This election is not for the election of a particular MP but to elect the Prime Minister; and there is no doubt that the country wants to see Modi ji return as PM once again,” Mr. Dhami said

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons

This is ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of the gods) and its people will never forget how Congress posed hurdles in the construction of the Ram Mandir, the BJP’s media chief says

Criticising the Modi-led government for its failure to fulfil past poll promises such as providing two crore jobs annually and doubling the income of farmers, the Congress chief says the BJP’s manifesto is silent on issues such as rising food prices and unemployment; he also asserts the INDIA bloc’s main aim is to safeguard the Constitution and democracy

The Deputy Chief Minister says the ‘double-engine’ government during the BJP regime in the State did not implement a single irrigation or water project

Reddy talks about her constituency, sexism in politics, and her connect with many groups in an interview with The Hindu

Monica Raymund, who plays the lead in the crime drama set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Rebecca Cutter, the creator of the show, say the third and final season will see the characters end up in a place that feels at once shocking and inevitable

People look up to us for the principles of leadership going forward. The bond we share with people is because of good work and not due to the royal background, says Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the BJP candidate, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency

People give top priority to development while judging the achievements of the government and that the Guarantee schemes come later, says the BJP State president

Cardiologist C.N. Manjunath, former head of State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, has entered the fray as the BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bengaluru Rural speaks about the circumstances that led to his entry into politics

Prachi Gupta’s devastating narrative also raises important questions on mental health and ways to cope

Congress general secretary in charge of Chhattisgarh says that the change in tone and tenor of BJP leaders after the first two phases of polling shows things are not going their way; he says that there is little energy and enthusiasm in the BJP vote base to re-elect the same government to power

He says a “disciplined solider” like him cannot keep quiet when injustice is being meted out to the party

The Maharashtra Chief Minister says industry was spooked after a bomb was placed outside Mukesh Ambani’s home during previous MVA regime’s tenure; adds that Uddhav Thackeray’s betrayal of Shiv Sena ideology will not win him sympathy

It is the Congress that has diluted reservations for OBCs by giving a quota to Muslims, says Assam CM

BJP leaders earlier mocked Rohini Acharya by calling her Singaporean Bahu because she stays in Singapore with her husband and three children

Veteran minister Piyush Goyal is excited to be a first-time candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections; he feels that this opportunity will help better him understand candidates’ psychology, allowing him to emerge a sensitive person 

Rahul Gandhi could challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Telangana Chief Minister says

People have lost their faith in the YSR Congress Party; there is a need to strengthen institutions in the State and empower the youth by honing their skills, says Pawan Kalyan, promising that the BJP-TDP-JSP alliance will bring about change

Writer-journalist Johann Hari brings himself into the Ozempic conversation, taking readers through the risks of obesity, its causes and effects, and what the drug does

Mr. Yadav says the BJP’s strength lies in its collective leadership and that Congress leaders have no ideology

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis said that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not have rebelled, but when someone was pushed to the wall, they’re left with no other option, and that is what happened in Mr. Shinde’s case.

37% polling in Srinagar ‘greatest testament to rightness of the decision’, the Union Home Minister says; there is no doubt that the NDA is on its way to 400-plus seats, he adds; says that his party has no history of misusing a majority, and it was a Congress government that had imposed the Emergency and made changes to the Constitution

Cleric Mehdi says this Lok Sabha election is monumentally important as a platform to air the views of the people of Jammu and Kashmir

During the campaign, Modi and BJP have been trying to deflect from livelihood issues, but they have been unable to do so, says CPI(M) general secretary; voters, Mr. Yechury says, are talking of price rise and day-to-day problems, and 90% of the people are today borrowing just to survive

Poking holes in the BJP’s ‘Odia pride’ plank, Mr. Pandian rips the Union government’s record in supporting Odisha’s language, culture, leaders and economy; the BJD leader refuses to speculate on possible post-poll alliances

I have sworn an oath on the Constitution to serve the people and fulfil my promises, says the Delhi Chief Minister, asserting that the Constitution and legal framework put no bar on him continuing in his post