Uttar Pradesh as four states? How are states split, and what’s behind the demand in UP

Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed the state could soon be divided into four parts. His remarks have reignited ...

How the Supreme Court has strengthened safeguards around arrest — and re-arrest

Article 22 requires arrested persons to be informed about the grounds of arrest. The Supreme Court's ruling on Monday means that arrests flouting this right are invalid in law.

Election Commissioners knocked on Cabinet Secretary’s door over voter software integrity

When a new officer was put in charge of the EC’s administration division in Delhi and issued a work allocation order that ...