Nistula Hebbar

The Bill listed by Baijayant Panda says no child under 13 years shall create an account on any social media or online gaming platform without verified parental consent, and that every intermediary shall provide parental control dashboards

In this week's Talk Politics, The Hindu's Nistula Hebbar looks at the possibility of the Shiromani Akali Dal rejoining the BJP-led NDA ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections. What is driving the possible rapprochement, and what could it mean for Punjab's political landscape?

The two countries are yet to hold the last round of talks on the renewal of the treaty that will expire on December 31, 2026

The transfer of the Mangaluru railway region from Palakkad Division to Mysuru Division has triggered a political debate between Karnataka and Kerala. Here's a breakdown of the decision, the objections raised, and what Indian Railways says about the move.

External Affairs Minister writes to Janata Dal (U) MP Sanjay Jha after he complained that the 1996 India-Bangladesh treaty had ‘negatively impacted' Bihar; the treaty is set to lapse on December 31

Apart from the usual distribution of organisational berths to poll-going States, caste groups, and other demographics of sex and age, the new BJP team reflects the party's attempts at a reset. Nistula Hebbar reports on how three terms in power have brought both the pieties of the past and anxieties of the future into focus

Explores how India's roads, rivers, and seas forged deep global ties, shaping history beyond rulers and kings.

Four other Ministers ended their Rajya Sabha terms this year: George Kurian, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hardeep Puri, and B.L. Verma; Dharmendra Pradhan was forced to quit, leaving a slew of vacancies in the Council of Ministers

Jantar Mantar's shift from protest site and its implications for dissent and public speech.

Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, this analysis breaks down the core issues and forces shaping the state's high-stakes political contest.