On Saturday, the election commissioner of India announced that the polls in the world’s largest democracy would commence on April 19, marking the beginning of a month-long electoral process. With an estimated 960 million eligible voters in a population of 1.4 billion, this election is anticipated to be a monumental event, possibly shaping the trajectory of Indian politics for …

  The specter of escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela casts a shadow over India’s oil imports, heralding potential disruptions in the country’s crude supply chain. As the US and the South American nation engage in a contentious dispute over the renewal of crude export permissions, Indian refiners brace for uncertain times ahead. Venezuela, India’s fifth-largest crude supplier …

  As the scorching summer approaches, Bengaluru, India’s tech hub, finds itself grappling with a dire water crisis, with the situation particularly grave in low-income settlements like Ambedkar Nagar. Against the backdrop of towering global software companies in the Whitefield neighbourhood, residents are forced to resort to desperate measures to secure potable water. Traditionally reliant on piped water sourced from …