Politics
Karnataka Cabinet proposal on protests at clears p...
September 2, 2026
A proposed bill to make it mandatory for organisers of protests on government property and public spaces to take prior permission, has sparked a series of protests in the state. The bill seeks to tighten rules governing public gatherings, clearing legislation that requires prior ...
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Pakistan needs to finally cut the Gordian’s Knot...
August 26, 2026
Just recently, India and Pakistan, twins separated by birth, celebrated their respective Independence Days. Celebrations of 80 years of independence have been accompanied by questions of what has changed and what hasn’t. One thing that certainly hasn’t changed is the state of...
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Stalemate continues as student protest in Jharkhan...
August 16, 2026
The Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, has turned into a semi-permanent camp of tents, hunger-strike beds and hand-painted placards. On Sunday, the sit-in by thousands of job aspirants against alleged irregularities in the state’s recruitment examin...
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RSF calls for journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh’...
August 5, 2026
Freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, who has been in prison for the past four years, is at the centre of renewed calls from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) which has demanded his immediate release and all charges be dropped. In a press statement, RSF says that Singh has remai...
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Indus Water Treaty: Why terrorising Indus water wo...
July 26, 2026
Few have described Kashmir more beautifully than the famous Indo-Persian Sufi poet Amir Khusrau who had said “If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this”. Sadly, this beautiful paradise was painted with human blood and was converted into a graveyard o...
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As Pradhan resigns, students say battle for educat...
July 25, 2026
After over a month of maintaining a total silence on his own responsibility in fiasco of leaks of numerous examination papers of tests conducted by the Union Government, including notably the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradh...
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Ram Mandir theft probe puts spotlight on governmen...
July 24, 2026
A temple built as one of the country’s most powerful religious and political symbols is now at the centre of a major controversy that has left the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allied organisations, notably the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak San...
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My First Protest: CJP Through the Eyes of a 20-Yea...
July 21, 2026
Until yesterday, protests were stories I had written from press releases, television footage or speeches delivered from a podium. I had never covered one on the ground, from right in the midst of action. I had never experienced what it feels like when thousands of people occupy a...
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30-day NEET protest erupts in violence after polic...
July 20, 2026
The 30th day of the ongoing protest against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 paper leak turned violent as thousands of students, parents and supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar before marching towards Parliament under the Chalo Sansad campaign. Police re...
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RSF condemns Indian government for blocking report...
June 17, 2026
The blocking of an investigative video report by the Indian government on the impact of Google’s proposed USD 15 billion data centre project in Andhra Pradesh has drawn criticism from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has condemned the move as censorship and called on Meta...
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