Politics

Indus Water Treaty: Why terrorising Indus water won’t help Pakistan

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 education has just begun

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 governmental accountability 

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-Year-Old Journalist

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 police use tear gas and batons

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 on Google’s data centre project

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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Hundreds from across India gather at Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi

Hundreds from across India gather at Cockroach Jan...

June 6, 2026

Hundreds of students, teachers and professionals, from all over India, gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the National Eligibility cu...

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RSF condemns cyberharassment campaign in India against Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng 

RSF condemns cyberharassment campaign in India aga...

May 27, 2026

Cyber harassment and coordinated online abuse targetting Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng escalated after she questioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press interaction in Oslo on May 18, prompting concern from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchd...

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Life as usual for government officials days after PM’s appeal to conserve fuel

Life as usual for government officials days after ...

May 20, 2026

As the world and India faces rising fuel prices due to the prolonged conflict between US-Israel and Iran and the resultant disruption in global oil supplies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently urged citizens to use public transport, avoid foreign travel and cut fuel consumptio...

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Absence of online voting, postal ballots hit voting by NRIs

Absence of online voting, postal ballots hit votin...

May 18, 2026

Abel Varghese has been managing a hotel in Kuwait for the last 11 years. He is 26 years old, fluent in three languages, handles a team of 14 people, and knows how to navigate a foreign country with the quiet competence that most migrants develop out of necessity. But recently whe...

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