Politics
EU riots are homegrown problems, not imported by m...
October 26, 2026
Europe is heading for yet another prolonged winter of discontent as protestors have been gathering on streets across the entire European Union region, with several protests descending into unprecedented violence, such as in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Many comment...
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Focus on Dalit voters as political parties prepare...
October 22, 2026
Even though the assembly elections in Punjab are still months away, political activity in preparations for the polls has already heated up with regular visits by prominent leaders of all the leading parties in their bid to get a headstart in the race. One of the most active on th...
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Lawyers continue protest outside Supreme Court, de...
October 16, 2026
Advocates in Delhi, protesting against alleged harassment, inadequate facilities and lack of professional security, gathered outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Thursday as part of their agitation which completed its 22nd day. The lawyers also raised questions over their tr...
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RSF condemns ‘unprecedented’ detention of 40 j...
October 14, 2026
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global press freedom organisation, has called for an independent investigation into the detention of almost 40 journalists by police while covering protests against the revision of electoral rolls in New Delhi and other Indian cities on October ...
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Government accused of stifling protests by shuttin...
October 12, 2026
The decision of the Union Government to remove Jantar Mantar, an historic site in central Delhi, as a designated protest site in Delhi has drawn criticism from activists and opposition, who warn that shifting demonstrations away from the centre of political power could make it ha...
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Federation of Press Clubs calls for free legal aid...
October 12, 2026
The Federation of Press Clubs, comprising eight founding press clubs across India, has called for a structured mechanism to provide free legal assistance to journalists facing legal challenges arising from their professional work. The initiative particularly aims to support indep...
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Thousands detained in CJP protest against Chief El...
October 10, 2026
Thousands of protestors were detained all over Delhi as the national capital was turned into a fortress with huge deployment of Delhi Police and paramilitary forces by the Central Government keen to squash a protest mounted by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) seeking the resignat...
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India ordered 200,000 online content takedowns in ...
October 10, 2026
India’s online content takedowns have come under scrutiny, with nearly 200,000 removal orders issued through the government’s Sahyog portal between March and July 2026, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). New rules introduced in February reduced social media platfor...
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Supreme Court should immediately suspend goofed-up...
October 7, 2026
It has been a rather heartening start of the week for Indian democracy. For well over two years, the Indian judiciary seemed to have gone to sleep on the wheel, while the foundation of the democracy, the voters’ list of the country, was being battered by the same organisati...
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Badrinath concert sparks debate over spiritual, en...
October 3, 2026
The ongoing controversy over a music festival organised at Badrinath, part of the Char Dham or the four holiest pilgrimage sites of Hinduism, located in an ecologically-sensitive part of the Himalayas, is no longer only about religious sentiment. It has raised questions over wh...
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