Delhi HC Rejects Bail Pleas Again As Khalid, Imam Remain Behind Bars
The Delhi High Court has rejected the latest bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case...
Month: September 2026
NGOs Call For Permanent Freeze On Animal Imports To Vantara
A coalition of conservation organisations have urged Vantara to make its temporary moratorium on wild animal imports permanent, warning that...
Secrecy By Authoritarian Regimes Makes Climate Disasters Worse
Authoritarian regimes have a history of keeping information about escalating disasters secret, even when it could harm their own citizens....
Left Parties Step Up Protest Against CEC Over Electoral Roll Revision
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby was detained on Tuesday during a protest by Left parties outside the Election Commission of...
Menopause Matters, Yet Health Records In India Rarely Track It
Anyone with ovaries who lives long enough will experience menopause. Yet in India, as in many parts of the world,...
BRICS 2026 Reveals Contradictions In Ambition & An Uncertain Future
Much fanfare accompanied the two-day (September 12-13) 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The Indian government shut down the capital...
‘Village for Sale’: Maha Hamlet Protests Decades-Long Water Crisis
Around 7,000 residents of Tulshi village in Maharashtra’s Solapur district have put up a striking banner declaring “Village for Sale,...
Nepal’s Himalayan Disaster Calls For Climate Justice, Not Charity
The recent floods in Nepal have exposed the growing vulnerability of Himalayan communities and the widening gap between the scale...
For Hijra Women, Rising Heat Comes With Dangerous Trade-Offs
It is three in the afternoon at a traffic signal in New Delhi on a hot summer day. Every time...
Activist Sonam Wangchuk Claims He May Be Killed In An Encounter!
The claim by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk that he fears he could be killed in an “encounter” is not merely...
The Iran Crisis Runs Through Banks As Much As Oil Routes…
Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter on Monday, September 14, as a planned meeting between Iran and other Gulf states...
Whose Water Is AI Drinking In India?
Every tech giant in the world is interested in building AI data centres in India. Late last year, Microsoft, Amazon...
“PM, Shah, CEC ‘Traitors’, Gyanesh Kumar Must Quit Immediately”
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on September 24, 2026, sharply escalated his confrontation...
Why AI Increasingly Resembles A Charismatic Religious Leader
People are turning to artificial intelligence for a seemingly unending variety of reasons. Many ask AI what to cook for...
Lessons For The 21st Century From A 200‑Year‑Old Book
Even if you have never read it, you know the story of Mary Shelley’s second great work of political science...
Yadav On ECI: A Grievous Charge Against A Constitutional Institution
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s latest salvo on the Election Commission of India (ECI) has brought an old but fundamental...
Mumbai’s Falling Trees Are Turning The Monsoon Into A Deadly Hazard
Concretisation and repeated excavation are damaging tree roots, weakening their ability to withstand strong winds and heavy rain. Unscientific pruning...
Russia-Ukraine War Fuels Race For Autonomous Drones
A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian...
What The Jamui Horror Reveals About Patriarchal Violence In India
In the fading light of a September evening in Bihar’s Jamui district, two Class 10 students—a boy and a girl—were...
Floods Affect Millions Of People In Bihar Despite Rainfall Deficit
Floods have affected around 5 million people across 15 districts of Bihar, even as the state records a 35% rainfall...
Climate Change Also Poses A Threat To Cultural Heritage
When we talk about climate change, the debate usually centres on energy, biodiversity, carbon emissions or the economic costs of...
U Khalid Film Row: When A Campus Screening Becomes A Political Test
The controversy over a proposed screening of 'Prisoner No. 626710 is Present' -- based on jailed activist Umar Khalid --...
IWT At A Crossroads: A 66-Year Pact Faces Its Biggest Test
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a 66-year-old agreement that has survived wars, diplomatic crises and decades of India-Pakistan hostility, is...
This Is Why Far-Right Ideas Appeal Beyond The Fringe
We hear a lot today about the pile-up of overlapping problems like climate change, war, financial stress, and inequality. Together...
“U’khand Altered 84 Tender Rules For Adani In Rs 1.6 Lakh Crore Deal”
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera on Thursday alleged that the BJP government in Uttarakhand altered 84 tender rules to favour...
