Chalo Delhi March Signals Growing Opposition Challenge to BJP
The INDIA bloc’s Chalo Delhi march on November 1, culminating in a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, was more than...
Politics & Society
Here’s How Indian Cinema Shapes Conversations Around Dementia
Movies can be effective media for spreading health information. Indian cinema, encompassing various regional film industries, holds sway over public...
Activists Question ECI’s Decisions On Nationwide Voter Roll Revision
Activists Prashant Bhushan, Anjali Bhardwaj, Yogendra Yadav and All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Thursday, October 29,...
Citizens Push Back Projects That Threaten Bengaluru’s Green Cover
Bengaluru residents are protesting the loss of trees to elevated corridors and tunnel roads, with some of them counting trees...
Challenging India’s Paternalistic Outlook On Anti-Trafficking Justice
For decades, India’s anti-trafficking framework has rested on a flawed assumption: that trafficking and prostitution are essentially the same thing....
Chromium In Water Upends Life In An Industrial Neighbourhood
Toxic chromium in borewell water has left hundreds of Nashik, Maharashtra residents with painful skin conditions. Safe water is still...
Israel Has Voted, But What Comes Next? Dissecting A Messy Ballot
The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was...
BJP Backs Puri Amid Epstein Row, Raising Questions Of Accountability
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to nominate Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Rajya Sabha by-election in Madhya...
To Vote Or Not: Palestinian Citizens’ Painful Choice In Israel’s Election
Elections are typically framed as a choice for voters. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose...
Great Nicobar Dispute: Are Tribal Leaders ‘Not Necessary Parties’?
The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has told the Calcutta High Court that Nicobarese leaders seeking to join a petition on...
Data Protection vs Press Freedom: How Will News Be Reported…?
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, and its accompanying Rules have come under judicial scrutiny over concerns that...
UP Farmers Prepare For Low Rain But Get Floods Instead…
Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh received 90% more rainfall than normal during the 2026 monsoon, flooding fields after farmers had prepared...
The Sundarbans At A Crossroads: Climate Change And Displacement
Stretching across India and Bangladesh along the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest and...
Jamia Protests: Union Elections, Hunger Strikes & Campus Tensions
The student protests at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in New Delhi have emerged as a major campus dispute in October...
UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Either Threaten Or Bolster Human Rights
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is the first international treaty aimed at combating criminal acts committed online and at...
India’s New Climate Targets Must Navigate Geopolitical Uncertainty
India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution targets 60% non-fossil power capacity by 2035. Studies suggest India’s non-fossil fuel capacity could reach...
Epstein Photo Shock Puts Puri And Modi Government On The Defensive
The photograph of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri sitting across a table from Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender...
CJP Aims To Upend Assumptions About Democracy In Modi’s India
Five months after its founding, India’s Cockroach Janta Party, known as the CJP, has revealed what youth-led democratic movements can...
Provoking Iran Raises Questions Of UN Charter Violations
As Israeli elections approach, renewed military brinkmanship raises fears of escalation, challenging international law and the UN Charter’s authority Days...
Default Bail Exposes Constitutional Fault Lines In Criminal Justice
A Delhi Special Court’s decision to allow seven foreign nationals under National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation in a terrorism-related case...
How Noise Pollution Is A Public Health Risk That’s Hard To Monitor
Noise pollution is an environmental stressor linked to health impacts. Large-scale measurement of noise pollution is difficult due to the...
Why The Indian Government’s Job Statistics Are Misleading…
The Indian government claims that the formal job market in the country is booming. It cites as proof the Employees’...
Exodus Of Surat’s Textile Workers Exposes Growing Labour Unrest
A crackdown by Gujarat Police on textile workers demanding higher wages, weekly holidays and better working conditions has intensified labour...
Shift From Paddy To Apples Raises Food Security Concerns In Kashmir
Kashmir’s agricultural landscape is undergoing a significant transformation as farmers replace traditional paddy fields with high-value horticulture, particularly apple orchards....
How Govts Worldwide Are Shaping What AI Can Say About Politics
With the U.S. midterms approaching, about 1 in 5 voters has asked AI chatbots about elections and politics, a recent...
