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...
Politics & Society
“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...
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...
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...
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...
Transgender Women Gain Respect But ‘Hijras’ Still Face Stigma
The confirmation of Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender federal official in the U.S., as assistant secretary to Department of...
MP’s Ken-Betwa Link Project: The Politics Of Contest & Compensation
Many families being displaced by the Ken-Betwa link project in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, allege that their names are not included...
Miscarriage Of Justice: The 87-Day Ordeal Of Bengal’s Jalil Akhtar
In the border districts of West Bengal, where identity, documents, and suspicion often collide, the case of Jalil Akhtar stands...
What Is End Times Fascism And What’s The Role Of Big Tech Here?
“A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm...
MP Govt Announces Measures Amid Outrage Over Tribal Child Deaths
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a series of measures to strengthen healthcare facilities in Balaghat district amid outrage over...
Tehelka Founder Tarun Tejpal Surrenders, To Begin 10-Yr Jail Term
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief and founder Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on Monday, September 14, 2026, to begin serving...
‘We Voted In 2025, Now Our Names Are Gone’: Residents Left Shocked
Finding JJ Bela Estate is not easy. On Google Maps, a search for the settlement points instead to Vijay Ghat,...
Counting India: Why Census 2027 Is So Contentious
India’s Census 2027 is much more than a routine exercise in counting population. It is the country’s first census after...
BAPS Controversy: When Religious Deference Comes At Women’s Cost
The controversy surrounding a recent BAPS delegation at Paris’s Eiffel Tower is about more than an awkward protocol dispute. It...
How An Israeli Crocodile Moat Plan Dehumanizes Palestinian Prisoners
When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed surrounding a prison holding Palestinian security detainees with Nile crocodiles, many people...
Cong Alleges ₹10,000-Crore Black-Money Racket Through RUPPs
The Congress on Wednesday, September 9, alleged that more than ₹10,000 crore in black money has been generated through “fake”...
India’s Middle‑Class Crisis: A Great Bifurcation & The Gen Z Uprising
The student protests we have been witnessing in India can be explained in large part by the crisis facing the...
The Uneasy Question Of Safety For Northeast Indians In Delhi
The killing of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in South Delhi has reopened a deeply uncomfortable question: how safe are...
Delhi PG Building Collapse Exposes Dangerous Student Housing Crisis
A five-storey building being used as a paying guest (PG) accommodation for students collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday,...
Drought, Fodder Shortages Leave Bundelkhand’s Farmers Vulnerable
In drought-prone Bundelkhand, livestock often bear the earliest and harshest impact of extreme weather. Repeated droughts, shrinking grazing lands and...
