From parking disputes to rumours: Why are everyday conflicts turning violent across India?
2026-09-28
From parking disputes to rumours: Why are everyday conflicts turning violent across India?Continue Reading
Houthi attacks intensify as Saudi Arabia reinforces defences, while Iran-US diplomacy hits a new roadblock
2026-09-26
RIYADH/CAIRO – SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The Middle East is facing a fresh escalation on two interconnected fronts as Yemen’s Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia while Iran and the United States remain locked in a high-stakes confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear programme. Saudi Arabia and itsContinue Reading
The DUSU Elections Results Reveal Something Colder: In a Plurality System, Split Opposition Votes Decide Elections
2026-09-20
Indian voting is multi-dimensional. A voter can be angry about jobs, inflation, exam leaks or a local collapse and still spring a surprise in the last moment, or someone else springs a surprise in the ninth hour!Continue Reading
Zubeen Garg: One year later, Assam still sings his name
2026-09-19
One year after the death of Zubeen Garg, Assam is remembering not merely a singer, but a cultural force who became inseparable from the identity, emotions and aspirations of an entire region – the man who sang 40,000 songs across approximately 40 different languages and dialects throughout his prolific 33-yearContinue Reading
BRICS IS NOT BUILDING A NEW WORLD OVERNIGHT. IT IS BUILDING THE OPTION OF ONE.
2026-09-12
BRICS IS NOT BUILDING A NEW WORLD OVERNIGHT. IT IS BUILDING THE OPTION OF ONE.Continue Reading
“I Can’t Incite Any Human Being”: Patricia Mukhim, the Fighter Who Refuses to Be Silenced
2026-08-30
Patricia Mukhim reponds to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after he made a comment on her, “Thank you for your good certificate, Mama (Uncle). But I never incite anyone.”Continue Reading
USTM, in Meghalaya & Imphal–Ukhrul Stretch in Manipur: When Roads Become Rivers and Lifelines Become Dead Ends
2026-08-28
From the flooded road beneath the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya to the battered Imphal–Ukhrul highway in Manipur, two very different images are telling the same story. The North-East is building. But is it building the infrastructure needed to survive what it is building? The Jorabat–Khanapara corridor has repeatedlyContinue Reading
₹22,006 Crore Claim, ₹6.5 Crore Settlement: When Debt Gets a “Haircut,” Who Pays the Price?
2026-08-28
A ₹2 lakh loan can become a nightmare for an ordinary borrower. A missed instalment can bring recovery notices, mounting penalties, damaged credit, court proceedings and, beyond the paperwork, the humiliation of being branded a defaulter.Continue Reading
VIJAY SCRAPS PARANDUR AIRPORT: FARMERS WIN, CHENNAI STILL AWAITS SECOND AIRPORT
2026-08-24
Parandur is out. The second airport is not. And Vijay has made it clear that development will now have to negotiate with the farmer, rather than simply bulldozing past him!Continue Reading
TRUMP WARNS: ‘IF WE LOSE THE MIDTERMS, I’M GOING TO BE IMPEACHED’
2026-08-22
President Donald Trump has turned the 2026 midterm elections into a stark referendum on his presidency, warning Republican voters that a Democratic victory could trigger another impeachment battle in Washington.Continue Reading