Something unusual is happening on the streets of India. It began as a battle over electoral rolls, the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR. But from Bengaluru’s Freedom Park to the roads around Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the protests are beginning to acquire a character that goes beyond political parties and Parliament.Continue Reading
At a moment when Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition are on the streets demanding answers from the Election Commission, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has invoked the very foundations on which that demand rests: fair elections, accountable government, transparent institutions and the supremacy of the Constitution. Senior BJP leaderContinue Reading
Indian cinema has lost one of its most extraordinary and unmistakable voices. Nana Patekar, who died on October 8, 2026, at the age of 75, leaves behind not merely a filmography, but an enduring legacy of performances that could shake, disturb, move and sometimes even make an audience laugh within the same breath, and with a tender heart, stood with farmers.Continue Reading
Bengaluru woke to a political surprise on Thursday as Dhruv Rathee stepped into the spotlight, joining the growing mobilisation against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and putting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar squarely at the centre of the protest. October 8, 2026: YouTuber and political commentator DhruvContinue Reading
It began as a few seconds of protest footage. Rahul Gandhi standing on a Delhi Police barricade, surrounded by opposition MPs and protesters, the Tricolour in his hand, refusing to be swallowed by the police cordon. Then came the music. A reel was set to “I’m Unstoppable”, carrying the line:Continue Reading
Changlang insurgency exposes a dangerous fault line along the India-Myanmar border – the recent attack on September 29, 2026, underscored that the battle is far from overContinue Reading
498 sanitation workers died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks between January 1, 2019, and June 30, 2026. Yet the government has simultaneously maintained that no death has been reported due to “manual scavenging.”Continue Reading
A disturbing question is once again confronting India’s media: What happens when the woman holding the camera becomes the target?Continue Reading
CJP, the Cockroach Janta Party, has emerged as one of the most unusual political movements in the growing campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. But as CJP protests continue across India, an important question is increasingly being asked:Continue Reading
It sounds like the plot of a television thriller: a co-pilot attacks the captain at cruising altitude, an aircraft plunges thousands of feet, an injured pilot manages to open the cockpit door, passengers storm the flight deck, a plumber grabs the controls, and two off-duty pilots eventually land the aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading
