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In ‘Address to Nation’, Modi Violates MCC, Accuses Oppn of ‘Female Foeticide’ After Delimitation Plan Failure

April 19, 2026 10:37

Opposition party leaders condemned Modi’s address, noting that his broadside against them was delivered via an official address. A day after his government’s contentious bid to remove the freeze on delimitation and expand the strength of the Lok Sabha to “operationalise” women’s reservation failed to pass muster in the House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an […]

Information

Govt Proposes IT Rules Amendment to Block News Content on Social Media by Users, Influencers, Content Creators

March 31, 2026 17:11

The draft rules, termed by the IFF as ‘digital authoritarianism’, expand the Union government’s control not only onto intermediaries like social media platforms but to users who are not ‘publishers’ but post or share news and current affairs content online. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Monday (March 30) published proposed amendments […]

Sonbhadra Mines

‘Mining Blasts Are Cracking Our Homes’: Sonbhadra Villagers Oppose Bina Coal Mine Expansion

March 18, 2026 22:28

As public sector Northern Coalfields Limited pushes ahead with plans to expand its opencast mining project in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district, 400 rural residents have signed a detailed ‘suggestions and objections letter’, raising questions about the government’s environmental compliance, compensation and rehabilitation plans. Bina opencast coal mine in the background | Cracked homes of residents. […]

US-Israel War On Iran: Why A Clean Energy Transition Is Even More Crucial Now For India

March 3, 2026 17:04

Given the increasingly volatile West Asian landscape, rapid deployment of clean technologies is no longer just a climate imperative but a strategic necessity for India, one expert said. The possible disruption of ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz as a fallout of the recent offensive by the United States and Israel on Iran could […]

Holi representative image

UP Police Books Journalist, 8 Others For Sharing ‘Old’ Video of Unruly Holi Celebrations

March 3, 2026 16:27

Piyush Rai had not claimed that the video was new. He told The Wire that the investigating officer had not reached out to him yet, and that he received a copy of the FIR from a reporter in Mathura. Uttar Pradesh police on February 28 registered a first information report against a journalist and eight others […]

SIR Gujarat

Gujarat: Should House Demolitions Lead To SIR Deletions? Civil Society Activists Say ‘They Are’

March 2, 2026 13:25

Among all states where the SIR was conducted, Gujarat recorded the highest net deletion, with 68,12,711 electors removed. On January 26, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai Rathod, a folk musician from Gujarat received the Padma Shri award, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, on the Republic Day. A day later, Rathod’s name in the electoral list drew objections from a local political leader. […]

Modi and Netanyahu

After Backing UAE, Modi Calls Netanyahu, Urges Early End To Hostilities

March 2, 2026 11:36

Modi’s phone calls with the two West Asian leaders come even as India has yet to comment on the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in the US-Israeli strikes. Just after condemning Iran’s missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging an early cessation of […]

Pawan Khera

‘World Needs Peace’: Opposition Reacts To US-Israel Strikes On Iran

March 2, 2026 11:19

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera criticised the Modi government’s silence on the “targeted assassination” as an abdication of moral leadership and a betrayal of India’s traditional principles. The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli airstrike has triggered has sparked sharp criticism from opposition parties in India. Leaders across political parties […]

AI Summit New Delhi

India’s ‘AI Impact Summit’ Promises Little More Than Spectacle

February 17, 2026 12:05

While the summit intends to “democratise AI”, an analysis of its 793 public events reveals the agenda setting power rests with the government and large technology companies. Over the past week, Mathura Road in New Delhi witnessed last minute repairs to further improve its aesthetics, and the homeless people residing along it were forcefully evicted. This […]

Meta Disables Instagram Handles Of Deshabhimani And Malayalam News Portal No Cap

February 11, 2026 14:28

In addition to news portal accounts, several Instagram pages that have criticised the Union government were also disabled in the past week. Meta has blocked Instagram accounts of the Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and online news portal ‘No Cap’. The Instagram account of the national news portal The […]

Books in the MAO College Library. Photo: Muhammad Faizan

Lahore’s Only Sanskrit Teacher Defies the Erasure of the Language

February 6, 2026 13:16

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a forbidden language awakens after decades of silence. Lahore (Pakistan): The MAO College campus seems to be stuck in time. The white-washed building is located on the Lower Mall in Islampura, once named Krishan Nagar. Many in Lahore still address the area by its old name. The structure is colonial […]

Daily Smog & Pollution.

Government’s Budget Allocation for ‘Control of Pollution’ Is Less Than What Was Spent Last Year

February 1, 2026 15:14

The amount allocated this year is less than the revised estimate of the spend under this head, in this financial year. In its ‘outlay for major schemes,’ the annual budget lists schemes with an outlay of more than Rs 1,000 crore. Under ‘Control of Pollution’, it emerges that Rs 1300 crore is the revised estimate […]

Budget 2026

Nine Key Points that Emerge From Nirmala Sitharaman’s Ninth Budget Speech

February 1, 2026 14:50

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha today, February 1. This speech comes in the backdrop of global uncertainties, a shakeup of the world order under US President Donald Trump, a rupee at its worst health, and a slowdown in exports. Here are a few points of note from the […]

Budget 2026.

Union Govt Didn’t Spend What it Promised on Social Schemes in 2025-26

February 1, 2026 14:28

The Jal Jeevan Mission, for instance, was supposed to see a spend of Rs 67,000 crore. Instead, the revised estimates suggest the government spent only Rs 17,000 crore on the scheme meant to change millions of lives. While the Union Budget 2025-26 had been criticised at the time for not highlighting social sector spending enough […]

UGC

Caste-Based Discrimination Up By 118% In Universities, UGC Data Shows

January 18, 2026 15:41

Complaints of caste-based discrimination in universities and colleges have risen by 118.4% over the past five years, according to data submitted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to a parliamentary panel and the Supreme Court. The number of reported incidents increased from 173 in 2019-20 to 378 in 2023-24, the data showed. Between 2019-20 and […]

In the name of Hindutva

Politic | In The Name Of Hinduism, The Scamming Of Nation

January 18, 2026 15:14

By Sanjay K. Jha Does our prime minister feel Hinduism is so fragile that it requires protection by abusive trolls and violent gangs? An illustrious member of the Hindutva ideological fraternity proudly declared after getting out of jail: “Dharm ka kaam jari rahega.” The gentleman from the Hindu Raksha Dal, facing several criminal charges, was […]

Maharashtra Civic Elections Counting

Ink, Missing Names And Cash-for-Votes Claims Persist As Maharashtra Civic Poll Votes Are Counted

January 16, 2026 16:48

“Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, sharing an article on the use of removable ink at poll booths. The use of non-indelible ink, voters not being able to find their names on the lists, and allegations of cash distribution remain burning issues as votes […]

Mass atrocities and India

India Among Top Countries At Risk of Mass Atrocities, US Holocaust Museum Warns

January 11, 2026 13:01

By Devirupa Mitra Three countries scored higher than India. Myanmar holds the top spot, followed by Chad and Sudan. However, many high-ranking nations including Myanmar and Sudan are already dealing with ongoing mass killings, making India’s position particularly noteworthy as a potential new flashpoint. India could be at serious risk of mass violence against civilians […]

Umar Khalid SC case

Supreme Court Rejects Bail For Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Grants Gulfisha And Four Others Bail

January 5, 2026 19:06

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the bench said, stand on a “qualitatively different footing as compared to other accused.” They can only move for bail after a year or once the examination of protected witnesses is complete. The Supreme Court has rejected bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, both incarcerated for over five years […]

A school in tribal area of Gujarat

In Gujarat’s Adivasi Areas, The Right To Education Is Not A Reality

December 30, 2025 16:21

Tarushi Aswani In Chhota Udepur, one teacher is often found teaching the entire school, with children of different ages and classes all sitting in the same room. In a sunlit classroom, around 30 children of different ages sit on the floor, holding notebooks and slates. The children are talking to each other in groups of […]

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