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When Fringe Fire Burns the Base: BJP Cannot Afford a License for Lumpen Hindutva
By Geetha V P
A party that dreams of governing India until 2047 cannot outsource the street to men who boast of cracking skulls. The arrest of self-styled Hindutva warrior Swatantra…
Congress flags Rs 10,000-cr tax evasion racket through 3,260 ‘fake’ political parties
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that more than Rs 10,000 crore in black money has been generated through registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs), accusing the BJP and…
Paper Parties, Real Money: The Voter Pays. The State Looks Away
By Geetha VP
A voter in this country is asked, every few years, to treat the ballot as sacred. He is told that parties exist to contest, to persuade, to be judged. He is not told that a…
SC Judge Slams Delhi Police Brutality: “Professional Detachment…
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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Friday powerfully denounced the "distressing" conduct of Delhi Police officers who personally assaulted…
Jobs Missing, Kitchen on Fire: Why 7.8% GDP Feels Like a Paper Boom
By Suresh Unnithan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India’s 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in April–June a “herculean feat.” Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, former RBI…
ISRO successfully launches Earth observation satellite EOS-05 from Sriharikota
India’s first imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit was successfully launched by a GSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in the wee hours today. ISRO said that…
₹3,000 Crore and Counting: Mapping the Cost of Prime Minister Modi’s Global Diplomacy…
By Geetha V P
When Narendra Modi assumed office as Prime Minister on May 26, 2014, foreign travel quickly became one of the most visible instruments of his government’s diplomatic…
The Night Trust Was Stolen: Bollarum’s Wound on the Nation
By Suresh Unnithan
Something deeper than a lock gave way on the night of August 30–31, 2026. When Monday morning light fell on Secunderabad Cantonment, India was confronted with a report…
Corporate loot in daylight: Subhash Chandra’s 99.97% haircut and the public money…
When the National Company Law Tribunal approved Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan this week, it did not merely close a file. It held a mirror to the country. Zee and Essel Group founder,…
Fresh flood warning issued in Nepal as 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Sichuan province…
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Sichuan province in southwestern China today, prompting a fresh flood alert in Nepal. Authorities ordered evacuations in the Trishuli area amid fears of…