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When reporter becomes story: Jantar Mantar, the ensuing silence

A democracy can survive bad weather, bad policies and even bad governments. What it cannot survive for long is the absence of people willing to tell it the truth. That is the…
Opinion: Why are women ‘rescued’ from sex trafficking escaping?

BY AJAY MALLAREDDY On 6 October, five women escaped from a women’s welfare hostel in Aarilova, Visakhapatnam, after cutting through a window grille. They had reportedly been placed there after being rescued…
No one’s accountable: SIR issue is responsibility, not deletion

The Bombay High Court asked the Election Commission to cite the provision of law that empowers it to remove a voter’s name from the electoral roll without giving them a hearing. The…

Asian Games 2026: India’s next-gen stars announce arrival

Now that the dust has settled on the 2026 edition of the Asian Games in Japan, it is time to take stock of India’s performance at the multi-discipline mega event. What did…
After Dhurandhar, can Bollywood look beyond Pakistan or spy movies?

Toronto: Another secret mission, another spy and another trip across the border. Bollywood seems reluctant to put its fictional intelligence officers on leave. With Kunal Kemmu’s Vibe and now Ayushmann Khurrana’s Udta…
How algorithms are capturing young Indian minds, and how to break free

The philosopher-poet lamented, ek pinjray se parinday ko nikaal laayaa hoon… Ab uss parinday ke dil se voh pinjraa nikaalna hai. Bondage is of many types. But bondage, even of the mind,…
Form 7 misuse during SIR: why ECI must act suo motu

Universal adult franchise is the structural bedrock of the Indian Constitution, explicitly enshrined under Article 326. When this foundation is chipped away through targeted voter purges, democratic legitimacy gives way to systemic…

Shubman creates history with fastest double ton in ODI cricket

In the second ODI between India and the West Indies, Shubman Gill tore apart the history books as he smashed a sensational 223 that enabled India to achieve their highest successful ODI…
More than place of worship: Stakes in Shahi Masjid demolition

Hundreds of Muslims have gathered in Ujjain to protest the partial demolition of a mosque they say is more than 600 years old. The BJP-led state government says the action is necessary…
Jyotinagar Colony: No water for 8 weeks, eviction threat looms

Nearly 5,000 residents of Cossipore, Kolkata, have been deprived of tap water since July 29, while the eviction case is pending in the Calcutta High Court. The colony’s five public taps, which…
Constitutional cost of disenfranchisement: Appraising SIR

In constitutional democracies, universal adult suffrage is neither a statutory concession nor an administrative privilege; it is the foundational bedrock of popular sovereignty. When electoral roll sanitisation transitions from an inclusive audit…
Jailed for an idea: Umar Khalid’s six years without trial

On September 13, 2020, Umar Khalid, a young human rights activist, was targeted in the national capital. He has now completed six years in prison without trial. These six years mark a…
Her body, her choice, unless it’s Sydney Sweeney

Sex sells. Advertisers have known this for as long as there have been advertisers, and audiences have known it too. So when Sydney Sweeney appeared nude in a campaign for Novig, an…
Operation Polo: Will Hyderabad ever know the truth?

Hyderabad: Telangana Praja Palana Dinotsavam (People’s Governance Day). That is the new moniker for Operation Polo, the military action through which Hyderabad was annexed to India on September 17, 1948, given by the…
Liberation Day: Why Hyderabad can’t tell its own tragic story

For Hyderabadis, the month that follows India’s Independence Day is just as significant. Since 1948, the violent, but necessary accession of Asaf Jahi-ruled Hyderabad remained caged in the consciousness of various Telanganites. The…