Political observers feel BJDs stance on recent issues and Naveens mental subservience to BJP, is contrary to late Biju Patnaiks secular ideology.

Gravediggers live with stigma, poverty, and health risks, yet remain unrecognised by the state and society.

The CCGs concern that the proposed PPOHS Act is unconstitutional and is an open invitation to oppressive misuse needs to be heeded.

During Bihar's Special Intensive Revision, over 3 lakh voters were flagged for document discrepancies, field checks raised suspicion of foreign originBangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan or Nepal, the suspected voters have been served notices and directed to appear before authorities within seven days.

Modest export duties on high-margin sectors dominated by corporate giants could finance subsidies for vulnerable industries.

Microfinance, which was supposed to be an antidote to mass poverty within capitalism, has become an instrument of pushing people, including women, deeper into poverty.

The tribunal report has recommended a dedicated Central financial package for the state, high court bench for the hills.

In Coimbatore, small-scale government works have turned dry fields green again, restoring both water and hope.

Staggering 96.6% Spike in just 48 Hours: new voter inclusion forms double from 4.33 Lakh to 8.51 Lakh as claims & objections period in Bihar SIR enters day 29, with 4.18 lakh forms flooding in between August 2628.

From duplicate voters to deleted names, opposition parties accuse the ECI of dereliction and collusion; the law makes clear the duty is non-delegable.

The Indian Constitution with scientific temper stands for social change, while Hindu nationalist ideology stands for reversing the gains of freedom movement.

Compassion is not an optional add-on; it is the very foundation of quality maternal healthcare.

Centres decision to remove raw cotton import duty is anti-farmer, say farmer leaders.

When banks criminalise minor changes and freeze accounts, they dont just defy RBIs re-KYC norms, but also punish people they are meant to serve.

In the national capital, the annual cycle of floods push the migrants living on the banks of the river deeper into instability.

Only a government given to hyperboles in describing its performance can claim tax concessions of a paltry 0.1% of GDP as constituting a Diwali gift.

India could deepen SouthSouth cooperation and seek to reclaim economic sovereignty instead of bowing to US pressure.

Political observers see a kind of Sasikala syndrome around the ailing BJD leader, alleging that his health is being kept under wraps by Pandian even from top party leaders.

An AIDWA public hearing reveals loot in the name of empowerment of crores of women who are caught in the debt of microfinance companies.

The policy is being used as a blunt instrument whose main supposed benefits are questionable.

A viral message claiming lightning left behind valuable sky stones sent villagers into dangerous treasure hunts and left them with a lesson on risks of misinformation.

A Peoples Health Conclave held at Jawahar Bhawan, Delhi, saw serious discussions on the shortcomings of India's healthcare system exposed during the pandemic, privatisation and dangers of insurance-based schemes.

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has called upon all farmers to launch an intense agitation against the Modi government.

On August 5, the J&K Home department notified the ban of 25 books, also marking the Director of Libraries in J&K, likely directing for the books to be removed from public libraries in the region.

Thousands gathered in Mumbais Azad Maidan and Delhis Jantar Mantar to condemn Israels genocide in Gaza.

New Delhi: The Peoples Commission on Public Sector and Public Services (PCPSPS), a collective of eminent academics, jurists, erstwhile administrators, trade unionists and social activists, has termed the Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities (BULA) Draft Bill as a threat to state government autonomy as well doing very little for poor people from falling into debt traps. In a statement, the PCPSPS demanded a strong model law, as seen in some states, to address exploitative lending practices.

Heavy GST bills linked to UPI transactions are imposing a huge burden on small business owners and vendors, with potentially destabilising effects on price stability.

Vanishing snow and swelling glacial lakes threaten the residents of Himalayan districts in the land where God resides.

As its ultimatum ends, United Naga Council threatens escalation of action on border fencing, free movement regime.

DIGIPUB flays Assam FIR on Abhisar Sharma, says to criminalise the work of a respected journalist like Abhisar Sharma is nothing less than an attack on press freedom.

In their 100 years of history, the BJP-RSS combine has not produced a single Shudra/OBC leader with an agrarian base, like Patel or Kamaraj, from their party or organisation.

While critics have argued that the amendment can be weaponised against opposition ministers selectively, others have pointed out that it, in fact, enables jailed ministers to remain in power for a month, questioning whether it does enough.

The new CECs first press conference has dealt a severe blow to the credibility of ECI, which is already being questioned due to successive CECs choosing to serve their political masters rather than the Constitution.

Once the lifeline of village life, Kashmirs kuels or kuhls are drying as the centuries-old tradition of community care is fading.

In a way, the modules totally whitewash the British policy of divide and rule and the parallel and opposite roles of Hindu communalism, while singling outMuslim communalism.

INDIA blocs choice of Justice B Sudarshan Reddy as its Vice- Presidential candidate reflects a broader commitment to preserving democratic and humanitarian values.

Unseasonal rains and rising humidity are bringing new pests to mango orchards, forcing farmers to spray more often at a cost to both crops and workers.

Muslim community apprehensive; Congress smells BJP bid for religious polarisation after setback in recent panchayat polls.

A Convention of Left parties on housing rights reminded the government of its promise of Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makaan.

Even if the tariffs raise domestic output and employment within the US, they will worsen world capitalist crisis and reduce the output level, sinking US and other countries together.

The journalists union also called for a law to protect scribes from arbitrary arrests and malicious prosecution . Journalists cannot be treated as terrorists.

Theoretically, adult suffrage under Article 326 of the Constitution is decoupled from housing status, ensuring that the right to vote cuts across social divisions.

How saffron forces weaponise ignorance and stigmatise intellectauls.

None of the BJD MPs joined the Opposition march to the ECI in Delhi. Their role in the debates on Waqf Bill and Operation Sindoor are also raising eyebrows.

Household survey in three slum areas throws up startling discrepancies, as per the probe report.

Mohan Bhagwats lectures are clearly an occasion to sugarcoat the negative outcome of the Sanghs core divisive agenda being implemented at the ground level.

Erratic weather, rising waters, and stalled government response are making life on the island impossible.

The raison detre of neoliberalism is the moving away from all efforts at self-reliance, which necessarily makes a country like India vulnerable to imperialist arm-twisting.

On MNC Quit India Day - August 13, anger against corporate loot, inflation and MSP denial spilled over onto the streets. NewsClick's ground report from Noida.

In drought-hit Marathwada, women trained as Arogya Sakhis are providing first aid and medical support to thousands of migrant families left behind by the public health system.