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Why India Must Read the Mecca Pact Beyond the

NATO belonged to an age of blocs; the Mecca Pact may belong to an age of networks.

11 Aug 2026 9:59 am
6 Layers of Barricades for a 5-km March: How the Ranchi Violence Unfolded

A crowd of roughly 8,000 protesters managed to reach the Assembly, but not without violent clashes.

11 Aug 2026 2:10 am
A Degree That Never Ends: Inside the Crisis at Jharkhand

Students at Jharkhand's Kolhan University protest against exam delays which caused loss of an entire academic year.

10 Aug 2026 5:03 pm
Divided We Stand: In Ranchi, Rival Parties

Who's leading the Ranchi protests? Unlike CJP, the Jharkhand stir isn't as defined as one would think of it to be.

10 Aug 2026 2:52 am
Hunger Strikes, Political Fault Lines and a Divided Students

Ranchi's JPSC-JSSC protest sees hunger strikes and a split between JLKM and the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch.

9 Aug 2026 8:34 pm
Tarun Tejpal Verdict Debunks Notion of

Bombay High Court rejected Trial Courts scrutiny of victims conduct and sexual history in Tarun Tejpal case.

9 Aug 2026 4:10 pm
Lessons From History: Convert Jantar Mantar

The protests breathed life back into Indias comatose democracy. What happens now? Does history foretell next steps?

8 Aug 2026 1:03 pm
Gumraah: Urdu Poetry on Being Lost, Misled and Finding the Way

We usually think of gumraah as someone who has been led astray. But is that all the word means?

8 Aug 2026 11:00 am
'Want Reforms Now': The Ranchi Student Activist Who Refuses to End Hunger Strike

Jharkhand PhD scholar Brahmanand Kumar continues his hunger strike, demanding reforms in JPSC and JSSC recruitment.

6 Aug 2026 2:03 pm
From Teachers to 'Academic Majdoors': Why Professors Sat Out the Protests

Higher education took centre stage this summer. Yet the voice of professors was largely missing.

6 Aug 2026 2:01 pm
No, This Video Does Not Show Youth Destroying 'Illegal' Mosques in Nepal

The video dates back to 2020 and shows a mosque being vandalised in New Delhi.

5 Aug 2026 4:17 pm
How BJP's Missteps Cleared the Path for Prashant Kishor's Bankipur Victory

Kishore adopted a micro-level election management strategy and deployed over 200 workers for the campaign.

5 Aug 2026 1:40 pm
'Sleep on Platforms, Deliver for Swiggy to Afford Fees': Why Jharkhand Is Angry

A Jharkhand youth narrates the years of struggles over examinations that have converged into anger on the streets.

4 Aug 2026 8:19 pm
India's FCRA Changes May Make India-US Ties Worse

Amid growing influence of Christian groups in US politics, the issue could become another flashpoint for India.

3 Aug 2026 4:12 pm
'Pulled the Dead Fish Out by Hand': Pollution is Threatening Kashmir's Springs

The Beehama spring's sudden collapse has come to symbolise a broader crisis unfolding across Kashmir.

3 Aug 2026 2:42 pm
What It Means to Love a Country That Doesn't Trust You

The emotion of Azadi and loyalty to the Constitution come organically to those whose Indianness is questioned.

2 Aug 2026 5:12 pm
Assam's Floods Are a Governance Failure, Not Just a Climate Crisis

When a state knows floods will come, every preventable death becomes a matter of public responsibility.

1 Aug 2026 12:59 pm
The Constitutional Questions Over Assam's 'Exclusionary' Heritage Land Bill

The Bill is concerned not only with what happens to the heritage institution, but also with who inhabits the land.

31 Jul 2026 5:58 pm
Building Wellness, Not Just Stores: Maharishi Ayurveda's Retail Vision

Their vision is to create an environment that feels warm, welcoming and inspiring, rather than medicinal.

31 Jul 2026 5:43 pm
'I Didn't Fail Medicine. I Was Among the 88% Failed by Broken FMGE System'

NBEMS should release our response sheets and answer keys so we can verify our scores, writes an MBBS graduate.

31 Jul 2026 4:44 pm
'Friday People': Kolkata Protesters Face Anti-Muslim Targeting Even as FIRs Loom

17 of the 18 people arrested for clashes amid NEET protests in Kolkata were Muslim, reports Rakhi Bose.

30 Jul 2026 2:58 pm
AAFT Noida's Interior Design Course Prepares Students for Real-World Careers

How AAFT Noida combines studio learning, industry mentorship, and technical training for design careers.

30 Jul 2026 1:23 pm
'End Caste Discrimination First': Critics Call Out 'Reservation Hatao Andolan'

The 'Reservation Hatao Andolan' has become viral but it has sparked a discourse on merit, privileges and casteism.

29 Jul 2026 6:20 pm
Did Uddhav Thackeray Call CJPs Abhijeet Dipke an 'Avatar of Lord Vishnu'? No!

The claim is false. Thackeray did not liken Dipke to any deity.

29 Jul 2026 5:15 pm
Why Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation is Both a Win And a Warning

A single resignation, however satisfying, is a strange metric for justice.

28 Jul 2026 3:32 pm
Is This Claim About Student Dying at CJP's 'Chalo Sansad' Protest True? No!

An incomplete video and a deepfake video of a woman talking about a deceased protester is going viral.

28 Jul 2026 1:27 pm
27 Jul 2026 9:25 pm
Detained, Summoned, And Now Slapped With FIRs: Inside Mumbai's Protest Crackdown

A majority of the 90 protesters named in one such FIR are between the ages of 17 and 30, reports Swati Chopra.

27 Jul 2026 8:05 pm
Debraj Sen: The CEO Driving India's Wellness Revolution

Debraj believes that the future of Ayurveda extends beyond medicines.

27 Jul 2026 2:51 pm
From Education To Employment: Nikhar Arora Builds India's Career Ecosystem

Nikhar Arora is building an ecosystem that's reshaping how India learns, works, and grows.

27 Jul 2026 12:05 pm
'Don't Regret It': UP Teacher Sacked Allegedly For Joining Jantar Mantar Protest

I went for the students, faced lathis but now I've lost my job, says Dr Mohit Bhardwaj on his sudden termination.

26 Jul 2026 11:19 am
Dear Kangana, I'm an Atheist and a Topper. No God Wrote My Answer Sheet

The answer sheet is a strangely honest document, and it has no mechanism for detecting devotion, writes Amit Kumar.

25 Jul 2026 3:11 pm
'The Odyssey' Culture War: What Critics on Both Sides Missed

The conservative right blames the film for being too woke. The left-liberal argues it distorts Homer's epic poem.

25 Jul 2026 11:35 am
'NEET Destroyed My Family': Brother of S Anitha, Tamil Nadu's First NEET Victim

S Anitha's brother joins Delhi NEET protests, demanding a ban on the exam that he says destroyed his family

24 Jul 2026 10:15 pm
Workers' Compensation Rights, Responsibilities And Claims

Workers compensation helps employees with medical and financial support after work-related injuries or illnesses.

24 Jul 2026 6:28 pm
'We Were NEET Students Once': Volunteer Doctors on Front Lines at Jantar Mantar

Doctors volunteering at the protest site say they are all here in a personal capacity, on our own time.

24 Jul 2026 12:10 pm
'Jana Nayagan' Review: Vijay Exits on a High With an Uneven Crowd-pleaser

Vijay's latest and, for the record, last marquee outing is worth it, writes Anand Mathew.

24 Jul 2026 11:16 am
'Strict Action Against Paper Leak, Bill To Be Decided in Cabinet Today': PM Modi

He said the government would make efforts to pass the legislation in the ongoing Monsoon session in the Parliament.

24 Jul 2026 1:12 am
'Sanatanis Are Here': Inside Hindutva Outfits Threatening Jantar Mantar Protest

These Hindutva miscreants aim to deal with the cockroaches and seem to be infiltrating the Jantar Mantar protest.

23 Jul 2026 9:16 pm
'Mumbai Police Detained Me Even Before the Protest, Then Showed Up at My Home'

'We hadnt even chanted a single slogan. We hadnt even participated in anything,' writes Aagaz Akhtar.

23 Jul 2026 4:15 pm
When SC Calls Plea on Police Brutality 'Waste of Time', Who Protects Protesters?

Should the Supreme Court have considered safeguards governing the policing of protests before the next hearing?

23 Jul 2026 12:25 pm
CJP Protest: 'Morning After Detention, Many Went Straight Back to Jantar Mantar'

A teacher from Nashik recounts what unfolded on 20 July after he was detained during the CJP protest in New Delhi.

22 Jul 2026 6:51 pm
CJP Protest: Behind Modi Govt's Two-Point Plan to Contain Students

The Modi government wants to contain the students to Jantar Mantar and the Opposition to Parliament.

22 Jul 2026 4:18 pm
NEET Protests: India's Exam Crisis and the Politics of Waiting

What kind of citizenship is produced when education, employment, and protest are all administered through waiting?

22 Jul 2026 11:23 am
Semicon 2.0: India's Hardest Semiconductor Challenge Begins

Semicon 2.0 shifts India's ambition from merely using chips to owning the intellectual property behind them.

18 Jul 2026 12:23 pm
Urdunama: 'Gum', The Urdu Word That Isn't Just About Being Lost

This episode marks the beginning of Urdunama mini-series exploring a family of Urdu words that begin with gum.

18 Jul 2026 11:00 am
'The Odyssey' Review: Christopher Nolan Falls Short of Epic Expectations

What the film lacks in its conviction, it makes for it in its acting performances, writes Deepansh Duggal.

17 Jul 2026 4:25 pm
Gujarat: A Beard, Niqab, Using Arabic Words Might Now Mean You're 'Radicalised'

Critics have argued that the anti-radicalisation cell's SOP would lead to more police and communal profiling.

17 Jul 2026 3:57 pm
Why Sonam Wangchuk's Fast has Sparked a Wave of Instagram Activism

There is a strong sentiment among young, liberal audiences asking influencers to speak up or face being unfollowed.

17 Jul 2026 10:52 am
'My Son Died in a Hit-and-Run. His Killers Got Bail Because the Law is in Limbo'

I am not able to sleep. My son comes in my dreams and says, 'Papa, I need justice', says a bereaved father.

16 Jul 2026 7:18 pm