Signalling a rigid control on school celebrations, Madhya Pradesh that recently elected one more time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the state, district collectors first in Shajapur, then Ujjain districts have issued written orders strictly policing Christmas celebrations
Ambiguous definitions and far reaching powers to the union government flag concerns as the controversial Telecom Bill signals a threat to privacy and democratic process
Sakshi says “We had fought with complete strength but this fight will continue. The wrestlers of the new generation have to fight”, wrestler Vinesh Phogat says that the culture of violation will continue
In the new parliament building two youth breaching security entered, jumped the visitors’ gallery and sprayed the yellow gas, creating a ruckus in the...
A pattern of boycott calls and intimidation by Hindutva groups continues across Karnataka even as a traders’ association in coastal Karnataka has urged district authorities to allow Muslim vendors to participate in temple fairs
Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his
The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.
On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis
A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action