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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
Battleground Bengal: Notes from Furfura Sharif and village bylanes
An expanse of lush green paddy fields on both...
SC dismisses Andhra CM’s complaint against Justice NV Ramana
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had complained to CJI Bobde that Justice Ramana was trying to influence the state judiciary to destabilise the government
Assam elections: Akhil Gogoi in jail, elderly ailing mother leads the campaign
Thousands of people head to Sivasagar in support of the jailed activist
EC orders UP govt to suspend IAS officer for power misuse in Bengal polls
The Election Commission has said that disciplinary proceedings should be initiated against Narendra Prasad Pandey under India Service Rules
Parliament passes GNCTD Bill by voice vote; Opposition stages walkout in RS
The Bill passed by Lok Sabha on March 22 and has been contested by the Opposition as well as the ruling AAP government of Delhi for usurping powers of the elected government
Can detain activists, cannot detain anger: Jignesh Mevani
On Ambedkar Jayanti, activists will “free encroached land of Dalits in 14 villages of Gujarat”, continue seeking justice for Amrabhai Boricha
UP: ‘Unsuitable” to continue as public servants, 3 IPS officer get retirement orders
Inspector General Amitabh Thakur, currently posted as the Joint Director Civil Defence, two others have been retired
SC expresses concern over the possible misuse electoral bonds, reserves its order on the matter
Attorney General KK Venugopal, claims that after electoral bonds were launched in 2018, black money in election funding, has been kept under check
SC directs Param Bir Singh to approach Bombay HC
Singh had moved SC demanding an “unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair investigation” into the allegedly “corrupt malpractices” of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
Mosque loudspeaker impedes yoga, puja, govt duties: UP Minister
Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla writes to Ballia district magistrate, asking volume be fixed according to High Court order
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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
Gender and Sexuality
When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
India
‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees
Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.
Communalism
A week of anti-minority hate that grips UP-Uttarakhand
Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.
Education
Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
Teachers deployed as BLOs for over a month will continue election-related work until August 17, with the draft electoral rolls now scheduled to be released on August 24. Schools across Maharashtra have reported reduced teaching time, limited staff and difficulties in conducting unit tests, while educators say prolonged deployment is affecting classroom teaching and the academic schedule
India
Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley asked to stay home after threat letter
Threats naming six government employees prompt tighter security and unofficial work-from-home instructions, even as authorities deny issuing any formal order
Hate Speech
Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
The Thiruvananthapuram court granted regular bail to right-wing activist T.G. Mohandas, a former head of the BJP’s State intellectual cell, a day after his arrest over alleged remarks about women and student protesters at Jantar Mantar; the court cited non-issuance of notice under Section 35(3) BNSS, recovery of electronic devices, cooperation with investigators, and his age and health.