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Citizens and Civil Society Groups Issue Urgent Appeal to Halt Escalating Violence in Manipur

On June 26, 2026, coinciding with the 51st commemoration of India’s Political Emergency, 112 prominent citizens and civil society representatives issued an urgent appeal demanding an immediate end to...

Ayodhya sends out message to those ‘playing politics’ in Lord Ram’s name

The people of Ayodhya have sent a resounding message...

BJP loses its shine in Assam and the Northeast

While BJP has managed to grab nine of the 14 seats in Assam, the same as in 2019, it came down to second position in terms of vote share as INC took the lead there with the share at 37.48%

Dent in saffron party’s hold on Gujarat? Congress secures one seat after a decade, INDIA bloc lessens winning margins in at least four districts

An analysis of the 18th Lok Sabha results shows the decreasing hold of BJP in Gujarat in comparison to 2019, vote spitting one of the reasons why Congress lost Patan

Did hate speech deliver victories for the BJP? A constituency-wise analysis

BJP’s star campaigners have been notorious for engaging in dog-whistling and hate speech. Did it work this time? Sabrang India’s analysis shows that over 8 seats in Maharashtra, 4 in UP, 2 in Rajasthan, and several others which saw campaigning by BJP’s big names failed to result in an electoral victory. BJP lost in about 17 seats where it saw these big campaigns that bordered on communal speeches.

Investigate suspicious stock market surge and fall: former Sec to the GOI

Former Secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma has raised sharp questions related to the questionable stock market surge and then collapse over the past week and demanded that ED, CBI and CBDT investigated the matter thoroughly

M’tra: A blow to BJP-NDA, a shot in the arm for MVA-INDIA

Among the states that savagely cut down the odious...

Against the tide: The women who fought and won in the 18th Lok Sabha against the ruling regime

From retention of seats by Mahua Moitra, Supriya Sule to the emergence of younger women, such as Iqra Hasan and Saroj, the 18th Lok Sabha saw many women succeeding

Former MP Kirit Somaiya labels Mumbai’s Muslim community as ‘Bangladeshi’

After BJP’s Mihir Kotecha lost in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Somaiya has taken to blaming the loss on Muslims and has called Muslims from Mankhurd ‘Bangladeshi.’

What A Relief!

Several people phoned this morning to say that after...

Himanta Biswa Sarma in latest hate speech blames people of ‘specific religion’ for BJP loss in Nagaland, Meghalaya

The Assam chief minister spoke to the media at the BJP’s state office and says he blames people of a ‘specific religion’ in Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya for the loss of the NDA alliance in these states.

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