South Asia

CJP has filed two separate complaints before election authorities and police in West Bengal, alleging that speeches by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and BJP candidate Jagannath Chattopadhyay sought to polarise voters through religious appeals, anti-minority rhetoric, and fear-based narratives, thereby violating the Model Code of Conduct, electoral laws, and constitutional principles

Based on the hypothetical fallacy of large-scale Muslim immigration affecting demographic change, the discourse of this government, evident in the terms of reference of the HLC-DC defies figures and logic: In fact, indeed, the fertility rate among Hindus in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is higher than the fertility rate among Muslims in many southern states. In other words, Muslim women in the southern states are, on average, having fewer children than Hindu women in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, often also criticised because of his student day association with the RSS’ affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has kicked up a storm with his open admiration for Hitler. He stated this in the context of justifying the HYDRAA [Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA)] that, says, drew its name and concept from the German dictator's alleged fondness for the word 'Hydra.'

From mid May 2026 until as recently as June 6, Youth Congress units and leadership have been protesting across the nation on the NEET paper leak row the education system had "collapsed" under the BJP-led NDA government; from Bhopal to Bhubhaneshwar, Delhi to Guwahati, Amravati to Ahmedabad, and Jodhpur to Ranchi. These protests have resonated across the country, available on social media but not commercial or mainstream. On June 6, Saturday, when a huge concentration of media attention was on the “Cockroach” gathering at Jantar Mantar, the IYC President led thousands in a protest in Haryana

By declining contempt proceedings, denying guidelines, and acquitting the accused without inquiry, the Court in Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay undoes what it spent years building

On Birsa Munda’s death anniversary, over 200 renowned Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders, representatives of people’s organisations, traditional self-governance representatives, academics, and activists have issued a joint statement appealing to Adivasis and all Jharkhandis to observe next Tuesday, June 9, the martyrdom day of Dharti Abba Birsa Munda, across every corner of the state by commemorating his Adivasi culture, struggles, and the Ulgulan. Crucially, they have urged them to declare a solemn pledge to protect his legacy from manuvadi organizations such as the RSS, the Janajati Suraksha Manch, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.