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Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified...

A fitting reply to Al Qaeda chief: Muskan’s father 

A clear and strong message to the head of the terror outfit not to meddle in affairs 

Now Al Qaeda intrudes on the hijab controversy

The untimely video only furthers right wing claims of terrorist groups’ involvement in hijab protests

Why UN’s Islamophobia Resolution Troubles Moderate Muslims

It Is Important That UN Defines The Contours Of Islamophobia

ICJ: Russia must immediately suspend military operations against Ukraine

In a 13 against 2 vote, the ICJ directed Russia to stop attacks on its neighbouring country until a final decision is made

Fr Stan Swamy’s custodial death a ‘stain forever’: UN Group

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asked govt of India to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances that led to Fr Swamy’s death

The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and NATO’s Imperialist Expansionism

“I appeal for cessation of hostilities, not because you are too exhausted to fight, but because War is bad in essence” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Ukraine invasion: Hindu Sena marches in support of Russia!

A day before UP enters the final phase of election, Indian right-wing voiced support for Russia in the national capital

Russian TV Staff says “no to war”,  quits on-air 

Staff of TV Rain (Dozhd) took this decision after Russian authorities suspended its operations over its coverage of the Ukraine war

Ukraine invasion: Racist reportage, yet little mention of racism in Ukraine?

Western reporters focus on war-affected people being “people like us” and not some “third-world country”, fail to report on racist treatment of non-white people fleeing war zones by Ukrainian authorities

Plight of Ukraine’s Muslims amidst the Russian Invasion

Once persecuted and displaced, today the future of Muslims in Ukraine is plagued by uncertainty

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SC: ECI’s ‘wisdom’ on revision of electoral rolls challenged, does a disenfranchisement crisis loom over Bihar, with thousands being declared ‘‘D’ (doubtful) voters?

The ECI's credibility, already under sharp public scrutiny post-Lok Sabha Elections 2024, is further strained by its Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) order of June 24, a controversial directive announced even after electoral rolls were finalised in January 2025: the move faces multiple judicial challenges before the Supreme Court. Hearings are scheduled before a vacation bench tomorrow, July 10

Bengali-Speaking Migrants Detained En Masse in Odisha: National security or targeted persecution?

Over 440 people, mostly Bengali-speaking migrant workers, have been detained in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district under suspicion of being “illegal Bangladeshis”, prompting a political storm, allegations of ethnic profiling, and appeals for immediate release

A Silent Emergency: Farmer suicides surge in Maharashtra amid apathy, debt, and systemic collapse

767 farmers died by suicide in just three months in 2025, yet the state's response remains bureaucratic, inadequate, and dispassionate. A ground-level crisis marked by despair, debt, and denial

As 30 crore workers, farmers join July 9 strike against govt.’s policies, will there be media coverage of the shut down?

Centrally recognised trade unions say workers have supported the 17-point charter of demands of the strike, called against Union Government’s policies

Funds Withheld, Futures on Hold: Dalit, OBC, Minority students face scholarship crisis amidst delays and cuts

A sudden funding freeze leaves dozens of marginalised students in limbo, exposing deepening cracks in the government’s commitment to educational justice

Bordering on illegality? 18 alleged Bangladeshis “pushed back” without due process, Legal challenge filed in High Court

CM Sarma announces fresh deportations and vows to expand the eviction campaign; PIL in Gauhati High Court allege constitutional violations, unlawful detentions, and a pattern of arbitrary expulsions targeting Muslims and marginalised groups

The Erased Record: A constitutional challenge to the election commission’s 45-day data destruction mandate

The unilateral directive by the ECI to destroy CCTV footage after 45 days transgresses both boundaries, conformity with existing laws and adherence to the Constitution. It is a quintessential "colourable exercise of power"—an action that, while ostensibly within the ECI's administrative domain, is in substance an encroachment upon the legislative field and an affront to constitutional principles