Anatomy of political murder in Bangladesh as student leader Osman Hadi’s killing exposes class power, Islamist resurgence, and democratic collapse. Read on.

BJP sweeps Maharashtra local polls as allies clash and MVA collapses. Congress survives in pockets while Sena-NCP fade. What this means for 2026–29—read on.

Death can no longer present itself as an abstract noun for someone who was grievously stabbed more than a dozen times, after ...

Writers, activists, and scholars reflect on the most urgent books of 2025—from Palestine and caste to climate, queerness, and resistance. Read their picks.

A new scholarly volume examines Periyar’s unflinching critique of caste, his radical feminism, and his enduring impact on Indian political thought.

IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations reveal deeper failures in aviation regulation, pilot safety rules, and passenger rights, ...

Dear Reader, As I was going through the books released this year, I found to my surprise that many of them are about the Indian Railways (IR). I was surprised because the Railways ...

Nepal has issued a new Rs.100 note showing a revised political map that includes disputed territories claimed by India. Printed by a Chinese firm, the move revives long-standing border disagreements ...

Historical roots and modern political use of antisemitism: how the term evolved from European "othering" to a tool for silencing Middle East dissent.

The book’s success lies in its focus on environmental damage as the foremost danger of our times. That this stance comes from a bureaucrat-novelist is a telling signal to future policymakers.

The Menon Investigation is set in the India governed by caste rules. Here, inter-caste couples celebrate Valentine’s Day, in Coimbatore in 2023. | Photo Credit: Periasamy M “Don’t go around in the ...

With toxic smog grounding flights and filling hospitals, Delhi’s air pollution crisis reveals systemic neglect. Experts warn that reactive policies like GRAP ignore structural causes, deepening health ...