Man-Animal Conflict: Can We Learn to Live Together?
When a leopard attacks a child, nobody is thinking about wildlife conservation. Parents are thinking about their children. Neighbours want…
Swavlamban 2026: ₹1,900 Crore in Contracts, 4,000-Plus Proposals
New Delhi, October 19: The Indian Navy’s flagship innovation and indigenisation initiative is entering a new phase, with the fifth…
Student Protests Around the World: Spontaneous or Incited?
Students around the world are increasingly willing to take the streets in order to oppose governments and institutions. Be it…
The Black Cats at 42: India’s last line of response cannot be its first line of defence
On 16 October 2026, the National Security Guard (NSG) marks its 42nd Raising Day under a motto that captures both…
Smash Patriarchy: The System We Inherited, the Future We Can Choose
Imagine an ordinary Sunday afternoon. Family members are visiting. The house is busy. Someone says, “Could we have some tea?”…
Anti-CEC Protest: CJP, Electoral Accountability and the Right to Dissent
From a mere online youth movement born out of witty satire to a tussle over electoral accountability, the Cockroach Janata…
The Voter List and the Battle for Trust : The Ultimate Democratic Question
Democracy is ordinarily reduced to a familiar proposition: government by the people, of the people and for the people. Its…
A Last Tribute: Nana Patekar, the Soldier at heart who left us on Air Force Day
There are some coincidences in life that feel almost too symbolic to ignore. Nana Patekar, one of Indian cinema’s most…
What the IIT Bombay Protest Row Really Reveals
A student ends his life. An examination incident precedes his death. An allegation of cheating emerges. Then comes a protest,…