Lucknow’s Roop Rekha Verma defies labels. She advocates for communal and gender justice, but avoids left-liberal jargon and terms like ‘feminist’ to drive change.
Nitish Kumar will become eminently dispensable for the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won’t wait for the next Assembly election in 2025 to have its own CM in Bihar.
Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams.
The so-called collateral costs of targeted killing aren't the sole argument for more accountability. The potential misuse of executive authority for lethal force is evident.
Seventy women have been trained as safari drivers at Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger reserve. But they have no spots at gates, and no tourists to drive.
Former rural development minister Upendra Kushwaha says the biggest challenge is the lack of support from the state govts, the district administration not taking interest.
Ayodhya and Ram Mandir are part pilgrimage, part tourism, and part endurance sport for thousands of Hindu devotees. They are celebrating a shared sense of victory and vindication—and posting it online.
The Narendra Modi government has learned the lesson that if you have the economic capacity and the military prowess, you can shake off any amount of international criticism.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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