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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMukesh Chandrakar

Topic: Mukesh Chandrakar

How call details, CCTV footage & air ticket led cops to Mukesh Chandrakar murder accused

Mukesh’s call records helped police pinpoint his final location before they discovered his body in a freshly-covered septic tank on a contractor’s premises.

‘Nicknamed JNU, paid the price for exposing truth’. Bijapur journalists remember Mukesh Chandrakar

Mukesh was a household name in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, known for his reporting on Maoist violence, civic issues, and as someone who never let anything stop him from chasing a story.

Global media on India’s ‘timepass’ phenomenon & how our economy is deeply intertwined with China’s

International media also reports on the mysterious death of freelance journalist from Chhattisgarh Mukesh Chandrakar & the dangers of reporting in India.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.