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‘Scandalous, lascivious’—Indian-born doctor can’t return home to the UK over a post on PM Modi

A lookout circular against Sangram Patil has stranded him in India for 3 months now. He has accused Mumbai Police of trying to 'criminalise political speech, chill dissent & abuse the criminal process'.

Telangana Police can’t make mechanical arrests for harsh political posts. Decoding norms upheld by SC

High court’s September 2025 norms mandate 'high threshold' of violence for invoking criminal law in such cases. With apex court declining to intervene, new norms now the law in Telangana.

Kolkata cops arrest ‘absconding’ Pune law student ‘for hurting religious sentiments’ in Op Sindoor post

FIR was lodged against Sharmistha Panoli on 15 May by Kolkata-based Rashidi Foundation for 'making derogatory comments' on Prophet Muhammad. She was arrested from a Gurugram hotel.

Days after his FB post on Op Sindoor & women officers, Ashoka prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad arrested

An FIR was filed against Khan by Haryana Police following a complaint from a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha member. He had also been summoned by Haryana Women’s Commission earlier.

Lucknow University prof booked for sedition over posts on Pahalgam. What are the charges she’s facing

Dr Madri Kakoti, assistant professor in the linguistics department, is accused of threatening peace with her posts on X. FIR came on a complaint by a student & ABVP member.

Fact Check: Droupadi Murmu didn’t accompany Modi to fill Lok Sabha candidate form. It’s an old picture

PM Modi and Droupadi Murmu's image being shared on social media is from 2022 when she filed her candidature for the presidential position.

UP Police constable suspended for social media post ‘seeking funds for Palestinian cause’, inquiry on

Action comes days after UP CM Yogi Adityanath asked police to take strict action against any activity contrary to the views of the Centre on Israel-Hamas conflict.

Shell to Reel to shell. That’s how shy, introverted GenZ are coping with the pressure to post

Be less judgmental on social media. We the introverts want our time in the sun too.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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.