Opinion

When Students Challenged the CJI: Is India Entering a New Era of Judicial Scrutiny?

There was a time when even senior journalists and national newspapers avoided critical commentary on Supreme Court judgments, especially those of the Chief Justice of India, fearing that “contempt...

Gen Z Is Back in Politics: Madhya Pradesh Govt Agrees to Student Union Polls

The proposed return of student union polls in Madhya Pradesh marks a new chapter in campus politics, nearly two decades after Professor H S Sabharwal died following an alleged assault during a campus election dispute.

Narottam Mishra’s Fall: How BJP’s Once Rising Star Became Politically Isolated

Once among the BJP's most powerful leaders in Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra now faces political isolation after being denied the Datia bypoll ticket. The defeat, allegations of sabotage and shifting power equations have raised fresh questions about his future in the party

How Farmers’ Protest Tested ‘Double Engine Sarkar’ Argument in Madhya Pradesh

A dispute over moong procurement snowballed into one of the biggest farmers' agitations in recent years, forcing the Mohan Yadav government to retreat and exposing uncomfortable questions about the BJP's promise of seamless Centre-state governance

Dear Gen Z: To Build a Better India, Protest Against Hate

Beyond the NEET protest, Gen Z challenged India's politics of hate by keeping the focus on accountability and constitutional values. The movement also exposed difficult questions about equal citizenship and Muslim participation in democratic protests
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The Cost of Piety: Murshidabad’s Quran Recital and the Question of Intention

A planned mass Quran recitation in Murshidabad, expected to draw nearly one lakh participants, has triggered debate over its underlying niyyat. Supporters frame it as devotion, while critics question the timing, intention, and scale. The event’s purpose, more than its size, has become the real flashpoint.

New Masjid in Murshidabad: Qur’anic Caution for a Community Still Healing from Babri

A new mosque project in Murshidabad has triggered discussion over intention and politics, especially on December 6. Qur’an 9:108 and the Masjid Dhirar lesson stress sincerity as the foundation of any masjid. With Babri’s memory alive, the community urges caution and taqwa.

Delhi Teen Saahil Shot at Close Range by CISF Constable: A Brutal Reminder of India’s Unchecked Uniformed Power

Saahil, 14, was collecting stray wedding notes in Delhi when a drunk CISF constable slapped him and shot him point-blank. His death reveals deep structural failures—unchecked police power, weak firearm regulations, child labour, and social inequality that make poor children India’s most vulnerable targets of State violence.

Babri Demolition’s Echo in 2025: Why 6 December Still Defines the Muslim Experience in India

There are dates in a nation’s history that refuse to stay confined to calendars. They do not fade away with passing years.Instead, they continue...

Unregulated Access, Unchecked Power: The Hidden Dangers of India’s Mandatory Sanchar Saathi App

Delhi: The Government of India’s directive requiring the preinstallation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all smartphones marks a critical inflection point in the...

How Do You Kill a Case? The UP Government’s Playbook in the Akhlaq Lynching

Ten years. Ten whole years since a mob dragged Mohammad Akhlaq out of his home in Dadri, beat him to death with bricks and rods...
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