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Adivasi Identity, Left Values and a Young Civic Candidate: CPI(M) in BMC Election

Unlike many candidates who rely on political lineage or organisational machinery, Sejal Bhopi frames her candidacy as a response to what she sees as a…

From Training to Trust: A Report Card on the BMC–FSSAI Street-Food Hygiene MOU

As BMC elections approach, the BMC–FSSAI hygiene agreement becomes a benchmark for whether training-led reforms translate into lasting civic systems.

Hyderabad’s Lulu Mall Incident Is a Civic Failure, Not a Crowd Problem

The Nidhi Agarwal incident at Hyderabad’s Lulu Mall highlights how the absence of civic sense, not just poor planning, turns crowds into threats.

Saniya MQ Isn’t a ‘Hijab Girl’ or a ‘Gully Girl.’ She’s an Artist Rewriting Mumbai’s Hip-Hop Story

Saniya has already learned what it means to be defined by labels she never asked for. On social media, she is sometimes framed as the…

In Mumbai, a New HIV Reality Emerges, but Old Stigmas Hold On

People diagnosed today, if treated early, can live long, healthy, fully productive lives. Many maintain undetectable viral loads, making transmission virtually impossible.

India and the Epstein Files: What’s Surfacing, What’s Missing, and What It Means?

According to one media report, some of the newly disclosed documents suggest that Epstein tried to broker a 2019 meeting with former Indian Prime Minister…

Mumbai Moves to Regulate Feeding of Stray Dogs and Cats, Designating Official “Feeding Zones”

According to civic officials, the choice of feeding locations will take into account the number of stray animals in each municipal ward and existing community-feeder…

Mumbai’s Air Quality Dips. Is a Volcano in Ethiopia to Blame?

Scientists say the cloud passed over parts of western India, including the wider Maharashtra region. But most of the volcanic material remained in the upper…

Rupee’s Slide Makes It Asia’s Worst-Performing Currency: Can It Fall to ₹90?

Pressured by persistent dollar demand, weakening capital inflows and a widening trade deficit, the rupee has fallen sharply in recent weeks, a slide some analysts…

Red Fort Case Exposes the Growing Challenge of Invisible Communication

One of the platforms reportedly used was Threema. This Swiss messaging app assigns users random IDs and requires no phone number or email, a design…

Thirty Minutes on a Bengaluru Flyover: The Heist That Stunned a City

A gang posing as RBI officials would stop the van, challenge their authority, and vanish with the entire cash load in one of Bengaluru’s most…

When Crime Spans Continents: The Return of Anmol Bishnoi

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement took Bishnoi into custody for possessing a fake passport, and he was lodged in the Pottawattamie County jail in…

Bihar Elections 2025: High Turnout, Big Projections, and the Wait for Reality

The overall turnout for the Bihar 2025 election stood at approximately 66.91 percent, with the final phase drawing in 68.67 percent of eligible voters.

National Security vs Disclosure: A Delicate Balance in the 26/11 Trial

Bombay High Court found the trial court order “wholly unsustainable” and “misdirected” under Section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

Manipur Audio Tapes Tampered, No Conclusive Voice Match with Ex-CM Biren Singh: NFSL Tells Supreme Court

The petitioner, KOHR, had relied on a private forensic analysis by Truth Labs India Private Limited, which concluded that a 50-minute recording (marked Y1) was…

Equal Pay, Now Equal Consideration: Women’s Cricket Commanding Its Space, On the Field and in Our Hearts

Yet when you zoom out, the gap is still glaring: women’s central contracts are far smaller than men’s. A-grade women earn ₹50 lakh annually, while…

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