There is a fundamental difference between correcting electoral rolls and reducing the number of voters. One strengthens democracy, while the other weakens it. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR), now ...

It is that time of year again when India’s national capital Delhi’s air quality turned acutely hazardous. Official Indian air quality indicators hit their maximum adverse readings of 500, while ...

Perhaps never before in Gujarat’s history has the issue of alcohol become such a widely debated subject. Here are some key facts. Ahmedabad Police seizes one bottle of liquor every two minutes. In ...

Bharatiya Janata Party, many secular and progressive individuals worry, before every election, about the division of secular votes. They urge secular parties to form alliances and field a single ...

The National Campaign Committee for Eradication of Bonded Labour (NCCEBL) in report released in Delhi has alleged serious lapses in the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 ...

At a time when debates over affordability and urban poverty have re-energized working-class mobilization in the USA, the writings of the late Barbara Ehrenreich have acquired a chilling new relevance.

Multiple international airlines have suspended flights to and from Caracas amidst a heightened US military presence in the Caribbean, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuance of a ...

Delhi’s air pollution has turned into a chronic public health emergency that affects everyone who steps outside to breathe. What was once dismissed as a seasonal inconvenience now resembles a slow, ...

Extreme weather events in India are increasing rapidly, and they are no longer mere seasonal fluctuations but a serious threat to life, livelihoods, and economic stability. Heatwaves, floods, cyclones ...

In a fervent appeal to civil society and policymakers, power and climate policy analyst Shankar Sharma has urged a massive campaign to prioritize rooftop solar panels, small- to medium-sized wind ...

Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a “democratic socialist”, has won the New York City mayoral elections. He is a vocal critic of billionaires, ran on a plank to make the city affordable to the ...

Chhattisgarh–Andhra Pradesh border recently marks a significant moment for the CPI (Maoist). His wife, Rajakka, and four others were also killed. Hidma, long considered one of the organisation’s most ...