EDUCATION

Balochistan 'Conundrum' and the Failed Idea of Pakistan

September 7, 2025
“The Pakistan state has completely lost its writ in 5-7 districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwan which are in a position to declare independence soon.” This was the statement of Pakistani lawmaker and cleric, Maulana Fazlur Rehman in his country’s National Assembly in February this year, comparing the situation to…
OPINION

Rahul pushes Modi on backfoot with concerning "vote chori" charge

August 18, 2025
As if the ‘Special Intensive Revision’ in Bihar months ahead of polls hadn’t raised enough doubts on ‘free and fair’ elections, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, came up with another bombshell allegations of what he termed “vote chori”, accusing the Election Commission and ruling Bharatiya Janata…
OPINION

Why the new changes in NCERT's History Textbooks are 'Problematic'

July 28, 2025
If a regime wants to conquer not just people’s votes but also their minds, it will target the textbooks. This is exactly what the recent changes in the NCERT textbooks seem to suggest. The social science textbook for Class 8 has reframed the medieval period, particularly the Mughal era, encompassing…
EDUCATION

New Power Dynamics in West Asia and fall of the 'Muslim World' myth

June 30, 2025
Last few weeks saw the conflict in West Asia deepening further, as Israel launched a massive attack on Iran, prompting the Islamic Republic to hit back. The situation took a serious turn, when the United States too, on Israel’s behest, entered the war and bombarded the key nuclear facilities in…
STORY

A Love at 'Sona Bazaar'

June 22, 2025
I am Fatima, and I work at a brothel at the famous red light area in Delhi…the ‘Sona Bazaar’, and this is my love story that changed my life forever. Chapter 1 It was 11 pm on a rainy Thursday, I had already ‘attended’ around 10 clients today and was…
SPORTS

IPL 2025: RCB makes history for Virat, takes trolls to cleaners

June 9, 2025
The wait of 18 years was finally over on June 3, as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won its maiden Indian Premier League trophy since the inception of India’s cash-rich league. The only jewel that was missing from Virat Kohli’s massive and illustrious crown was also achieved with this title, which…