India’s Ranking in the Global Press Freedom Index : According to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India secured the 151st position out of 180 countries. While this marked an improvement from its 159th ranking in 2024, India continues to remain in the “very serious” category for press freedom. … Read more
Amit Shah Says Tackling Infiltration Will Be Key in West Bengal Elections Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made it clear that “tackling infiltration” — particularly along the West Bengal–Bangladesh border — will be central to the political narrative and campaigning ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. His remarks, delivered during a high-profile … Read more
By the end of 2025, official statistics and government announcements confirmed that India had surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP, reaching an estimated size of about $4.18 trillion. As a result, India now ranks behind only the United States, China, and Germany. This change in rankings highlights India’s strong economic … Read more
Nearly one million Indians have given up their citizenship over the past five years, with the annual number consistently exceeding 200,000 since 2022, according to data presented by the government in Parliament. This trend has raised an important question: why are an increasing number of Indians—especially those who are wealthy or highly skilled—choosing to renounce … Read more
The Tragic Killing of Tripura Student Angel Chakma: A Mirror to Deep Social Fault Lines The death of Angel Chakma, a young student from Tripura, has sent shockwaves across the state and beyond, sparking debates on safety, ethnic vulnerability, governance, and the recurring patterns of violence in India’s Northeast. Angel, who belonged to the … Read more
SUICIDE…..A FEAR OR GIVE UP? Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. It is a deeply complex phenomenon, seldom the action of just one event or reason. Instead, it is usually the result of a “perfect storm” of biological, psychological, and social factors that converge to create a state of profound emotional … Read more
Unnao Rape Case: Convicted BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar’s Life Sentence Suspended by Delhi High Court In a dramatic and widely debated legal development, the Delhi High Court on 23 December 2025 suspended the life imprisonment awarded to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a former BJP legislator convicted in the notorious Unnao rape case. The decision has … Read more
Just one day after the NDA celebrated its electoral victory, an unforeseen moment during the oath-taking ceremony of the Bihar Assembly drew significant public attention and sparked widespread discussion. On December 1, during the first sitting of the newly constituted 18th Bihar Assembly, Janata Dal (United) MLA Vibha Devi from Nawada appeared to struggle while … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, which replaces the MGNREGA with a new rural employment law. The new legislation increases the guaranteed employment from 100 to 125 days, changes the funding pattern to a 60:40 cost-sharing ratio between the Centre and the states, and restricts the range … Read more
Bengaluru, once celebrated as India’s technology hub, is witnessing a surprising shift from digital payments back to physical cash. Across the city, QR codes are being replaced with stickers, printouts, or handwritten notes stating, “No UPI, only cash,” according to an Economic Times report by KR Balasubramanyam. Small vendors who earlier preferred UPI payments are … Read more