In the midst of the cacophony around bhel puri and political betrayals, the new surge of violence in Manipur is almost muted. Here’s another slice of news that you might not have tasted. A few days ago, (late April 2026), some 240 Kuki tribals, members of the B’nei Menashe, enthusiastically touched down at Ben Gurion […]
It was seven o’clock on a pleasant April morning in Gangtok, and I let myself out of the Gangtok Drift, a cozy hotel just above the Khangri Petrol Pump in Tadong for an early morning walk. I couldn’t help noticing several vehicles coming up the road displaying the National Flag, and some with the lampshade […]
Frank Krishner looks at the Assam Assembly Elections in this series. Tamulpur, in the Bodoland Territorial Council area, is heading into a tense election with an unsettled mood. Every vote here carries the heavy weight of past sacrifices, violence, and decades of Bodo struggle. In the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, the 43-Tamulpur (ST) seat is […]
Frank Krishner looks at the Assam Assembly Elections in this series. In the tea garden areas, it would appear that so-called ‘Friendly fights’ between the INDIA alliance partners will sour the pitch for the Congress, with the Trinamool Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha being the spoilers. It looks like advantage BJP, say political observers. […]
Frank Krishner looks at the Assam Assembly Elections in this series. The fierce personal attacks on 27-year-old Kunki Chowdhury, the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate from the newly carved Guwahati Central constituency, reveal how nervous the BJP is about losing the seat. AJP has aligned with the Indian national Congress. Local buzz suggests that on […]
Wednesday March 18: A motely crowd of some 37 people braved the rising heat, impossible traffic, suddenly shut down destination venue, and the general pandemonium of a tense day around Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan to register their protest against the USA-Israel-Iran war, and appeal for peace and sanity. The bulk of the protestors were hardworking […]
Horror comedies prove society’s blind to women’s power, but these films coast on that, delivering feminist zingers amid the laughs.
China’s economy is slowing. Even its high-end hospitality sector is feeling the pinch, with luxury hotels resorting to innovative measures to stay afloat. In Changzhou, Jiangsu province, the five-star Zhongwu Hotel—ranked second among the city’s top 10 luxury hotels on Trip.com—has drawn local media attention by launching a ‘street vendor service’, offering budget meal boxes […]
In two days, His Holiness the Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th Birthday, but he’s already lit a candle, and set a fuse for a geo-political powder keg. Frank Krishner elaborates: The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan and Vajrayana Buddhist sects, has ignited a fresh diplomatic and spiritual confrontation with China. He has declared […]
Tibet’s spiritual leader is set to reveal one succession plan. China has another. Where is India in this tussle? Frank Krishner elaborates. On July 2nd, 2025, just days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama is set to deliver a video message that will captivate Tibetans and Vajrayana Buddhists in Sikkim and worldwide. This is […]
The Middle East is on edge, and two nations—Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu and the United States under Donald Trump—are stoking the flames. Their reckless actions, especially the recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, are pushing the region towards chaos. These countries act like bullies, ignoring the pleas of Arab nations for peace and stability. […]
In India, where central and state governments often proclaim their commitment to human rights and the upliftment of marginalised communities, the grim reality tells a different story. The harrowing case of an 11-year-old Dalit girl, brutally raped and left to die after hours of waiting in an ambulance, lays bare the systemic failures that plague […]
