Gig Workers Left in Lurch by Bengal Bike Ban Calcutta — As West Bengal hurtles toward the final phases of an intensely contested Assembly election, a new flashpoint has emerged—not between political rivals, but between the Election Commission’s (EC) rigid security protocols and the survival of the city’s burgeoning gig economy. The EC’s recent directive, […]
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 […]
Manisha Thapa, a young and dedicated air hostess from Bihar, was among the many lives lost in the devastating crash of Air India flight AI-171, which went down shortly after departing from Ahmedabad on Thursday. A native of Patna with ancestral roots in Biratnagar , Nepal, Manisha was on active duty as a cabin crew […]
In the usually quiet rural roads near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, a brutal assault in late May 2025 laid bare the dark underbelly of cow vigilantism—a growing menace that threatens the rule of law and communal harmony. Four Muslim men, Akeel, Kadeem, Akil, and Arbaaj, were viciously attacked by a mob linked to Hindutva groups, accused […]
New Delhi—Meltdown Madness Ensues During these past seven days, India’s capital, New Delhi, has taken centre stage in a real-life horror show: a record-breaking heatwave that’s turned the city into an inferno. With daytime temperatures flirting with 120 degrees Fahrenheit and nighttime temps barely dipping below 90, the city is cooking, and not in a […]
There’s some serious legal drama unfolding in Rajkot, Gujarat. A court has just demanded a status report from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that’s digging into the tragic ‘TRP Game Zone’ fire. This all kicked off because a plea was filed, asking for criminal cases to be registered against several high-ranking officials who were either […]
In a recent court session, the Supreme Court of India challenged the central government’s assertion of having no control over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in state-level investigations. The court questioned who else could authorize the premier investigative agency to conduct probes in states. During the hearing of an original suit filed by the […]
In response to the recent controversy surrounding a turban-clad police officer allegedly labeled as “Khalistani” by a political leader, an outcry against religious and caste-based remarks has emerged within the IPS community in West Bengal. IPS officer Mercy John, recounting her own experiences, revealed the distressing nature of such comments, stating, “I faced [the] same […]
