BJP’S RITU TAWDE TO BE MUMBAI MAYOR, SENA LOSES POST AFTER 25 YEARS
NEW DELHI,7 Feb 2026 : BJP’s Ritu Tawde has emerged as the Mumbai mayoral pick, marking the first time in 25 years that the post will be held by a party other than the Shiv Sena. Tawde, a corporator from Ghatkopar, has also served as the Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal […]
‘DARK PRINCE’ TARIQUE RAHMAN FRONTRUNNER AS BANGLADESH PM
NEW DELHI,7 Feb 2026 : Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman and three-time Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is the frontrunner for Bangladesh PM post. He is back in the country after 17 years of self-imposed exile. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Rahman, is eyeing a return to power in […]
BYSTANDERS CANNOT BE “PICKED UP” AS PART OF MOB: DELHI HC ON TURKMAN GATE VIOLENCE
NEW DELHI,7 Feb 2026 : The Delhi High Court has orally observed that bystanders cannot be “picked up” for being part of the mob that indulged in stone pelting during a demolition exercise near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate last month. The petitioner’s lawyer asserted that he was not part of the mob that […]
The Erosion of Pluralism: India’s Descent into State-Sanctioned Majoritarianism
The foundational promise of the Indian Republic—a pluralistic sanctuary for all faiths—is currently weathering its most severe storm since Independence. What was once a series of isolated communal skirmishes has evolved into a systematic, widespread campaign of intimidation against religious minorities. As the world watches, the “world’s largest democracy” is increasingly being defined not by […]
