[ad_1] The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026, which received the assent of the president on Tuesday, makes it a crime to insult or stop the singing of Vande Mataram. It asks a much more critical question: in a democracy, should loyalty to the nation be determined by adherence to constitutional principles … Read more
[ad_1] Amit Shah says ‘ready to sit through, take notes and respond to anything’ in Parliament. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday offered to sit in Parliament from “3pm today till 3pm the next day” to hear the opposition’s concerns and respond to every point, amid protests over his “absence” from the … Read more
[ad_1] Krishna Byre Gowda | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Bengaluru is buzzing with civic action on the ground, be it special drives clearing footpaths, garbage or abandoned vehicles, earning both praise and criticism. The man at the forefront of these drives is the new Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda. Readers can ask questions … Read more
[ad_1] Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Meta’s global team, which has been summoned by the government after the social media company restricted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, will be questioned on issues around algorithmic bias and their role in public order, sources said on Friday (July 31, 2026). Sources … Read more
[ad_1] In the recently published book Speaking of History, a conversation between historian Romila Thapar and Namit Arora, the writer and social critic who also practises public history, the participants touch upon many interesting matters of cultural and social history that provoke further conversations. Since a large part of the book revolves around India’s cultural … Read more