Israel and the US have battered the international legal order. The impunity must stop

The international legal order is in shambles. But from the ruins of impunity and lawbreaking, a group of nations is working to enforce accountability. Varsha Gandikota On Monday, the UN general assembly’s high-level meetings opened to news that Washington had drawn up sanctions against the international criminal court, targeting its bank accounts, software, insurers and… Read More Israel and the US have battered the international legal order. The impunity must stop

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Indore laughter and ECI leaks are signs of breaches in Narendra Modi’s fortress

Humour and knowledge are the two great hopes of civilisation: Konrad Lorenz Bharat Bhushan The Narendra Modi regime, carefully constructed as an unassailable fortress of absolute power, has suddenly begun to look permeable. Two new developments challenge the desired image of seamless centralisation. One is the weakening of social prohibitions against mocking Modi in public,… Read More Indore laughter and ECI leaks are signs of breaches in Narendra Modi’s fortress

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar और चुनाव आयुक्तों के मतभेदों का खुलासा करने वाली Ritika Chopra ने बताया SIR का सच!

CEC Gyanesh Kumar और चुनाव आयुक्तों के मतभेदों का खुलासा करने वाली Ritika Chopra ने बताया SIR का सच! SIR यानी मतदाता सूची के विशेष गहन पुनरीक्षण को लेकर चुनाव आयोग के भीतर कथित मतभेद की खबर सुर्खियों में है। ‘द इंडियन एक्सप्रेस’ की रिपोर्ट में दावा किया गया कि चुनाव आयुक्त सुखबीर सिंह संधू… Read More CEC Gyanesh Kumar और चुनाव आयुक्तों के मतभेदों का खुलासा करने वाली Ritika Chopra ने बताया SIR का सच!

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Amar Kanwar: This exhibition will change your life, if you let it

Amar Kanwar’s film installations at London’s Serpentine North gallery Martin Robinson Amar Kanwar, The Peacock’s Graveyard, 2023. (Film still) Digital video installation, 7 screens, dimensions variable, 28 mins, 16 sec. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. This is a transcendent show full of revelations, the kind of show that could change your life… Read More Amar Kanwar: This exhibition will change your life, if you let it

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Kabir Project brings you Gulshan-e-Armaan, Delhi September 2026

Do spiritual seeking and social justice go together?Can the power of poems, stories and ideas be silenced?What does the mystic’s call to ‘give up your head’ truly mean? The Kabir Project brings you the story of an 18th century Sufi from Sindh, unraveling many questions for our times. Join us for an intimate evening of storytelling,… Read More Kabir Project brings you Gulshan-e-Armaan, Delhi September 2026

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Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK

It’s something akin to a quiet earthquake: home nations jointly declaring their wish to be freed from English domination. A big move needs a big response Simon Jenkins Monday must have been a historical first. Never before have three of the four “nations” of the United Kingdom jointly demanded freedom to vote for its dissolution.… Read More Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK

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Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed Stephanie Convery Sometimes books tell you more than the content,” says Tim White, as he lines up carefully dust-jacketed books and pamphlets in plastic sleeves on temporary shelves in Melbourne University’s Wilson Hall. He’s… Read More Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

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Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

Patrick Wintour n a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure “every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a world could the US secure its own freedom. However, he also admitted “such were infirmities of man that force must often precede… Read More Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

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Constitutional crisis: 14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected to poll panel steps

Two Election Commissioners objected on record to poll panel steps खुल गई पोल, सामने आ गया खेल, एक्सप्रेस की रिपोर्ट से मचा तहलका: RAVISH KUMAR इतिहास का सबसे बड़ा खुलासा | Indian Express Report | Modi | Gyanesh Kumar | Election Commission |BJP  Ritika Chopra: From keeping them in the dark to adding new voters,… Read More Constitutional crisis: 14 times in 10 months, two Election Commissioners objected to poll panel steps

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