Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history

It is not enough now for war to kill, it must eradicate a people’s cherished and precious heritage too Simon Jenkins Wars may not take summer holidays, but they do sometimes see exhaustion. As drones race back and forth across Ukraine and the strait of Hormuz, a grim stalemate seems to have invaded the earth beneath. Aerial… Read More Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history

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De-blobbing Blobland

Take back those words Mitali Saran You know how evolution is all about single cells dividing and dividing again, into ever more complex and wondrous life forms? After 2014, Indian mainstream media totally bucked that trend. With honourable exceptions, it simplified itself into two blobs: propaganda, and amplifiers of propaganda. Teleprompter Uncle, and Radio Rwanda.… Read More De-blobbing Blobland

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Professor Ganesh Devy on the sinister implications of the ongoing census for ‘denotified tribes’

Professor and cultural activist Ganesh N Devy apprehended that 12 crore Indians who come under the category of “de-notified tribes” may be deleted from the ongoing census that was a “fraud” on the country. He feared that India was moving inexorably towards a genocide. He wondered how many people were willing to go to jail… Read More Professor Ganesh Devy on the sinister implications of the ongoing census for ‘denotified tribes’

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Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes

NB: The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,382 Palestinians killed and 174,236 injured since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources. … They added that the total number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025 has reached 1,255, while the number of injuries has… Read More Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes

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A Worrisome Machiavellian BJP Game Plan Behind Mainstream Headlines

Behind the day’s headlines lies a quieter, more consequential plan that ties delimitation, the 2027 census and Hindutva dominance into a single long game. ‘Aham Brahmasmi’ – The Grandiose Self Jawhar Sircar Seasoned media persons or bureaucrats are hardly ever impressed by the bubbly froth called news as they know that the real action is taking… Read More A Worrisome Machiavellian BJP Game Plan Behind Mainstream Headlines

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Anjali Bhardwaj: The Special Intensive Revision Decision the Election Commission Says It Never Made

NB: The sinister and ongoing plan to disenfranchise up to 100 million citizens by using secret algorithms. Anjali Bhardwaj: The SIR Decision the Election Commission Says It Never Made | The Probe 5 Aug 2026 NEW DELHI The Election Commission of India says the decision to launch the SIR “was not taken” by the Commission… Read More Anjali Bhardwaj: The Special Intensive Revision Decision the Election Commission Says It Never Made

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Israel: Protest against settler terror. By Ira Berkovic

Date: August 3, 2026 Author: aplutsoc “Write my name on my leg, Mama” On Friday, July 24, settlers carried out a violent raid on Palestinian homes in Tal, near Nablus. Four Palestinians were killed, and two Israeli settlers also died in retaliatory clashes. A week earlier, settlers had set fire to a house in Tal with residents inside.… Read More Israel: Protest against settler terror. By Ira Berkovic

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