Tag: current affairs – India

Exam Mess: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust ? / First NEET, now CUET: The growing crisis of trust in India’s entrance tests

Bharat Bhushan In the wake of the NEET-UG question paper leak, the state’s response has been astounding. The Union HRD Minister has said that the help of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be sought for the secure transportation of examination question papers ahead of the re-exam on June 21. And the Supreme Court has… Read More Exam Mess: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust ? / First NEET, now CUET: The growing crisis of trust in India’s entrance tests

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Book review: Souls in the Kalyug

Beyond remittances: A rare insight into the everyday lives of migrant workers Social anthropologist Shankar Ramaswami’s ‘Souls in the Kalyug’ is a rich, multi-layered text that provides a window into workers’ lives in India, including some hopeful strands within the destructive churnings of global capitalism.  Sapan BookshelfSouls in the Kalyug: The Politics and Cosmologies of Migrant… Read More Book review: Souls in the Kalyug

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CBSE’s evaluation tenders, analysed by a student from the 2025-26 batch (FB)

SOURCE: Facebook This is an unbelievable piece of work by Sarthak and something that requires amplification Let me explain what he found, in simple terms. Sarthak is a Class 12 student from the 2025-26 batch, one of the 17 lakh students whose answer sheets went through CBSE’s new On-Screen Marking system. He spent days reading… Read More CBSE’s evaluation tenders, analysed by a student from the 2025-26 batch (FB)

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Suhas Palshikar: Anatomy of India’s New Regime

NB: An instructive essay on our current dispensation. I would sum up this regime’s method as a confusion of wisdom with cunning; its speech as unending sophistry (लफ़्फ़ाज़ी); and its goal as the eradication of simple human decency from public life. DS India’s current regime rests on three interwoven factors: Hindutva, a captured civil society,… Read More Suhas Palshikar: Anatomy of India’s New Regime

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Russian authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people / Over 2 Lakh People Petition Against Great Nicobar Projects

The operation began at 9am Moscow time, but took place across all of Russia’s 11 time zones. Almost simultaneously, agents of the federal security service (FSB) raided the homes and workplaces of 17 Indigenous rights activists. Damien Gayle Environment correspondent Officers carried out searches, confiscated laptops and phones, and arrested and interrogated activists about participation in… Read More Russian authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people / Over 2 Lakh People Petition Against Great Nicobar Projects

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Cockroach Janta Party’s X account withheld after it surpasses BJP on Instagram with 13 million followers / Ravish Kumar: Cockroach Party क्या है

NB: Who commits contempt of court and of justice? Who despises despiaring fellow citizens and democratic activists? Those who say contemptible things from the highest seats of justice, or those who react to them? DS Hours after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) surpassed BJP in terms of followers on Instagram, its X account was withheld in… Read More Cockroach Janta Party’s X account withheld after it surpasses BJP on Instagram with 13 million followers / Ravish Kumar: Cockroach Party क्या है

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From The Bench To Barbs: ‘Cockroach’ Slur On Critics

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s obiter dicta in a case before him described some unemployed youngsters as “cockroaches”, some of whom go on to “become” (sic) the media, social media, RTI activists, and start “attacking the system”. — PTI Bharat Bhushan Notwithstanding the denial, it is important to note that metaphors that dehumanise any… Read More From The Bench To Barbs: ‘Cockroach’ Slur On Critics

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How a ‘Cash-For-Jobs Scam’ Emptied Out Public Schools In West Bengal

For 15 years, over eight lakh students appeared for the higher secondary examination in West Bengal every year. In 2025, that number fell to 4.82 lakh. The children who paid the price were those who had no alternative. In Jangalmahal, private schools barely exist. When government schools stop functioning, children stop studying. http://www.reporters-collective.in Read the… Read More How a ‘Cash-For-Jobs Scam’ Emptied Out Public Schools In West Bengal

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