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The red flags in the forests of Bastar or Dantewada, the ambushes, the landmine blasts, the young men and women who disappeared into the hills carrying rifles. It started with a real place and a real fight over land. May 1967. A small village called Naxalbari in… Read more: Naxalbari to Dimagi Naxal: The Left’s Evolution in India

Gulzar was a simple daily-wage man, around 47. His son got hooked on chitta – you know that deadly drug that’s everywhere in Punjab these days. The addiction was so bad they even sold their house. On 6th September, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema came to their… Read more: Rahul Gandhi says Punjab govt is crushing people who dare to ask questions – demands Finance Minister’s resignation after Gulzar Singh’s death

Durga Puja this year is going to feel different. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari sat down with hundreds of puja organisers at Milan Mela grounds on Monday and laid out a clear set of rules. Some will cheer, some will grumble, but the message was straightforward:… Read more: Dry Day, Grants Cut: Suvendu Adhikari’s Big-Ticket Changes For Durga Puja

The building with cracked walls, damp patches that never dry, and pillars that feel like they’re holding on out of habit more than strength. That’s exactly what this building in Satya Niketan was. Fifty years old, give or take a few. Built when the area was still… Read more: Delhi Building That Collapsed Was 50 Years Old And Dying. Greed Revived It

Just hours after ISRO’s successful GSLV-F17 launch carrying the EOS-05 earth observation satellite from Sriharikota on 4 September, a quiet but firm letter landed on the desk of Chairman V. Narayanan. Nine employee associations representing thousands of staff across the organisation’s major centres had put their concerns… Read more: Thousands of ISRO Employees Question Their Future, Write to Chairman Amid Privatisation Push

These GDP numbers come out and suddenly everyone’s shouting from the rooftops? One side is cheering 7.8 percent growth in the first quarter, the other is waving papers saying it’s actually closer to 2.5 percent if you dig into the revisions. Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg… Read more: GDP growth of 7.8% or 2.5%? Surjit Bhalla, Montek Singh Ahluwalia settle debate

The Unbelievable Rise of Balen Shah It’s honestly wild what’s happening in Nepal right now. Picture this: a man who used to drop fire rap tracks about corruption and how… Read more: Balen Shah: From Rapper to Nepal’s Next Prime Minister – How 8 Days of Silence Changed Nepali Politics

Explosions Rock Eastern and Southern Tehran Picture this: Saturday night into Sunday morning, explosions rock eastern and southern Tehran neighborhoods. The big one everyone’s talking about is the Shahran oil… Read more: Israel Hits Tehran’s Oil Heart, Flames Light Up the Night – War Edges Closer to the Edge

Nitish Kumar Files Nomination for Rajya Sabha Nitish Kumar, the longtime Chief Minister of Bihar, may be preparing for one of the biggest transitions in his decades-long political career. Bihar… Read more: Nitish Kumar’s Big Move: From Bihar CM to Rajya Sabha – The End of an Era?