There is something deeply revealing about Donald Trump invoking India’s electoral system as an example for America while the Congress party, led by Rahul Gandhi, continues to portray the same system as fundamentally suspect.
Officials in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, have destroyed 500 kg of contaminated paneer worth Rs 15,000 and confiscated chemicals and raw materials used in its production, as part of a broader statewide push against adulterated dairy products.
On Tuesday, August 18, actress Isha Koppikar hit back at being labeled an "andhbhakt" (usually meant blind devotee of BJP), declaring that she'll wear the tag with pride if believing in India counts as blind devotion. In an Instagram video, the lady spoke at length about patriotism and nationalism, making clear that her loyalty lies with her nation, not with any political party.
Congress long-running controversies over Vande Mataram have resurfaced with the Sonia Gandhi video, Kerala’s omission of the song and renewed scrutiny of the party’s 1937 decision to restrict its rendition. The BJP has intensified its attack through protests and a police complaint, while the new law protecting Vande Mataram and a separate fake Nitin Nabin flag image have widened the controversy.
Indian security agencies have dismantled a major Pakistan-based terror network in a sweeping operation across fourteen states, detaining hundreds and seizing grenades, bombs and spy cameras just days before Independence Day.
More than 35 years after Kashmiri Pandit poet-scholar Sarwanand Koul Premi and his son Virender Koul were abducted from their home and killed, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir carried out a coordinated operation on Wednesday, August 12, raiding nine locations across the Valley in a fresh attempt to trace their killers and any accomplices still evading arrest.
On Tuesday, August 11, President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Vande Mataram Bill, granting the National Song the same legal protection as the national anthem. Last month, Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which amends the original Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act of 1971. Under this amendment, Vande Mataram will now receive the same legal protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.
India has always been a civilisation where disagreement and debate were deeply valued. From ancient philosophical traditions to modern democracy, questioning authority has never been considered wrong. In fact, the right to question, criticize, and protest is one of the essential features of a free society. But there is a line between dissent and disrespect.
I have known Prof Chetan Singh Solanki since he set a Guinness World Record for assembling solar torches across the world in a single day nearly 8 years ago. A professor of environment at IITB who had reached this academic level comes from an agriculturist family in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh. He had every reason to keep the job, create some more records, and be happily labelled as a climate crusader.
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