Priyanka Tupe is Assistant Editor at Outlook. She is based in Mumbai and covers politics, culture and human rights in western India.
Millions of Indians are losing access to subsidised food grains as large-scale ration card deletions surge during the ongoing digitisation of the Public Distribution System. Behind the official claim of “rightful targeting” lies a growing trail of eKYC failures, technical glitches and outdated income norms pushing vulnerable households into deeper food insecurity.
Domestic workers in Nashik have launched protest to save 1,700 trees in Tapovan against a proposal to clear land for Sadhu Gram by the state government, ahead of the 2026–27 Kumbh Mela. What began as a hyperlocal environmental concern has now transformed into people’s movement cutting across class and community lines.
Self-respect marriage remains a force of socio-political change even a century later
As NDA seems to gain clear mandate according to early trends of counting in Bihar, Nitish Kumar's popularity as 'Bihar ka Matlab Nitish Kumar' started popping up on banners in Bihar. Amid rising popularity of Kumar, there was once an era of Lalu Prasad Yadav, a not so 'funny’ politician of Bihar and India who strengthened social justice in Karpoori Thakur's soil, The Lalu who didn't join NDA for power.
Amid mounting political tension, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has announced that the Pune land deal by his son Parth Pawar’s firm has been cancelled.
Mumbai, India’s financial capital, is witnessing a growing crisis of forced evictions and homelessness as urban redevelopment and “anti-encroachment” drives displace thousands of families.
Around 30 million labourers migrate to different states from Bihar every year according to the recent media reports. The people who spoke to Outlook say they are interested in politics but lack of jobs and money keep them from casting their vote.
On November 2, 2025, the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai pulsed like a living heart, and when captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s fingers closed around the final catch, the roar that followed was a nation exhaling 47 years of wait and longing. For India, cricket isn’t just a sport — it’s a shared emotion
At an election rally in Begusarai, the Bihar Chief Minister accused the Yadavs of focusing on family interests and highlighted his government’s progress in jobs, infrastructure, and women’s welfare.
Banjaras are currently holding rallies across Maharashtra for their inclusion in ST quota
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