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Are You A Communist? Internet Says Yes!

BY Anwiti Singh

IMAGO / Pacific Press Agency : Representational Image

The Indian Left: Never Ruled, But Writing The Rules

BY Anwiti Singh

IMAGO/Hindustan Times : Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren during Voter Adhikar Yatra

RJD–Congress Rift Deepens After Bihar Election Debacle

BY Md Asghar Khan

Illustration by Saahil : Fatemeh Aman is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute

Iran Is A 'State Uneasy About The Depth Of Social Change It Is Confronting': Fatemeh Aman

BY Avantika Mehta

A shot from Mrinal Sen's 'Calcutta 71' with actor Satya Banerjee in frame.

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On Bengali Cinema's Shift: From Socialist Ethos To Depoliticised Screens

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

IMAGO/ANI : Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan with other BJP workers during the celebration of Vande Mataram's 150 years

Vande Mataram Row: How Tagore Gave Congress The Ideal Middle Path

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

PTI : Salman Khan

Personality Rights In India: How Celebrities Protect Their Image And Identity

BY Saher Hiba Khan

Photo: PTI : Walk of Warmth: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Vladimir Putin at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

Putin In India: Economic Push And Strategic Autonomy Shape A Relationship That Weathered Storms

Rage Bait

Culture & Society

Rage-bait And Other Words That Mirror Our World

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Who Is A Comrade?

BY Apeksha Priyadarshini

- ANI : Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju addresses the media after attending the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament Library Building, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal also present. New Delhi Delhi India

Union Govt Informs Parliament of 17.06% Decline In Minority Affairs Budget

IMAGO / ANI News : Congress MP KC Venugopal speaks in Lok Sabha during the winter session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

'Vote Chori Is An Anti-National Act’: Venugopal, BJP Clash In Lok Sabha Over Electoral Reform

BY Ashlin Mathew

IMAGO / NurPhoto

After the 12-Day War: Is Iran’s Relaxation of Moral Policing A Chimera?

BY Avantika Mehta

Yasir Iqbal : Tarigami has been vocal against the Article 370 decision as a CPI(M) leader.

What's Left Of The Left: The Thin Red Line In J&K

BY Ishfaq Naseem

X.com/Randhir Jaiswal :
The meeting is a kind of stock taking of bilateral relations and the statements by both sides reflect the depth and extent of relations between India and the US.

India–US Hold High-Level Talks Amid Strained Ties Over Trade, Tariffs & Russia

Colour of the year

Culture & Society

Seeking Calm, The World Turns To White

BY Mohammad Ali

SURESH K PANDEY : Gautam, Bonded Labour in Bihar.

Bonded Labourers Are Still Waiting — Even As India’s 2030 Deadline Nears

BY Saher Hiba Khan

Tribhuvan Tiwari
: Arrest of protestors against air pollution in Delhi

International Human Rights Day: India’s Growing Fundamental Rights Deficit

A .S SATHEESH KOCHI : Politicians Support, Lawmakers Oppose As Dileep Remains Defiant

Politicians Support, Lawmakers Oppose, As Dileep Remains Defiant

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

What’s Left of the Left: 100 Years of Left Politics in India

What’s Left of the Left: 100 Years of Left Politics in India

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / photothek : Congress, Commitment, Controversies: Sonia Gandhi's Life And Legacy

Congress, Commitment, Controversies: Sonia Gandhi's Life And Legacy

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Goa: Police and forensic personnel inspect the site where a fire killed 25 people at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in Arpora, Goa, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

How Ignored Notices And Safety Lapses Led To 25 Deaths At Goa Nightclub

BY Jinit Parmar

May: Artwork by Aranya : Today’s politics has gone beyond the liberal dream of reconciliation. The divide is sharpening. The antagonism of today is clear. There are clear political questions raised in front of today’s youth and we have to make some choices.

Where Are The Young Turks?

PTI/ S.Gopakumar : Preparations for Kerala local body election

All Eyes On The Capital As Kerala Begins Local Body Elections

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Animikh chakrabarty : Border across Kali river
India nepal border

Nepal's New Banknote: A Quiet Rebellion Against India's Overreach

BY Brabim Karki

IMAGO / NurPhoto : People are receiving rations at a temporary camp on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on February 4, 2024 (Representative Image)

Government Deleted 2.49 Crore Ration Cards In Five Years; The Story Behind The Numbers

BY Priyanka Tupe

Ariana Cubillos : President Nicolas Maduro waves a Venezuelan flag during a swearing-in event for government-organized community committees at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.

US Escalation In Venezuela Fits Pattern Of Regime Change Wars In Latin America

BY R Viswanathan

Rupa Publications : Cover of the book

The Truth Of War: A Poem On Humanity’s Shared Loss

BY Richa Tilokani

IMAGO / SOPA Images; Representative image : Kolkata skyline

The Overbridge People: A City That Refused to See

BY Dr Swapan Samanta

Kulsoom Faiz : Way to Dargah of Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Culture & Society

Politics of Petals: When A Secular Festival Becomes Inconvenient

BY Kulsoom Faiz

Book Cover

A Tale of Migrant Childhoods from Tamil Nadu to Malaya | Excerpt from Crossings

BY Sunil Amrith

Cover of 'Cinema and the Indian National Emergency'

Cinema And The Emergency: What A New Book Reveals About Censorship, Propaganda and Resistance

BY Dr. Aftab Husain

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