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IMAGO : A man arranges books at his store in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, on August 12, 2025. The government of Jammu and Kashmir bans the sale, publication, and circulation of 25 books, alleging that the books propagate false narratives, glorify terrorism, and promote secessionism. The Jammu and Kashmir police conduct raids on several bookstores across the valley and confiscate the publications.

J&K Police Crackdown: Books Banned, Jamat Literature Seized

BY Ishfaq Naseem

File photo : A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee is scheduled for Sunday evening, followed by separate sittings of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha committees later in the week to finalise the agenda.

Parliament Winter Session: Delhi Blasts, SIR, 14 Bills And More On The Agenda

BY Outlook News Desk

X : A Balbir Pasha Campaign Poster Launched Under PSI-India's Operation Lighthouse

'Stigma to Solution': Looking Back At India's Iconic AIDS Ad Campaigns

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

Shutterstock : When it comes to the treatment of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, that future is now.

Even As HIV Treatment Enters New Era, The Stigma Won’t Die

BY Souradipta Chandra

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Stage, Speech, Cinema, Clothing: How Dravidian Politics Won The Tamil Public

BY Perumal Murugan

A March for Self-Respect: Periyar’s criticism of Hinduism proceeded from his understanding of caste as a system and ideology

Dignity of Self-Respect: How Periyar Reimagined Society Beyond Caste, Religion, Patriarchy

BY S. V. Rajadurai

A Meeting of Minds: B.R. Ambdekar with Periyar at the Buddhist conference in Yangon in 1954

March Of Movements

BY Anand Teltumbde

FIle photo

RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav In Hibernation Post-Bihar Elections Loss

BY Umesh Kumar Ray

Illustration: Saahil

From Courtroom to Politics: The Rising Anti-Intellectualism In India

BY Harish Khare

Youtube : Dharmendra in the song 'Dream Girl'

Art & Entertainment

From Romantic Idol to Action Hero: Dharmendra’s Life Through His Iconic Songs

BY Debiparna Chakraborty

A teacher takes an online class in an empty classroom after all schools were closed for students from today due to the increase in Covid-19 cases : My students kept showing up. Their screens flickered, their lungs hurt, their hearts were weary but they showed up. And in that small, impermanent persistence, I learned what numbers could never capture: how to live among ruins. (for representative purposes only)

Teaching While The World Burns Down

BY Anirban Ghosh

Ashwini Sharma : Shimla

Is Shimla’s Colonial Heritage Fading Due To Government Neglect, Civic Apathy?

BY Ashwini Sharma

Shutterstock : The Supreme Court holds that no timeline can be fixed for Governors to take a decision on whether or not assent should be granted to a Bill.

Can Governors Indefinitely Refuse Assent To Bills Passed By The Legislature?

BY Alok Prasanna Kumar

Niyogi Books : Book Cover

Book Review Of 'Bandaged Moments'

Facebook : With her retirement, the university has bid farewell to a professor who devoted her life to academics and the service of the society.

Art & Entertainment

The Exemplary Journey Of Rashmi Doraiswamy: From Soviet Literature To Film Criticism

IMAGO / Pond5 Images : Unless the cosy clubs loosen their grip and the vote-bank arithmetic steps aside for cricketing judgement, Mumbai risks watching its own legacy rust in slow motion.

Cricket In Mumbai Is Now All About Arithmetic Not Merit

BY Shishir Hattangadi

PTI/Shailendra Bhojak : Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Deputy CM D K Shivakumar during a joint press conference after a breakfast meeting amid the ongoing leadership issue in the state, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025

Karnataka Leadership Row: DKS–Siddaramaiah Bonhomie Gives Congress A Breather

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

X : Students of the temple-priest training institute paying respect to Periyar

Caste, Politics, And Power: Adi Dravidas in the Dravidian Model

BY D. Ravikumar

Outlook’s December 11 issue, Dravida : Dravidian politics has always been at the core of Tamil Nadu politics.

Dravida: One Hundred Years Of Solitude

Nahum Minz : Many of the regional parties are bleeding support. Recent electoral verdicts have seen once-dominant regional outfits lose their grip.

What India Risks Losing As Regional Parties Shrink

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Rabri Devi speaking with media persons at her residence on September 16, 2023 in Patna, India.

Eviction Notice to Rabri Devi Raises Tensions Between RJD and BJP In Bihar

BY Md Asghar Khan

IMAGO / ANI News : Uttarakhand State Formation Day Celebrations Chamoli, Nov 10 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacts with police officers during the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Uttarakhand Formation Day, in Chamoli on Monday.

Why Uttarakhand Outpaced Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh: A Tale of Progress, Resources, Missed Opportunities

BY Jay Singh Rawat

Shutterstock
: The public relations-lobbyist firm which meticulously planned the whole campaign and pulled off the media spectacle to build a certain narrative before Hasina was awarded the capital punishment, surely charged someone a big fat sum for its professional services.

Eight Q&As, One Narrative: The Curious Timing Of The Hasina Media Blitz In India

IMAGO / Depositphotos : Facade of Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib, It is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was constructed in 1783 to commemorate the martyrdom site of Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Why Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Remains The Eternal 'Chadar Of Humanity' In A World Struggling With Intolerance

BY Damanjeet Kaur

HarperCollins : Cover of There's A Ghost In My Room by Sanjoy K. Roy

'There’s A Ghost In My Room': True Stories Of Haunted Experiences

IMAGO / Middle East Images : A burned-out vehicle sits on a dirt road among olive trees in the village of Baita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on November 1, 2025. Tensions have risen in the area as settlers and Israeli forces confront Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest season.

Harvesting Death: How Olive Groves Became A Battlefield In Palestine

IMAGO / Depositphotos : In Rohith Vemula’s Name, Karnataka Pushes Law to Protect Students from Caste Bias

In Rohith Vemula’s Name, Karnataka Pushes Law to Protect Students from Caste Bias

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Source: Penguin Random House India : Cover of When It All Began, by Rakesh Maria

Inside Mumbai’s Underworld: Rakesh Maria Reveals Samad Khan’s Reign of Terror in Arthur Road Jail

BY Rakesh Maria

X : Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh: Yunus-Led Interim Government Faces Legal Questions Over July Charter Referendum

BY A K M Wahiduzzaman

Imago / Hindustan Times : Activist Umar Khalid interacts with students of Jadavpur University on the issues of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at the University campus, on January 13, 2020 in Kolkata, India.

Criminalising Dissent: The Activist And The Intellectual As ‘Threat’

BY Nivedita Menon

PTI Photo : Booth Level Officers check and collect enumeration forms as voters arrive to submit them for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Prayagraj, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

Politicians Bicker, BLOs Suffer: What's Killing The BLOs?

BY Anwiti Singh

PTI : A police official pays tribute to the martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack during a programme marking the 17th anniversary of the attack.

President Droupadi Murmu and HMO Amit Shah Pay Tribute To The Martyrs Of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks

BY Outlook News Desk

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