Why is the Modi government so paranoid of a protest?
Frontlineby Ajaz Ashraf AI Summary·1h ago
On October 10, the day the Cockroach Janta Party called for a protest at Jantar Mantar, the ambience in Lutyens’ Delhi was only a shade less than that experienced during the 2020-21 pandemic...
G.N. Saibaba: How India’s Justice System Produces Subhumanity
Frontlineby Vipanchika S Bhagyanagar·4h ago
Two years have passed since the death of the former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba. His nearly 10-year incarceration, from 2014 to 2024, took a toll on his already 90 per cent disabled...
Asad Rahmani on India’s Vanishing Birds and Grasslands
Frontlineby Majid Maqbool AI Summary·1d ago
Asad Rafi Rahmani grew up in the colonial-era bungalows of Uttar Pradesh, where his father, a judge, was posted to a new district every few years.
India’s Political Crisis Deepens as Modi Faces Public Anger
Frontlineby Mitali Mukherjee AI Summary·1d ago
In its ongoing dystopian reality, a weekend in which India’s capital, New Delhi, was converted into an armed fortress, with nails hammered into roads, internet shutdowns, and forced detentions...
Delhi Protest Crackdown and the Crisis of Democracy
Frontlineby Anand Teltumbde AI Summary·1d ago
On October 10, Delhi was sealed before the protest began. Dozens of Metro stations were closed or restricted, trains cancelled, and mobile internet suspended in central Delhi.
Wayward Women, Apocalypse, and the Joy of Wandering
Frontlineby Anusua Mukherjee·1d ago
Dear Reader, The latest gem thrown up by my relentless trawling of secondhand bookstores is Wayward Women: A Guide to Women Travellers (1990) by Jane Robinson.
"Uprising" by Tahmima Anam: A Novel of Exploitation
Frontlineby Ranjana Sengupta·1d ago
Tahmima Anam’s latest novel is both a warning about the precarious state of the environment and an unflinching look at how women are abused, enslaved, and demeaned, and what happens when someone...
"The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran" and Failed Revolutions
Frontlineby Dakshayini Suresh·1d ago
The year is 1979. Close friends Behzad, Sohrab, and Peyman attend underground leftist meetings, smoke cigarettes together, and fall in love while reckoning with the immediate fallout of Iran’s...
Narendra Modi's Varanasi Redevelopment and the Cost of Progress
Frontlineby Karan Madhok·1d ago
There are multiple ways to arrive at Manikarnika Ghat, the riverfront ground that has for hundreds of years been considered by Hindus to be the most sacred spot for cremating the dead.
Tamil Nadu Byelection 2026: TVK Rises, AIADMK Falls to Third
Frontlineby R K Radhakrishnan AI Summary·1d ago
It is rare for a byelection to send multiple messages to all the political parties contesting it.
Delhi Police Crackdown: CJP Leaders Detained, Metro Suspended, and Internet Shutdown
Frontlineby Frontline News Desk·2d ago
Delhi became a fortress in the early hours of October 10, with hundreds of protesters detained, 45 metro stations shut down, and a near-total internet blackout in central Delhi, especially within a...
Power Play | From chai to chappal
Frontlineby Anand Mishra AI Summary·2d ago
Dear Reader, The country’s politics has been on the boil for some time, as the protest season comes back, not only in the national capital but elsewhere.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay’s Rise from Apartheid South Africa to Palestine Commission
Frontlineby Frontline News Desk·2d ago
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
Veeramani Case Raises Questions About Police Collusion and Accountability
Frontlineby Ilangovan Rajasekaran AI Summary·2d ago
“Final report not accepted. Further investigation is ordered. Further investigation shall be completed, or progress shall be reported in 4 weeks.” This decisive rejection of the Tamil Nadu Police’s...
Caribbean Cinema and the Legacy of British Colonial Rule
Frontlineby Vidyarthy Chatterjee AI Summary·2d ago
The recent passing away of the Barbadian cricketing giant Garfield Sobers, days short of his 90th birthday, signifies not just a huge sporting loss but the disappearance of a Black icon whose...
"Land" by Maggie O’Farrell: Famine and Folklore
Frontlineby Kalpish Ratna·3d ago
Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel Land goes down a treat. I guzzled it with an avidity that bordered on greed. Around that time, I also watched Christopher Nolan’s spectacular Odyssey.
Pakistan’s security crisis puts military establishment under pressure
Frontlineby Nazir Ahmad Mir·3d ago
Pakistan is renowned for delivering one political surprise after another. Marred by several military coups, its political history is unique in that not a single Prime Minister has ever completed a...
The Politics Behind India’s Wildlife Postage Stamps
Frontlineby Biswajit Sarmah·3d ago
The 1970s are widely considered the decade of ecological restoration in India. The Union government enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and launched Project Tiger in 1973, which laid down...
CJP, Congress, and Left Reveal Fault Lines in Protest Politics
Frontlineby Saba Naqvi AI Summary·3d ago
The most significant thing about Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is not merely that he created a meme in May, led a movement in June, and forced a Ministerial resignation in...
Who Is Anne Carson, Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Frontlineby Frontline News Desk·3d ago
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on October 8 to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love...
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