Kunal Purohit

Four years ago, this idea was born the night I spent in a Jharkhand town, learning about a brutal lynching. 4 years, reporting across 7 states later, it is here: a book that tells you about a brand of popular culture that is quietly seizing the imagination of millions, popularising Hindutva and changing the India we have known, one song, one poem and one book at a time. Hindutva Pop or H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Popstars Available here: tinyurl.com/bdtty3vh

So why wasn't he travelling commercial anyway to begin with? This clearly shows there's no need for private jet each time right?

Nothing to see here – just the Chief Justice of India referring to young activists as "cockroaches" and "parasites". Average day in Naya Bharat.

Experts 🤦 We are normalising dumbing down skill development. This won't end well.

World Leaders Mourn As 111 Dead in UP Storm; PM Modi Yet To React thewire.in/environment/wo…

How is this OK? Teachers recording videos of schoolchildren in their vulnerable moments and putting them out on social media? Is this a joke??? If this was my daughter I would have raised Hell. I urge the Hon’ble Education Minister to consider bringing guidelines on this rising trend. As a parent, this behaviour by teachers — now getting so common — is totally unacceptable. Let’s all stop normalising this behaviour by teachers. @dpradhanbjp @EduMinOfIndia

In Rajarhat, Trinamool candidate finished with more votes when counting concluded late on the night of May 4. But next morning, an extra round of counting was held in the absence of TMC workers, and the seat went to BJP. @AnantGuptaAG reports scroll.in/article/109285…

If you are a Muslim in the wrong place at the wrong time, the Constitution means little and the law can be twisted in any manner to imprison you. scroll.in/article/984915… Criminality is irrelevant. It does not matter that you may be a victim, not the perpetrator @samar11 ✍️in this piece from 2021

This is hilarious... Gadkari commutes on a bus in Pune as the latest fad among politicians.. but behind that bus is a convoy of 30-40 cars following the bus.. This is how he will save petrol but increase consumption of Ethanol...

For years, #SuvenduAdhikari mounted an Islamophobic campaign, targeting Muslims, peddling conspiracies and even praising violence against them. The BJP leadership rewarded him with the Chief Minister’s post.

How Suvendu Adhikari Ran an Anti-Muslim Campaign to Win Bengal @KunalPurohit went through Adhikari’s publicly available statements and speeches between 2021 and 2026, and found a clear pattern of communally-charged and divisive remarks.

Breaking News: The Justice Dept. is planning to drop charges against India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, after a lawyer for the billionaire made an unusual investment offer. nyti.ms/42DVKvU

India's share of World Market Capitalisation down from 4.73% at peak to below 3% now A nearly 40% drop and the highest for any large economy

This country has been run like a reality show since 2014. Keep people busy with stunts, slogans and spectacles while crises burn in the background. People were gasping for oxygen during Covid, the government told them to bang vessels. Now the world is staring at a dangerous US-Israel-Iran escalation and instead of preparedness or transparency, citizens are being told to use public transport and post selfies. Governance has been replaced by event management.

Panic is growing in Pune’s popular tourist spot, Dive Ghat, after videos surfaced showing a group of youths openly carrying swords and koytas while dancing on roads and creating chaos. The group was also seen making loud firecracker-like sounds from Bullet silencers, disturbing the peace and creating fear among locals and visitors. Families visiting Dive Ghat for nature and evening drives are now feeling unsafe due to the increasing presence of such armed groups, especially during evening hours. Locals say these youths regularly create nuisance on public roads by brandishing weapons, making reels, and behaving recklessly without fear. Citizens are now demanding strict police action before a serious incident takes place. #DiveGhat #PuneNews #GangCulture #RoadSafety #Punetimesmirror

ChatGPT allegedly shares your chat query topics, user IDs, and email addresses with Google and Meta, according to a new class action lawsuit filed today.

Gig platforms will spend on literally anything but better working standards for delivery agents

Mumbai public transport in a mess. Four BEST buses collide with each other, bus conductor injured.

In #Mumbai, playing #sports is becoming a luxury. Football/cricket turfs: ₹200 pp/hr Badminton: ₹300-400 Public grounds? Overcrowded. If access to sport depends on money, talent gets filtered early. And then we wonder why 1.4 billion people struggle for even 20 gold medals.

Express Investigation: A fund meant for India’s top athletes was used to upgrade sports facilities for bureaucrats - by bureaucrats. 🏊 Heated swimming pools 🎾 Tennis courts 🏸 Officers’ clubs All funded through National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). indianexpress.com/article/expres…

Nirbhaya rerun: In the national capital, Delhi, a woman was gang-raped inside a moving bus. The woman was returning home on foot from a factory at night when the driver and conductor of a sleeper bus pulled her inside and gang-raped her. Around 2 am, the perpetrators dropped her on the road and fled. The police have arrested the driver and conductor. The woman lives in a shanty with her husband and three daughters. When the police, observing her injuries, asked to admit her to a hospital, she refused, saying, "Who will cook the food at home?"