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Israel's Parliament has passed a law to execute Palestinian prisoners. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to execute. 10,000 Palestinian prisoners could be executed. You have to be a monster to raise a toast to killing people.

There are loads of boxes with form 6 in the ECI office and the applicants are not from Bengal. The vote chori is caught on camera. - Abhishek Banerjee

How do you define a subjective concept like ‘bad taste’? Is there a clear & consistent legal standard being applied to all such cases with impartiality?

This video of children in Gaza playing ‘funeral’ with a doll is mind numbing All that these children are witnessing is death and destruction all around them 💔💔💔

I am no stranger to criticism and have learnt, over time, to absorb it without losing focus. That is part of public life. What is harder to accept is the steady erosion of civility in our discourse. Disagreement is essential; derision and vituperative, personal slander is not. A confident society does not fear dialogue—it conducts it with balance, clarity, and respect. As for me, I follow the teaching of Sri Ramakrishna and his advice: “forbear, forbear, forbear.” That has guided me through my life’s journey.

This could spell the end of independent journalism in India

Which government law determines "bad taste". I think that new Parliament building is bad taste. Can I get it blocked please?

Quietly, with no public opposition, our democracy is dying

Kerala pays the highest additional honorarium among all States to Mid-Day Meal workers - minimum Rs. 11,000 per month as additional honorarium as per Centre’s own answer, which has in fact already been revised upward twice thereafter by the State. Meanwhile, the Centre’s contribution remains stuck at a meagre Rs. 600 per month under PM POSHAN. Even as States step up to ensure dignity of labour, the Union Government refuses to revise its contribution. You cannot build a flagship nutrition scheme on undervalued women’s labour. Time for the Centre to pay its fair share. #keralam #ldfgovt #rajyasabha

I have officially resigned as the Southern States Representative of the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP). The Ministry passed the #TransgenderAmendmentBill2026 without consulting the Council. I cannot hold a seat where our voices are silenced. I stand with my community. 🏳️‍⚧️ #NCTP #KalkiSubramaniam #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #RejectTransAmendmentBill2026

You know you live in a fucked up world when an attack on four empty ambulances in London makes more noise than strikes on 100 medical facilities in Lebanon and over 700 attacks on health care in Gaza.

A final-year law student, Rishi Kumar from Tamil Nadu National Law University, refuses to delete his blog criticising the Supreme Court… despite pressure from his own university. Why? Because the administration allegedly received calls from advocates, judges, and others claiming the post harms the institution’s “reputation.” The blog titled “The Supreme Court of India Has No Spine” questioned the court’s decision to ban an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption. But here’s the real issue: A law student is being told to silence himself… for expressing a legal opinion. His response? Clear and powerful: “My opinions are mine… you do not own my voice or my conscience.” He even said he’s ready to face disciplinary action rather than back down. This isn’t just about one blog. This is about academic freedom vs institutional pressure. If law students… the future of the judiciary are discouraged from questioning the system, then who exactly is allowed to question it? Criticism of institutions ≠ disrespect. Silencing criticism = weakening democracy.

Whenever you’re reporting on survey results, always include a note on methodology. So I dug around and found that the survey org Morning Consult only has a sample of 300-500 for India. Also the surveys are done using “general online or literate population”. Then the sample is weighted to make it representative. Anyone who has ever run a serious survey in India will tell you there are huge issues with this in terms of sampling and representativeness. Even a sample of 5000 is small for India, so forget about 500. Also, the headline is misleading. The survey was administered to between 300-500 people in India who probably are on the Internet (meaning urban/educated). The results are India specific meaning the PM has a higher approval rating amongst Indians as compared to say Macron amongst the French. But sure you can rank them all and say “X is the most globally popular leader”. However, they didn’t ask the French about Modi just as they didn’t ask the Indians about Macron. 🤷🏻‍♀️

41 killed in sewer-septic tanks in just 80 days of this year! Hundreds of safai karamcharis from 10 states gather at Jantar Mantar to protest most barbaric caste-based oppression in name of occupation. Join hands and raise voice to make this government listen! #stopkillingus

Galgotias Season 2 👇

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@ShashiTharoor @sanjayuvacha We have taken sides, Shashi. You’ve said as much in your interviews. India co-sponsored a one-sided resolution. Abasement isn’t diplomacy.

.@ShashiTharoor ‘s “responsible statecraft” defence of Modidom, is ripped apart by @mukulkesavan . Do read.