Latest news 7 September 2022 Announced: Mainstream, VOL 60 No 39-42 September 17 - October 8, 2022 - 4 Week Bumper issue Please take note: A bumper edition of Mainstream is to appear on Sept 17, 2022, ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in which it has accused petitioners, who have challenged the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...

* Sonu Surrender & its Significance/Insignificance ; Kobad Ghandy * SC must act, or the ECI, a constitutional body, would lose credibility ; Arun (...) ...

Last September 2025 brought Ladakh back into the national spotlight when the usually tranquil Himalayan region witnessed violent protests in Leh, resulting in several tragic deaths that shocked the ...

Bihar’s political landscape has always been deeply tied to identity. Each election in the state illustrates the complex interactions of caste, community, and religion. However, as Bihar gears up for ...

In Jodhpur’s burgeoning metalware industry, the clang of utensils and the whirring of machines form the background score of thousands of lives. But behind the noise of production lies a quieter, ...

Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery By Sea by Marcus Rediker (Penguin Random House, 2025) ...

Like his father Lalu Yadav, his younger son, the leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav took to aggressive posture and announced headline-grabbing promises for the voters even before Bihar INDIA bloc ...

Cinema is the mirror of society, as said by renowned Hindi filmmaker Satyajit Ray, noting it as the growing prospect of mass media and the message films were inculcating in the minds of the audience.

This paper presents a descriptive analysis of poverty in India, drawing on secondary data from national surveys and expert committee reports. The findings reveal a steady decline in income poverty ...

There was a very popular Hindi movie named Tridev, with multi star cast in 1989 with catchy songs. But that’s an old story, which is not really relevant to my point, I am going to argue here. In that ...

One could ask a question whether a heinous crime like murder be classified as “political†. A crime is generally distinguished by the motive behind it. The Oxford Dictionary of Law defines ...