From electoral protests in the capital to housing costs in Mumbai, job anxiety in Bengaluru and economic uncertainty in Kashmir, India’s deeper challenge is turning growth into everyday security By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2026 New Delhi: India’s public mood cannot be understood through political rallies and television debates alone. Beneath the daily headlines, a wider set of questions is shaping conversations among families, students, salaried employees, small business owners and young jobseekers: Are incomes keeping pace with expenses? Are good jobs becoming easier to find? Can ordinary households…
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National Conference’s Limited Presence at Anti-CEC Protests Raises Questions Over INDIA Bloc Coordination
NC’s Limited Presence at Delhi Protests Raises Questions Over INDIA Bloc Coordination By: News Desk | Srinagar | October 8, 2026 Ruhullah, PDP, People’s Conference and AIP leaders also absent from Delhi mobilisation as regional parties navigate electoral-roll concerns, internal differences and competing political priorities The National Conference’s limited participation in the Congress-led protests in New Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has triggered fresh questions about coordination within the opposition INDIA bloc, particularly over how far Kashmir-based parties are prepared to participate in a sustained, nationally coordinated campaign.…
Read MoreKashmiri ‘Modi Fan’ Beaten in Delhi: Political Stunt, Publicity Battle or a Test of Democratic Tolerance?
Faheem Nazir’s Connaught Place Confrontation Raises Questions About Political Provocation, Viral Videos and the Ground Reality Behind Competing Claims By: News Desk | Srinagar / Delhi | October 8, 2026 A video showing a young Kashmiri man being surrounded, pushed, dragged and hit by a group of people at Delhi’s Connaught Place has triggered a political controversy at a time when opposition parties are protesting against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The man, identified in media reports as Faheem Nazir, says he supports Prime Minister…
Read MoreNana Patekar Dies at 75: A Life of Intensity, Integrity and Unforgettable Cinema
Indian cinema loses an actor who never needed to shout to be heard By: News Desk | 08 October 2026 Mumbai/Goa: Indian cinema has lost one of its most distinctive voices. Veteran actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the age of 75, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa. He was taken to Manipal Hospital after being found unconscious, but doctors could not revive him. Hospital officials said CPR was administered for around 45 minutes before he was declared dead at…
Read MoreShabir Shah Bail Plea Rejected: Protected Witnesses, Public Order and the Court’s Reasoning
Shabir Shah Bail Rejected: Why NIA Court Refused Relief in 1996 Srinagar Violence Case By: News Desk | 07 October 2026 Jammu: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a nearly three-decade-old case arising from violence during a funeral procession in Srinagar, holding that his release at this stage could prejudice the trial and affect the confidence and security of protected witnesses. Special Judge Prem Sagar dismissed Shah’s plea after considering the prosecution’s allegation that he…
Read MoreNational Conference Joins INDIA Bloc Protest Over SIR, Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
National Conference backs opposition campaign over SIR as Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders face detention during march to Election Commission By: Javid Amin | 06 October 2026 New Delhi/Srinagar: The political confrontation over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls intensified on Tuesday as National Conference (NC) joined the INDIA bloc’s protest in New Delhi, backing the opposition’s demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest brought together leaders from several opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, National…
Read MoreGyanesh Kumar SIR Case: Supreme Court Refuses Suspension, Seeks Records From Election Commission
Supreme Court Refuses to Suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Seeks ECI Response Over Alleged Unilateral SIR Decisions By: News Desk | 05 October 2026 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an interim order suspending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that key decisions connected with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, instead issued notices…
Read MorePunjabi in Jammu and Kashmir: Sikh Community Revives Language Rights Debate, Seeks Place in Schools and Official Status
Jammu’s Punjabi Language Protest: Education, Official Status and the Bigger J&K Language Debate By: News Desk | 05 October 2026 Jammu: A language question that has remained largely outside the centre of Jammu and Kashmir’s political debate has returned to the streets of Jammu. Members of the Sikh community, under the banner of the Jammu Punjabi Morcha, have launched a peaceful agitation demanding the restoration and promotion of Punjabi in the school education system and seeking its recognition as an official language of the Union Territory. The protest has brought…
Read MoreEWS Divide in J&K: Sajad Lone Questions Poverty Criteria, Flags 91:9 Certificate Gap
92% of EWS Certificates Issued in Jammu, Only 8% in Kashmir: Sajad Lone Questions Poverty Criteria By: Javid Amin | 05 October 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference chairman and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone has raised fresh questions over the Union Territory’s definition of economic disadvantage, pointing to a striking regional disparity in the issuance of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates and asking whether the existing criteria accurately reflect the distribution of poverty across Jammu and Kashmir. Lone’s intervention comes after government figures placed before the J&K Assembly…
Read MoreIran-US Tensions Escalate: Third US Carrier, Hormuz Crisis and Rising Risk Across the Middle East
Iran-US Tensions Escalate: US Carrier Build-Up, Hormuz Crisis and Oil Shock By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 The Iran-US conflict is entering a more dangerous phase as Washington moves another aircraft carrier and thousands of troops toward the Middle East, Tehran warns of a stronger response to any renewed attack, the Strait of Hormuz remains under severe pressure and Saudi-backed forces launch a major offensive against Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen. For India and the global economy, the biggest risks are now moving from the battlefield to oil, shipping, inflation…
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