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In the 2023 Lok Sabha election campaign, Omar Abdullah of JKNC took centre stage, marginalizing the party's older and younger generations. His father, Dr Farooq Abdullah, declined to contest due to health issues, signalling a possible informal retirement. Despite not running, Farooq actively participated in rallies, maintaining his public presence. Farooq's health has been fragile since a 2014 kidney transplant. Although Omar insisted his father's political career isn't over, Farooq's active role has diminished. JKNC's internal dynamics and generational shifts ref...

By publishing a flimsy, Red-baiting scare story, the paper allowed the Modi government to crack down on some of the country’s most important independent voices.

If charges against Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy proceed, it should be seen as a five-alarm alert for the future of democracy in India.

The complaint by Sushil Pandit included references to statements made by some of the speakers during the conference, and transcripts of speeches by Arundhati Roy.

While the police marvelled at the low number of active militants, locals fretted over decisions that incentivise the entry of outsiders and the Pandit community found itself at odds with the BJP.