The report contains numerous suggestions aimed at countering the impact of the digital news media. The Wire is mentioned three times as a media platform exerting a negative influence on the public perception of the government.

Content analysis of 'Greater Kashmir' and 'Rising Kashmir' shows their opinion pages devoid of political topics. We also found opeds that appear to have been written using AI and 'editorials' lifted from the Observer Research Foundation and passed off as the newspaper's 'view'.

A a massive public protest against the Union government over its purported decision to replace units of the Assam Rifles with those of the Central Reserve Police Force

Military police officers detained nine soldiers at Sde Teiman for sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee and subsequently transferred them to Beit Lid, another military base pending trial.

The Centre’s notification is being seen as a move to conceal the cracks in the larger Sangh Parivar, as the Prime Minister has attempted to project ideological continuity to camouflage his coalition compulsions in his first-ever non-majority government.

The official nominee of party will be selected by delegates at the Democratic National Convention next month, where they are free to vote for any candidate they like.

The assertion foregrounds the Hindu Right’s contention that the desiccation of the mythical Sarasvati river led to the decline of the Harappan civilisation. 

Italian historian Marzia Casolari has extensively documented B.S. Moonje’s infatuation with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his visit to learn the ways of fascism and remodel the RSS in its image.

The recent election campaign by Modi, where the prime minister delivered sharply polarising speeches, has been a subject of scrutiny. No evidence exists of a spike in popularity or better results after successive attempts to polarise.

A close look at the ministers who were sworn in on June 9 also drives home the fact that the BJP under Modi has stuck to what it is particularly known for – its election mode.

Is Modi no longer the supreme vote-catcher the BJP and RSS made him out to be? Four clear pointers – his own victory margin, the impact of his rallies on the results, the Varanasi region defeat and voters response to his own repeated exhortation to 'vote for Modi, not candidate' – have the answer.

Modi’s claims of divinity, his personal popularity, BJP's political reputation as the only ones who do successful ‘social engineering’, and the Ram-for-votes drive, all nose-dived.

India has a tradition of not only a peaceful transfer of power, a rarity in the Global South, but also one of interpreting the mandate of the people in the most democratic and judicious fashion

The Wire asked several ex-officers, who is in charge of the show with an away-PM, should important decisions be need to be taken?

As the voting started on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party staged a sit-in demonstration outside Bijbehara police station in protest against the alleged detention of party workers.

Modi, starting from the special ‘divine’ energy he has claimed earlier, has steeply climbed the escalation ladder on ascribing divinity to himself.

It is unclear what data Modi has deployed. He had once suggested youngsters prepare pakodas and stay engaged. Look at how facts and data shows up Modi’s latest claims.

Both Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray want to show Narendra Modi that they know the state better than he does and get back at him for his barbs. Maharashtra is a crucial state, not just in terms of numbers but because of the revenue it generates.

Telangana will pick 17 MPs on Monday and Andhra Pradesh 25. Andhra Pradesh is also choosing 175 new MLAs who will pick the next chief minister.

The Election Commission’s response to the Congress president’s concerns over the actual numbers of votes polled not being revealed has attracted strong criticism and doubts over the credibility of the electoral process that is underway.