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Mumbai Joins Chorus

Mumbai Joins Chorus

300 detained at Shivaji Park as Aaditya and Amit Thackeray join CJP solidarity protest against CEC, accusing BJP governments of copying Delhi Police's detention model in Maharashtra.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Oct 2026
Snuffed Before Spark

Snuffed Before Spark

Heavy security, swift detentions and flash protests marked Central Delhi on Sunday. Even journalists showing press cards were picked up, as dissent found new, fleeting forms.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Oct 2026
The FIR Factory

The FIR Factory

At least 20 new FIRs filed over weekend anti-CEC protests in Delhi, adding to 25 earlier, as police use penal provisions to manage dissent after denying Jantar Mantar permission.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Oct 2026
Neck Grabbed, Democracy Choked

Neck Grabbed, Democracy Choked

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas alleges he was grabbed by neck and choked by security forces in Connaught Place, triggering questions over treatment of lawmakers during protests.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Oct 2026
The Attackers In The Crowd

The Attackers In The Crowd

Four men linked to Hindu Raksha Dal arrested for assaulting young anti-CEC protesters, including women, at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, exposing underbelly of street vigilantism amid protests.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Oct 2026

Economy

Repo Shock: RBI's 5.5% Reality Check
Economy

Repo Shock: RBI's 5.5% Reality Check

After four pauses and a 125 bps cut cycle, RBI's surprise 25 bps hike to 5.5% signals that India's inflation fight is far from over despite strong growth.

By Cult Current Desk 08 Oct 2026
Who Owns Spirit?
Economy
Who Owns Spirit?

Supreme Court said states can regulate industrial alcohol. Now GST Cou...

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Poison Apple Of Insurance
Economy
Poison Apple Of Insurance

Insurance sold ₹1.93 lakh cr premium in FY25 but penetration flat at 3...

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Lemon Market Lives On
Economy
Lemon Market Lives On

Twenty-five years after

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Swiss Fix For TEPA
Economy
Swiss Fix For TEPA

Despite EFTA FTA for a year, India's exports to Switzerland fell 22.7%...

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

VIDEO

Science

Mirror Breakthrough: Nobel For Chirality
Science

Mirror Breakthrough: Nobel For Chirality

French-Japanese duo's Chemistry Nobel for controlling mirrored molecules is not abstract science; it is the key to safer drugs and cheaper agrochemicals for India.

By Cult Current Desk 08 Oct 2026
Nobel Medicine 2026
Science
Nobel Medicine 2026

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win Nobel Medicine 202...

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Count Every Cancer
Science
Count Every Cancer

Supreme Court asks 19 states to make cancer notifiable. If implemented...

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
When Elephants Self - Prescribe
Science
When Elephants Self - Prescribe

From orangutans to chimpanzees, zoopharmacognosy is known. Now African...

05 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
3,832 Children, A 2027 Promise
Science
3,832 Children, A 2027 Promise

India wants zero leprosy transmission by 2027. But 3,832 children infe...

05 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Crosshairs in Bengal
Society

Crosshairs in Bengal

A Catholic church vandalised in Nadia amid allegations of religious conversions reflects Bengal's growing faultline over prayer meetings, where faith, law and vigilantism dangerously collide.

By Cult Current Desk 11 Oct 2026
Japan Beyond Anime
Society
Japan Beyond Anime

Veena World's Japan pitch sells cherry blossoms, but the real Japan th...

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
City On The Clock
Society
City On The Clock

From Mumbai's Rajabai to Kanpur's Mandir wala Ghanta Ghar, India's clo...

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Peasant Pasts and Future
Society
Peasant Pasts and Future

Maryam Aslany's sweeping history argues peasants built civilisations a...

06 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Nilima's Mountains Speak Of Melting
Society
Nilima's Mountains Speak Of Melting

In her first New York solo at MoMA, artist Nilima Sheikh expands her e...

06 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk