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When Protests Go Global

Lula takes to streets as Flavio leans on Big Tech in Brazil runoff polls, Gaza commercial goods ban, Houthi missile strike and Iran mines show protest and war intertwined.

By Cult Current Desk • 23 Oct 2026

SCIENCE

The Heat That Won't End?

Heat storms, giant heat waves blanketing 85% of globe, named Vera lasted 367 days, now Raimundo broils Europe, named by Yale as supercharged heat waves swarming planet.

By Cult Current Desk • 23 Oct 2026

State News

The Paddy Paradox

Keralam's paddy fields shrank from 8.82 lakh hectares to 1.76 lakh in 50 years, despite 2008 conservation law, as revenue from regularisation hits Rs 1,606 crore.

By Cult Current Desk • 22 Oct 2026

ECONOMY

The H-1B Squeeze

US move to suspend Indian IT firms from PERM programme and $100,000 H-1B fee hits skilled migration, as 20,000 Indian professionals applied for green cards annually since 2014.

By Cult Current Desk • 22 Oct 2026

External Affairs

North Comes To India

India-UK CETA opens new phase as North of England mayors and businesses visit India under Great North banner to unlock trade beyond London into heartlands.

By Cult Current Desk • 22 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Park Closed For Tricolour

NDMC shuts Central Park in Connaught Place ahead of Cockroach Janta Party's Lehara Do Tiranga march, detains over 100 in Delhi, Maharashtra still silent on SIR lists.

By Cult Current Desk 20 Oct 2026

The Ear That Paid For Protest

Kerala activist Fidal Royas faces ear surgery after Delhi Police assault during SIR protest, says he was hit, kicked and slapped while recording video on October 11.

By Cult Current Desk 20 Oct 2026

The Ghost Order

Supreme Court calls Delhi Police's prohibitory orders under BNSS 163 a ghost as of now, orders preservation of all CCTV footage of detentions during SIR protests.

By Cult Current Desk 18 Oct 2026

Relief for New Delhi as Trump Halts Punitive Tariffs on Russian Crude

Amid an energy crisis, US midterm elections and the Russia-Ukraine war, Washington's decision signals shifting calculations in global energy politics.

By Santu Das 17 Oct 2026

Quota After Conversion? No.

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Madras HC ruling that Hindu who converts to Islam cannot claim Backward Class quota, saying backwardness cannot travel with conversion.

By Cult Current Desk 16 Oct 2026

Economy

The H-1B Squeeze

US move to suspend Indian IT firms from PERM programme and $100,000 H-1B fee hits skilled migration, as 20,000 Indian professionals applied for green cards annually since 2014.

By Cult Current Desk 22 Oct 2026

Economy

The Export Surprise

Merchandise exports jump 23% to $44.4 billion in September as petroleu...

16 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

Delhi's 1,000 Crore Factory Push

Rekha Gupta cabinet clears Delhi Industrial Policy 2026 with Rs 1,000 ...

16 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

BDL's Family Deal

Defence PSU Bharat Dynamics gives Rs 56.8 crore single-tender optical ...

15 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

The IDBI Jackpot

Government clears 60.7% IDBI Bank sale to Canada's Fairfax for Rs 52,8...

15 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

VIDEO

Science

The Heat That Won't End?

Heat storms, giant heat waves blanketing 85% of globe, named Vera lasted 367 days, now Raimundo broils Europe, named by Yale as supercharged heat waves swarming planet.

By Cult Current Desk 23 Oct 2026

Science

China’s Gaming Ambition: Soft Power vs. State Control

As Chinese video games conquer global markets and showcase the nation'...

17 Oct 2026 • Christina Rämin-Schneider

Science

When Wildlife Needs Us Less

Can wildlife thrive without active human intervention? Parley page deb...

16 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Kigali at 10, India Still Sweats

Ten years after Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs, India faces parad...

15 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

The Cancer Bill Cut

Centre moves to cap trade margins on 110 costly cancer drugs, includin...

15 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Muslim Biryani Boycott Call

Posters in Siliguri urging Hindus to buy biryani only from Hindu shops ahead of Durga Puja trigger police case and fresh debate over food apartheid in Bengal.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Oct 2026