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From Marx To Saffron: Who Owns Our Past?

From Marx To Saffron: Who Owns Our Past?

NCERT Class 9 book "Understanding Society - India and Beyond" reopens old battle: did UPA erase, did NDA distort? How history textbooks mirror the politics of the present?

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
Gate Closed, Hunger Ignored

Gate Closed, Hunger Ignored

At Ambedkar University, students protesting for six days for water, classrooms and faculty were allegedly blocked from receiving food at the Kashmere Gate campus, sparking a rights debate.

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
Badges Off, Democracy Out

Badges Off, Democracy Out

150 protesters detained for second day while marching to Jantar Mantar to seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. CPI MP flags Delhi Police removing name badges before using force.

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
Badges Off, Democracy Out

Badges Off, Democracy Out

150 protesters detained for second day while marching to Jantar Mantar to seek CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. CPI MP flags Delhi Police removing name badges before using force.

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
Studying Exclusion While Living It?

Studying Exclusion While Living It?

The UGC's Centre for Study of Social Inclusion was built to research marginalisation. Today, its own faculty are marginalised - unpaid for months because annual renewal files gather dust.

By Cult Current Desk 05 Oct 2026

Economy

India's Coal Clock Is Ticking
Economy

India's Coal Clock Is Ticking

Domestic coal-based power plants saw inventory plunge 66% - from 54.9 MT in April to 18.6 MT in September 2026 - raising alarm for next summer's peak demand.

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
GST Arrest Powers
Economy
GST Arrest Powers

Centre plans to remove arrest powers from GST law, shifting intentiona...

05 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Bit Blunder
Economy
Bit Blunder

We have a model Bilateral Investment Treaty. And are losing billio...

03 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
TATA Trust Fight
Economy
TATA Trust Fight

Tata Trusts file caveat with Charity Commissioner after Venu Srinivasa...

03 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Market's Pharma Shield
Economy
Market's Pharma Shield

Sensex down 800 points, but Nifty Pharma up. While market routs on US ...

01 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

VIDEO

Science

When Elephants Self - Prescribe
Science

When Elephants Self - Prescribe

From orangutans to chimpanzees, zoopharmacognosy is known. Now African elephants in Kenya are found eating specific barks and clays when sick - knowledge passed from mother to calf.

By Cult Current Desk 05 Oct 2026
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
Newborn Genome Shield
Science
Newborn Genome Shield

Free newborn screening at LNJP, in more hospitals soon. Delhi govt's ...

03 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
AI's Trillion Gamble
Science
AI's Trillion Gamble

Anthropic eyes $2-trillion valuation, double its May $365 bn. IPO fili...

03 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Sea Eating Shore
Science
Sea Eating Shore

UN's first declaration on rising seas focuses on island nations, urges...

03 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Peasant Pasts and Future
Society

Peasant Pasts and Future

Maryam Aslany's sweeping history argues peasants built civilisations and still feed us. India with 100 million farmers proves development theory that wrote them off was wrong.

By Cult Current Desk 06 Oct 2026
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
Gulzar: 92 And Still Spinning Silk
Society
Gulzar: 92 And Still Spinning Silk

At 92, Gulzar sits with his new book Aasman Mein Mil - My City In Stor...

06 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Confession Is Not Enough
Society
Confession Is Not Enough

Supreme Court says confession alone can't be sole basis for NSA detent...

30 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk
Sahi Masjid Flashpoint
Society
Sahi Masjid Flashpoint

Road widening, a 2028 Simhastha deadline, and a viral AI video claimi...

29 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk