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Delhi Police Kills Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police formally denotifies Jantar Mantar after a decade as protest heart, shifting dissent to Ramleela, Burari and CBD Grounds, raising cost and distance for ordinary protesters.

By Cult Current Desk • 14 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Police Is Not The State

Yamini Krishnan Jija Azad argues Delhi Police's barricading of Jantar Mantar and mass detentions over CEC protest violates Supreme Court's own rules on protecting individual rights.

By Cult Current Desk • 14 Oct 2026

SCIENCE

Internet in a Sachet

Former TRAI chief R S Sharma argues India should allow pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi sachets at Re 1, like shampoo sachets, to fix last-mile connectivity and curb telco monopolies.

By Cult Current Desk • 14 Oct 2026

SCIENCE

Internet in a Sachet

Former TRAI chief R S Sharma argues India should allow pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi sachets at Re 1, like shampoo sachets, to fix last-mile connectivity and curb telco monopolies.

By Cult Current Desk • 14 Oct 2026

SCIENCE

GM Crop, Unchecked Field

Editorial warns against unregulated GM mustard and Bt brinjal hybrids reaching farmers, citing Rs 2,000-3,500 crore herbicide market and failure of public extension to check illegal seeds.

By Cult Current Desk • 14 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Delhi Police Kills Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police formally denotifies Jantar Mantar after a decade as protest heart, shifting dissent to Ramleela, Burari and CBD Grounds, raising cost and distance for ordinary protesters.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Oct 2026

The Court Steps Up

Supreme Court agrees to hear Opposition's joint plea on SIR and detention of protesters, asks Centre for reply on metro shutdowns and questions police blanket bans in capital.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Oct 2026

Police Is Not The State

Yamini Krishnan Jija Azad argues Delhi Police's barricading of Jantar Mantar and mass detentions over CEC protest violates Supreme Court's own rules on protecting individual rights.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Oct 2026

Jantar Mantar No More

Delhi Police denotifies Jantar Mantar as protest site, shifting dharna spots to Ramleela, Burari and CBD Grounds over 20 km away, sparking redemocratisation debate.

By Cult Current Desk 13 Oct 2026

Opposition Takes SIR Fight to Supreme Court

Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition unity march to Supreme Court against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and SIR drive, filing joint petition after days of street protests and police crackdown in Delhi.

By Cult Current Desk 13 Oct 2026

Economy

The Bill That Breaks You

Why does your hospital bill jump from Rs 36,000 to Rs 1.2 lakh? A government report on drug markups and bed charges reveals private healthcare's profit playbook.

By Cult Current Desk 13 Oct 2026

Economy

Rupee's China Fix

With rupee down 7% in 2026 to record low 96.96 per dollar, RBI dusts o...

13 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

Repo Shock: RBI's 5.5% Reality Check

After four pauses and a 125 bps cut cycle, RBI's surprise 25 bps hike ...

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

Who Owns Spirit?

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

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

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

VIDEO

Science

Internet in a Sachet

Former TRAI chief R S Sharma argues India should allow pay-as-you-go Wi-Fi sachets at Re 1, like shampoo sachets, to fix last-mile connectivity and curb telco monopolies.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Oct 2026

Science

Internet in a Sachet

Former TRAI chief R S Sharma argues India should allow pay-as-you...

14 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

GM Crop, Unchecked Field

Editorial warns against unregulated GM mustard and Bt brinjal hybrids ...

14 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Orangutans On The Run

As Indonesia battles its worst forest fires in years, 46 orangutans ha...

13 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Mirror Breakthrough: Nobel For Chirality

French-Japanese duo's Chemistry Nobel for controlling mirrored molecul...

08 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