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SOCIETY

A Bag, A King And A Beach Full Of Aliens

King, Scavenger And Man In A Bag: Inside The 2026 Booker Shortlist

By Cult Current Desk • 25 Sep 2026

SCIENCE

The Viral Library

AlphaFold 'Goes Viral': Database Adds Protein Complexes Of Common Viruses

By Cult Current Desk • 25 Sep 2026

SCIENCE

The Ovary's Forgotten Horseshoe

The Tiny Tube Dismissed For 150 Years That May Hold The Key To Fertility. For 150 years, anatomy textbooks had a simple line on the rete ovarii: vestigial. A leftover. So science did what it often does with female anatomy it doesn't understand, it ignored it. No mention in textbooks. No funding.

By Cult Current Desk • 25 Sep 2026

SOCIETY

The Chief Of World Cinema

From Nagaland To A Path To The Oscars: Indian Film Brings A Rarely Seen World To Global Cinema

By Cult Current Desk • 25 Sep 2026

SOCIETY

Page-Turner Vs Prize-Winner

Colleen Hoover vs Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Why This Unlikely Comparison Has Sparked Debate Amongst Netizens?

By Cult Current Desk • 25 Sep 2026

POLITICS

Empty Chamber, Fierce Words

Netanyahu Slams "Moral Cowards" at the UN. It was less an address to the United Nations than an address against it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the rostrum at the 81st UN General Assembly on Sept. 24 to a chamber emptying in protest

By Cult Current Desk 25 Sep 2026

Treason, Theft, And The EC

Political Storm Over ECI Divide. After The Indian Express Investigation revealed that two of three Election Commissioners objected 14 times in 10 months to decisions by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the political temperature shot up.

By Cult Current Desk 24 Sep 2026

14 Notes Of Dissent: The Revolt Inside The EC

4 Times in 10 Months, Two Election Commissioners Objected on Record The Election Commission of India, once projected as a monolith of unanimity, is showing cracks from within. An Indian Express investigation reveals that in just 10 months, Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record 14 times to steps taken by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

By Cult Current Desk 24 Sep 2026

IAF's 'Tarang Shakti 2026' Multinational Air Exercise

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to host the second edition of 'Tarang Shakti 2026'—the largest multinational air exercise in its history—in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan (covering the Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Phalodi sectors) from September 26 to October 12. More than 40 major air forces from around the world are participating in this massive exercise—held in close proximity to the Pakistan border—either as active participants or observers.

By Cult Current Desk 24 Sep 2026

Inside the Gandhis' National Herald Defense at Delhi HC

Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have filed a fresh, fact-based response in the Delhi High Court regarding the money laundering case linked to the National Herald. Opposing the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that challenges a lower court's order, the Gandhi family has termed the entire legal proceeding an "abuse of the legal process."

By Cult Current Desk 24 Sep 2026

Economy

Fortress India

Foreign Exchange Reserves Skyrocket to Historic Highs: According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's foreign exchange reserves are once again poised to make history. Despite global economic uncertainties, India's total reserves have risen to a level very close to a new all-time high of $698.2 billion. This figure reflects the Indian economy's remarkable resilience against external shocks and the sustained inflow of foreign capital.

By Cult Current Desk 24 Sep 2026