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Manipur Bleeds Again

Nine dead and 14 houses torched in fresh Manipur hill violence, even as the Chief Minister met the Prime Minister in Delhi for peace assurances.

By Cult Current Desk • 11 Oct 2026

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

POLITICS

Barricades and the Street

On Saturday morning, New Delhi looked like a war zone without war. Checkpoints every 200 meters, paramilitary troops, riot-control vehicles and deserted Parliament Street marked the city ahead of CJP's protest.

By Cult Current Desk • 11 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Jantar Mantar, Shifted

Detained far from Lutyens, protesters turned stadiums into new Jantar Mantars. Inside Chhatrasal and Rajiv Gandhi complexes, slogans, complaints and confusion marked the state's detention playbook.

By Cult Current Desk • 11 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Capital on Lockdown

Delhi turned into a fortress on Saturday to thwart a protest demanding CEC's resignation, with mass detentions, Metro closures and barricades raising fresh questions over protest and policing.

By Cult Current Desk • 11 Oct 2026

POLITICS

Barricades and the Street

By Cult Current Desk 11 Oct 2026

Jantar Mantar, Shifted

Detained far from Lutyens, protesters turned stadiums into new Jantar Mantars. Inside Chhatrasal and Rajiv Gandhi complexes, slogans, complaints and confusion marked the state's detention playbook.

By Cult Current Desk 11 Oct 2026

Capital on Lockdown

Delhi turned into a fortress on Saturday to thwart a protest demanding CEC's resignation, with mass detentions, Metro closures and barricades raising fresh questions over protest and policing.

By Cult Current Desk 11 Oct 2026

Power, Institution, and the Shadow of Doubt

Mounting questions over electoral sanctity, executive accountability, and the unyielding resistance of the Opposition have brought Indian democracy to an existential crossroads.

By Srirajesh 10 Oct 2026

FIR vs LOP: Criminalising Dissent?

Three FIRs against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for alleged assault on police during SIR protests mark a sharp escalation in criminalization of opposition politics in India.

By Cult Current Desk 10 Oct 2026

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

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

Economy

Lemon Market Lives On

Twenty-five years after

08 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

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

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

Science

Nobel Medicine 2026

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

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Count Every Cancer

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

07 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

When Elephants Self - Prescribe

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

05 Oct 2026 • Cult Current Desk

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

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