Cult Current

The Liar's Gospel

'I am making things up about myself, and you should be embarrassed if you fall for it'. In her debut 'Attention-Seeking Behaviour', Granta editor Aea Varfis-van Warmelo turns lying into literary method blending fiction, essay and dead bodies to argue there is no such thing as a reliable narrator.

By Cult Current Desk • 15 Sep 2026

INTERVIEW

Sewell's Other England

From grime under Heathrow to Morris dance at dawn, Zakia Sewell in an interview says how 'Finding Albion' reclaims folk as Britain's anti-empire- cringey, political, and finally, proudly hers. In reclaiming a pagan, seasonal Albion over an imperial Britannia, she asks: can Britishness exist without whiteness?

By Cult Current Desk • 15 Sep 2026

State News

Stitch By Stitch

Ostracised For Taking On Bishop, Three Kerala Nuns Rebuild With Needle- "They asked us if we needed help. Why don't you do some stitching and keep yourself engaged? It started as a distraction. "But soon, the so-called distraction took the shape of survival.

By Cult Current Desk • 15 Sep 2026

SCIENCE

Moon's Oldest Scar

How Did Chandrayaan-1 Data Just Rewrite Lunar History? It is a quiet vindication of Chandrayaan-1. Launched in 2008 with a mission life of two years, its M3 instrument is still producing discoveries 17 years later that modern orbiters missed because they looked for shape, not composition.

By Cult Current Desk • 15 Sep 2026

External Affairs

Hanoi Handshake

India, Vietnam Turn Defence Talk Into Make-in-Vietnam. With an eye on China's assertive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific, India and Vietnam agreed to deepen defence and security cooperation, including thorough co-production of Indian defence equipment, after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met visiting Foreign Minister of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung on Monday.

By Cult Current Desk • 15 Sep 2026

POLITICS

Vimal Elaichi Reaches High Court?

Notices Issued to Shah Rukh, Ajay, and Tiger. The controversy surrounding the advertisements for the famous *pan masala* brand 'Vimal Elaichi' has now entered the realm of legal scrutiny. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the High Court has issued notices to top Bollywood stars.

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

Disregard for Rules Proves Costly:

Chandigarh Administration Suspends Uber and Rapido Licenses: The Chandigarh administration has taken decisive and strict action regarding passenger safety and repeated violations of transport regulations. The Union Territory's Transport Department has suspended the commercial operating licenses of major aggregator companies 'Uber' and 'Rapido' for six months, effective immediately.

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

The Startup Shield: Fueling India’s Rise as a Defense Exporter

India becomes defense exporter on the strength of MSMEs and start-ups. India's growing presence in the global defense market shows that the military products manufactured in the country are competitive in terms of both quality and cost. India's strategic and diplomatic relations are also being strengthened by the supply of defense equipment to friendly countries.

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

End of a Century-Old Crisis

Six States Sign Historic Water Deal: A new chapter has been written in the resolution of long-pending inter-state water disputes in India. Six major states have signed a historic water agreement based on mutual consensus and under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

HAL Goes Civil

Why 4 Dhruv NGs For Pawan Hans Matter More Than Fighters? Hindustan Aeronautics Limited wants to be known for more than delay. The state-run aircraft maker is set to deliver four Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans as it moves to expand its civil aviation business.

By Cult Current Desk 12 Sep 2026

Economy

Fresh Layoff Jitters in the Tech World

Oracle Hands Pink Slips to Dozens of Employees Overnight: the wave of layoffs in the global tech industry shows no signs of abating. Software giant Oracle has once again cut its workforce, abruptly laying off employees from several departments overnight.

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

Economy

The 1.64 Million Tonne Bargain

Inside India-EU Steel And Cars Trade-Off: Amid tensions over steel exp...

14 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

The Tiruppur Lesson

Why India Needs Ecosystems, Not Just FTAs? India wants $100 billion i...

14 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

SBI's New Digital Initiative

Pre-approved Loans Based on UPI History- The country's largest publi...

13 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Economy

Samudra Manthan Boosts 'Blue Economy'

'Deep Ocean Mission': Grand Launch of ORV 'Sagar Manthan'- India has ...

13 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

VIDEO

Science

Major Win for India on Data Privacy

Meta to Share Data Directly with Indian Police Instead of the US: Global tech giant Meta has yielded to the Indian government's firm stance and stringent digital regulations. In a historic policy shift, Meta has decided to provide necessary user data directly to Indian police and investigative agencies

By Cult Current Desk 15 Sep 2026

Science

First Step Towards 'Artificial Sun'

India Makes History with Indigenous 'PRAGYA': India has achieved a gro...

15 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Moon's Oldest Scar

How Did Chandrayaan-1 Data Just Rewrite Lunar History? It is a quiet ...

15 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

Beyond Hallucination

The New AI Vocabulary You Need To Know — From Agentic Misalignment To ...

15 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Science

The September Surge

India's Power Grid Is Feeling The Heat Long After Summer- INDIA is see...

15 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Unpurifying Hindi

Decolonising Means Embracing Many Voices: On Hindi Diwas, we ask not merely how Hindi became a modern language, but how we came to imagine what "Hindi" is, writes historian Shagun Gupta.

By Cult Current Desk 14 Sep 2026

Society

The Ho History They Didn't Teach You

Umar Khalid's Ho Tribes And The Colonial Playbook- From news televi...

12 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Headline and Footnote

Pankaj’s ‘My Lady in Black’ Is About The Cost of Being Cleared- “I...

11 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

Where A Foot-Scrubber Is Art

At Sanskriti, OP Jain Makes Everyday India Extraordinary. Entering ...

11 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk

Society

The God Who Became A Metaphor

How did Jagannath built English's juggernaut?

02 Sep 2026 • Cult Current Desk