Counterview

By Bharat Dogra  In a village near the Delhi–Karnal highway, three friends who had reportedly opposed illegal mining were killed in a particularly brutal manner on the night of June 10. According to a recent report , Narendra, Vinod and Aneep of Diqadla village had allegedly incurred the hostility of powerful interests because they were believed to have complained about illegal mining activities.

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat   This is the scene after the Japan-Netherlands World Cup football match at Arlington, Texas, that ended in a draw. Winning and losing are part of the game, but here the Japanese spectators and supporters emerge clear winners. After the match was over, Japanese fans watching the game started collecting garbage and leftovers. Within minutes, they had cleaned the entire stadium.

By Shamsul Islam    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, celebrating the BJP's victory in the West Bengal assembly elections at the party headquarters in New Delhi on May 4, 2026, declared that "the soul of Syama Prasad Mookerjee must be at peace today." On earlier occasions too, Modi had described him as "a statesman, thinker and a patriot who devoted his life towards strengthening national integration."

By Vikas Meshram   Laws are made, policies are framed, and the direction of nations is decided within the chambers of parliament. Yet in those very halls, where the destiny of societies is shaped, the presence of half of humanity—women—remains strikingly inadequate. Democracy is celebrated and the language of equality is invoked with great passion, but a glance at the composition of the world's parliaments makes that language ring hollow. Women's representation is growing, it is true, but the pace of change is so sluggish that it is difficult to say when genuine equality will be achieved.

By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan*  India is witnessing a significant shift in public discourse. What was once largely a contest between political parties, activists, governments, and established media institutions is increasingly becoming a dialogue shaped by young citizens using digital platforms to question, investigate, and challenge dominant narratives.

By A Representative  The International Labour Organization’s adoption of Convention No. 193 , the world’s first binding global standard for platform and gig workers , has drawn a sharply critical response from the Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU), which represents millions of app-based workers across India. In a statement, GIPSWU described the new framework as a “compromised text that still leaves too much power with platforms, too much discretion with governments, and too little that will immediately change the lives of ordinary workers.”