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Fighting Food Adulteration: Inside Tukaram Mundhe’s Massive Public Health Campaign in Maharashtra
Jul 15, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maharashtra is currently running an expansive, high-intensity campaign against food safety violations throughout the state. The driving force behind the unprecedented scale and speed of these enforcement measures is the newly appointed FDA Commissioner and seasoned IAS officer, Tukaram Mundhe.

The Slow-Motion Trial of Aftab Poonawala: A Case Study in Judicial Delay and Family Anguish
Jul 15, 2026
Inside Central Jail No. 3 at Tihar Jail in New Delhi, an undertrial prisoner sits at a metal desk preparing for his final postgraduate examinations in sociology. Aaftab Amin Poonawala, the man accused of strangling, dismembering, and scattering the remains of his live-in partner, Shraddha Walkar, has spent his years in custody cultivating his academic credentials. Meanwhile, more than a thousand kilometers away in the coastal town of Vasai, Maharashtra, a family home sits in quiet, unresolved mourning.

High Court Affirms Target of 2008 Ahmedabad Terror Strikes Was the Hindu Community
Jul 15, 2026
On July 7, 2026, the Gujarat High Court made public a comprehensive 2,223-page judgment that upheld the convictions and sentences of the individuals responsible for the devastating 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts. In its detailed review, the division bench of Justices A.Y. Kogje and Samir Dave concluded that the catastrophic strikes were deliberately engineered to target the Hindu community.

The Strategy Behind a Projected Identity: Examining Pakistan’s Engagements with the Sikh Heritage
Jul 15, 2026
A concerted effort to project the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the original inheritor of the Indus Valley Civilisation is currently underway, alongside another similar and equally calculated attempt to portray the nation as reconnecting with its historical roots. The broader objective of this campaign is to recast Pakistan as a civilisational state. Ironically, these efforts are directed at a country that was founded in rejection of that very civilisational identity and rooted instead in the idea of religious superiority and distinct identity from the other people of the region, particular…

The Highway Hunt: Terror, Monsoons, and Mob Violence at Maharashtra’s Bhavali Dam
Jul 14, 2026
The mist that blankets the Western Ghats during the monsoon season has long acted as a siren song for the urban classes of Maharashtra. Every July, as heavy rains breathe life into the parched valleys of Igatpuri, the winding roads leading to the Bhavali Dam become congested with tourists escaping the concrete grids of Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik. It is a landscape defined by dramatic waterfalls, deep ravines, and a transient sense of tranquility.

First the Mosque Formed, Then the Muslim Population Rose, Followed by the Renaming of the Locality: How Harij’s ‘Jhapatpara’ Turned Into ‘Islampura’
Jul 14, 2026
Serious complaints have been officially raised over the controversial renaming of a decades-old, established locality in Harij, situated within the Patan district. The residential area, which is geographically located in Ward No. 4, was traditionally and historically known as Jhapatpara. However, local residents now allege that the area has been systematically renamed to ‘Islampura’.

With a 20% Fee Claim, Is Donald Trump Trying to Justify a Toll in the Strait of Hormuz? The Passage Was Both Free and Safe Before the US Started This War
Jul 14, 2026
On Monday, July 13, US President Donald Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz is going to remain open, while simultaneously appointing the United States as its sole guardian. In a striking move, he conveyed that countries will be required to pay “20 per cent on all cargo shipped” to traverse this critical maritime route.

The Escape Hatch: How India’s Porous Nepal Border Became a Gateway for Fugitives, Spies, and the Dispossessed
Jul 13, 2026
At Border Pillar 516, the frontier is not a wall of concrete or a fence of razor wire, but a shifting trail of dust and tall grass. Here, the flat, sun-baked plains of Maharajganj in northern Uttar Pradesh bleed seamlessly into the Nepalese Terai. For generations, this 1,751-kilometer frontier has been defined by the "Roti-Beti" (bread and daughter) relationship—an open border where families cross to marry, work, and trade without passports or visas under the historic 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship.

The Weaponization of Narrative: How Separatist Campaigns Are Exploiting Cinematic Retellings of Punjab’s Darkest Decade
Jul 13, 2026
On July 11, United States-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun took a highly strategic step by writing a formal letter to the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. In this two-page communication, Pannun explicitly sought the status of “Qaumi Shaheed” (National Martyr) for the late human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Pannun, who operates as the founder and general counsel of the banned Khalistani terrorist outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), simultaneously launched a dedicated website to drive this specific demand.