Last updated: 17 October 2026 The world feels more unstable because wars are more numerous, last longer, spread across borders more easily and are harder to end, while the treaties and institutions that once held them back are weakening. The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) reports in its 2026 Global Peace Index that global…
Gyanesh Kumar is a retired IAS officer of the 1988 Kerala cadre who became India’s 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on 19 February 2025 — the first CEC appointed under India’s new 2023 appointment law. Before joining the Election Commission, he held senior roles in the Union Home Ministry, where he played a key part…
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led protest movement founded by 30-year-old communications strategist Abhijeet Dipke, has called for a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10, 2026 — which Dipke has dubbed “Jantar Mantar 2.0” — if Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar does not resign. The demand stems from allegations that the…
From October 2 to October 8, 2026, the Opposition INDIA bloc is holding district-level “Save Democracy Marches” across India, with a separate protest planned in Mumbai by a smaller group, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Both are driven by the same underlying row — allegations that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is mishandling the…
Somewhere between the first foggy morning and the first AC-to-outside temperature shock, someone in the house starts sneezing. A few days later, it’s the whole family. Sound familiar? Cough and cold season has a way of moving through Indian homes, offices, schools and metro coaches faster than anything else. One sniffle in a crowded local…
Yes, the candle business can be a profitable business in India. A scented candle that costs roughly ₹150–₹300 to make can sell for ₹600–₹1,800, giving a gross margin of about 55–78% (a candle-supplies retailer’s estimate). Your take-home profit is lower once ads, packaging, shipping and your own time are counted. Demand peaks around Diwali, wedding…
Watch anyone talk for more than thirty seconds and you’ll notice it: hands moving before the sentence even finishes forming. Fingers tapping mid-thought. Palms opening when someone’s trying to win you over, or disappearing into pockets when they’re not. We rarely notice our own hands doing this — but other people notice constantly, and so…
If you saw headlines about lawyers protesting in Delhi this week and immediately pictured Jantar Mantar — the city’s go-to protest ground for everything from farmer agitations to political rallies — you’re not the only one. It’s the default mental image for “protest in Delhi.” But this time, that assumption is actually wrong, and understanding…
Every time you fill your tank these days, the number on the pump display feels a little more unsettling than the last. And it isn’t just in your head — global oil markets have gone through one of their most volatile stretches in years, and the reasons read less like a business story and more…
Something has shifted in Europe over the past few weeks, and it isn’t subtle anymore. Drones are showing up where they shouldn’t. Fighter jets are being scrambled over NATO territory. A CIA director quietly flew to Moscow and back in a single day. And in the background, two of the loudest storylines of 2026 —…
