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Removal of Diljit Dosanjh's film reignites India's debate on free speech

By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan   For nearly four years, filmmaker Honey Trehan fought to bring his film to Indian audiences. Originally titled "Punjab '95" and later renamed  "Satluj", the film chronicles the life and sacrifice of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, whose investigation into thousands of alleged illegal cremations and enforced disappearances during Punjab's militancy era made him one of the country's most courageous whistleblowers. When "Satluj" finally premiered on ZEE5 on July 3, 2026, it seemed as though one of Indian cinema's longest censorship battles had come to an end. It hadn't. 
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Business inflation expectations drop sharply: Sales, profit outlook deteriorate

By A Representative   Business inflation expectations for the year ahead fell sharply in May 2026, yet firms reported a significant worsening in sales and profit margins, according to the latest Business Inflation Expectations Survey (BIES) conducted by the Misra Centre for Financial Markets and Economy at IIM-A .
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Alleging negligence, Morbi silicosis victims seek Gujarat govt intervention

By A Representative  The Silicosis Victims Association in Morbi has filed a formal complaint with the District Collector accusing Gujarat authorities, particularly the Director Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) office , of failing impoverished workers who have contracted silicosis after years of exposure to silica dust in Gujarat's ceramic manufacturing hub . The association alleges that even as factory owners continue to profit, workers are left to cope with a debilitating and incurable lung disease with little institutional support, despite protections available under the Factories Act and the Gujarat Workers' Welfare Rules .
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Ultra-processed foods: Industry claims versus the evidence

By A Representative   Dr. Arun Gupta, convener of Nutrition Advocacy for Public Interest (NAPi) and a former member of the Prime Minister's Council on India's Nutrition Challenges, has drawn attention to a commentary that dissects the food industry's standard arguments against regulating ultra-processed foods (UPFs). 
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SANDRP blames severe monitoring gaps for unwarned Arunachal hydro project disaster

By A Representative   A severe flash flood, triggered by a localized heavy rainfall spell and a subsequent under-construction retaining wall collapse, caused extensive devastation at the 405 MW Panyor Lower Hydroelectric Project (PLHEP) site in the Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh on June 24, 2026. The disaster, which occurred around 6:00 AM in the Poosa–Yazali area, directly hit the 43 Colony of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), located near the confluence of an unnamed tributary and the reservoir's backwater zone. 
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Qamar Ahmed: The man who redefined cricket writing in Asia

By Harsh Thakor*  Qamar Ahmed (1937-2026), one of international cricket's most distinguished journalists and broadcasters, has died at the age of 89. His passing brings to a close a remarkable chapter in the history of cricket journalism, a career that spanned more than seven decades and 453 Test matches.
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Brahmarakshas: Re-reading Muktibodh's timeless portrait of the modern Indian intellectual

By Ravi Ranjan*  Few poems in modern Hindi literature have invited as many layers of interpretation as Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh 's Brahmarakshas . Written decades ago, the poem remains strikingly contemporary because it explores questions that continue to confront intellectuals, writers and scholars: What is the purpose of knowledge? Can scholarship remain detached from society? What happens when learning becomes isolated from lived reality?
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