By Aditya Krishna Deora*  A new film titled “The Taj Story”—produced by CA Suresh Jha, written by Saurabh Pandey and Tushar Goel, and starring Paresh Rawal—has recently ignited controversy across India. Marketed as a “truth-telling” exploration of the Taj Mahal’s “hidden past,” the film claims that India’s most iconic monument is not a Mughal creation but an ancient Hindu temple—Tejo Mahalay. The film’s premise, directly derived from P. N. Oak’s long-debunked theory, attempts to reframe history through a lens of civilizational conflict, presenting Mughal India as a period of Hindu dispossession.

By A Representative  The National Alliance for Justice, Accountability & Rights (NAJAR), an initiative of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), concluded a three-day national conclave in Dharwad, Karnataka, held from November 22 to 24, 2025. The gathering brought together legal professionals, senior advocates, activists, researchers, social movement representatives and law students from across the country to discuss the current democratic landscape and collective legal strategies.

By A Representative  A broad coalition of organisations and prominent individuals has issued a strong statement opposing the proposed privatization of India’s nuclear energy sector, condemning the tabling of the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025 and reported amendments to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, which they allege are aimed at attracting private investment into nuclear operations.

By A Representative   Thousands of citizens across India on Saturday, 29 November, simultaneously posted letter petitions to the Supreme Court, urging a stay, recall and reconsideration of its 07 November 2025 order directing the removal of community dogs from institutional areas.

By A Representative   The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Gujarat has submitted a formal representation to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat, Harit Shukla (IAS), highlighting serious irregularities and difficulties faced by voters in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral roll. The organisation warned that if corrective measures are not taken urgently, a large number of eligible citizens may be deprived of their voting rights.

By Harsh Thakor*  The Revolutionary Students’ Front (RSF) held its 6th State Conference on November 24, 2025, at Vivekananda Hall in Jadavpur University. During the event, Kolkata was symbolically designated as Koteshwar Rao Nagar, Jadavpur University as Basavaraju Auditorium, and Vivekananda Hall as Hidma Stage. 

By Martin Macwan*  Perhaps never before in Gujarat’s history has the issue of alcohol become such a widely debated subject. Here are some key facts. Ahmedabad Police seizes one bottle of liquor every two minutes. In 2024, they confiscated 300,600 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor worth ₹5.78 crore. Across Gujarat, 82 lakh bottles were seized, valued at ₹144 crore. No one—not even God—can estimate how many bottles of liquor were not caught.

By Bodapati Srujana   It is that time of year again when India’s national capital Delhi ’s air quality turned acutely hazardous. Official Indian air quality indicators hit their maximum adverse readings of 500, while indices based on international norms shoot past 1,000 or even 2,000 —a level that effectively turned the city into a gas chamber . The thick smog, loaded with toxic gases, seeps into every corner of the city, including inside people’s homes, with residents having nowhere safe to go.

By A Representative   The National Campaign Committee for Eradication of Bonded Labour (NCCEBL) in report released in Delhi has alleged serious lapses in the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (BLSAA). Titled “Report on Migrant Bonded Labour in India,” the document claims that millions continue to work under bonded labour conditions despite the legal abolition of the system nearly five decades ago.