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India’s most expensive cinematic production—a mega-budget retelling of the beloved Hindu epic Ramayana—has divided film critics and cultural purists even as it draws packed crowds across theatres. While audiences have celebrated its ambitious visual scale and star-studded lineup, the film faces sharp pushback over colloquial language, creative departures from classical texts, and an over-reliance on visual effects at the expense of emotional depth.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Election Commission to restore six members of a Goa family whose names were deleted from the voter rolls during a recent revision drive. Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar gave officials 10 days to fix the list and criticized an unfair bureaucratic trap where computer rejections forced regular voters into filing forms meant only for first-time electors.
The Democratic Party’s decisive victory in capturing both chambers of the US Congress marks a watershed moment of institutional recalibration against Trumpism. With President Donald Trump framing the midterms as a personal referendum, voters across historically red strongholds—including Texas, Kansas, and the Carolinas—delivered an unmistakable rebuke, restoring constitutional checks and balances and demonstrating democracy’s resilience against extreme polarization.
Ahead of crucial state assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has overhauled its nationwide organisational apparatus, naming central leaders as prabharis and co-in-charges across all 28 states and eight Union territories. Key postings see Vinod Tawde assigned Uttar Pradesh, Ram Madhav given Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand, Sunil Bansal overseeing West Bengal and Telangana, and Anil Baluni elevated to coordinate the party’s combined media and social media wings.
Opposition parties mounted an aggressive offensive against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday following reports that fellow Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi logged at least 14 formal objections over decisions tied to electoral roll revisions. As the Congress flagged institutional erosion, TMC Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien called for reviving an impeachment motion to remove the CEC.
A major rift has emerged inside Nirvachan Sadan as Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally registered at least 14 objections over 10 months against poll panel directives. Centered on the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and bypassing local registration officers via centralized IT systems, the dissent has escalated directly to the Cabinet Secretariat.
India narrowly averted a historic upset at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday, edging out Japan by 2 runs in a rain-curtailed 5-over exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Restricted to 32/4 by Charles Hinze’s tight bowling, India relied on Washington Sundar’s 2/13 to stop Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming’s charge and restrict the hosts to 30/3.
Indian boxer Sakshi Chaudhary produced an emphatic upset at the Asian Games, dominating Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aira Villegas by a 5-0 unanimous verdict in the women’s 51kg category. Following consecutive 5-0 round sweeps, the Commonwealth Games champion advanced to the pre-quarterfinals, where she faces Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova.
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Barrackpore took India’s freedom history beyond traditional gallery walls on September 21, hosting a travelling exhibition titled ‘Mohan to Mahatma’ at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government College in Rajarhat New Town. Featuring rare letters, charkha replicas, a documentary on Barrackpore’s colonial role, and an interactive quiz, the initiative connected the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi with students and young scholars.
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