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Bankipur may eventually be remembered not as the constituency that discovered Prashant Kishor, but as the first place where the anger dramatised by the Cockroach Janta Party acquired an electoral address. The distinction is crucial. Kishor’s victory does not amount to popular acceptance of a coherent alternative to Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party or the political order built around them. It is, instead, an unmistakable act of rejection — a vote cast less for a destination than for an exit.

Even seven years after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35 (A), there seems to be no reconciliation between the Centre and the people and political parties of Jammu and Kashmir who observed August 5 as black day and organized protests across the Union Territory, and lamented the loss of their special status under the Constitution of India, and even loss of their statehood, which they are still waiting to be restored as promised by the Union Government led by PM Narendra Modi. On the other hand, the J&K administration and the BJP celebrated the day.

The biggest oil companies of the world have soared their profits at a record level in the last three months of the global energy crisis due to the US-Iran war involving other Gulf countries. The oil monopolies are taking full advantage of the crisis situation in the Gulf in raising the oil prices in the international market at the cost of the ailing economies and the global consumers.

Balochistan is currently experiencing one of the most severe violence outbreaks of the year. In the past few months, Pakistani security forces have suffered heavy casualties due to coordinated rebel attacks. The Pakistani army's General Headquarters (GHQ) was compelled to initiate operations that were classified as "large-scale and intelligence-based."

For more than a century, policing has followed a familiar script. A crime is committed. The victim reports it. Investigators hunt down the culprit. The court delivers justice. The digital age has shattered that sequence.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a shocking remark, Kerala Transport Minister C. P.John has landed himself in a major controversy with his insulting remarks against women in the State. In a tasteless remark, John accused a significant section of women in the State of pretending to be poor to avail themselves of free-of-charge travel on Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Ordinary-class services under the United Democratic Front (UDF) Government’s flagship Priyadarshini free travel (women empowerment) scheme.

August 12 this year marks the 90th anniversary of the foundation of All India Students’ Federation. Right since its inception in 1936, AISF got involved in the struggle for national independence. When ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched 84 years back, on August 9, 1942, AISF had a leading role in it.

There was a time when Tamil actor Sivakumar was celebrated solely for his sensitive performances on the silver screen. Audiences admired his ability to portray emotionally layered characters, while younger generations came to know him as the father of two of Tamil cinema's biggest stars—Sooriya, whose Singham franchise made him a pan-Indian action hero, and Karthi, one of the industry's most versatile actors. His daughter-in-law, actress Jyothika, is also a leading figure in Indian cinema.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman emerged as a clear winner at the end of his crucial talks with the U.S. envoy for South Asia Sergio Gor last week as he was able to extract maximum concessions from the U.S. team on big investments in his country to help the struggling economy as also widening the areas of bilateral trade suiting the immediate interests of Bangladesh.

Jan Suraaj Party’s supremo Prashant Kishor’s win in Bankipur bypoll in Bihar is not an ordinary political event, since its impact is not likely to be limited in one constituency and is one state only. It will have far serious implications on the political discourse of the country in general, and BJP’s current political narrative in particular.