Society

Delhi police detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, along with hundreds of other demonstrators, journalists and opposition figures on Friday, in an operation Delhi Crackdown Halts Protest Over Disputed Voter List OverhaulRead more

Kyiv has confirmed it is weighing four separate mediation offers from India, Turkiye, Egypt and the United States, each aimed not at ending the war but at carving out limited truces covering energy Four Nations Offer to Mediate Narrow Truces in Russia-Ukraine WarRead more

A nationwide review of India's electoral rolls has become the flashpoint for the sharpest confrontation between the government and its critics in months. Protesters led by opposition parties, civil India's Voter List Overhaul Sparks Growing Calls for Election Chief to QuitRead more

Delhi police dismantled an opposition sit-in outside India's Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday, briefly detaining Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Vadra and dozens of other Police Clear Gandhi-Led Sit-In Over Indian Election Body's NeutralityRead more

A village pub, a community centre or a local library can now be formally shielded from sudden sale or demolition under a mechanism that has quietly reshaped how English communities defend the places Somerset Residents Gain Tools to Protect Local Pubs and HallsRead more