https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog India today, scratched where it itches. Current events, economy, cricket and tech, from the makers of Bharat Ek Khaj. en-in https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/parents-protest-governorship-firm-action https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/parents-protest-governorship-firm-action The parents of Ankita Bhandari are protesting a Sikkim governor appointment at India Gate, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi beside them. The government's answer so far, firm action was taken, answers a question from 2022, not this one. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:33 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/imran-khan-leave-india-notice https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/imran-khan-leave-india-notice Days after a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar at August Kranti Maidan, actor Imran Khan has a Mumbai Police notice and an October 28 deadline. The irony declined to comment. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:32 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/five-days-for-a-protest-site https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/five-days-for-a-protest-site Jantar Mantar was a protest site until a memo said otherwise. The Cockroach leaders climbed in anyway and now have five days in custody to think about the paperwork. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:31 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/blue-drum-verdict-mahabharata https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/blue-drum-verdict-mahabharata A Meerut court sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of Saurabh Rajput, whose body was found sealed in a cement-filled drum. The judge cited the Mahabharata. The appeals queue is just forming. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:30 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pope-leo-lung-cancer-vatican https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pope-leo-lung-cancer-vatican Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung and found a cancerous nodule. The Vatican calls the surgery successful, the tests are pending, and the bulletins will keep coming. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:29 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/voter-list-complaint-detained https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/voter-list-complaint-detained Hundreds were detained in central Delhi after protesters climbed the barricades to demand the election chief's resignation over revised voter lists. The group behind it isn't even a registered party, which is one fewer form between a citizen and a van. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:27 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-leaders-climbed-barricade-detained https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-leaders-climbed-barricade-detained The 'cockroach' leaders climbed the barricades and made it inside Delhi's iconic protest site. The city's answer: hundreds of detentions, and a resignation demand that's still waiting for an answer. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:02:26 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobel-peace-prize-wrote-it-down https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobel-peace-prize-wrote-it-down The 2026 prize goes to Navi Pillay, the South African jurist who chaired the UN commission that found genocide in Gaza. The committee gave its medal to accountability, the one item that never wins anything. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:07 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cjp-leaders-detained-delhi-airport https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cjp-leaders-detained-delhi-airport Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained straight off their flight at Delhi airport, and the only voice on record so far is the movement's. The post asks who printed the list. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:06 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/delhi-protest-never-started https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/delhi-protest-never-started A lockdown, hundreds in custody, and a demonstration against the Chief Election Commissioner that never got to happen. When the state's big win of the week is that nothing happened, that's the story. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:03 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobel-peace-prize-lawyer https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobel-peace-prize-lawyer The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Navi Pillay, the South African lawyer whose career is due diligence for humanity. The committee's message: peace isn't a photo op, it's a case file. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:02 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-leaders-released-delhi-barricades https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-leaders-released-delhi-barricades A court ordered the youth leaders released after Saturday's mass detentions, but police are keeping the city centre off limits. Day two of the voting rights protests starts with the front door taped shut. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:01 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cjp-protest-date-24-hours https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cjp-protest-date-24-hours CJP leaders will ask Delhi Police for a date to protest at Jantar Mantar, and they've set a 24-hour reply window. The helpdesk is now the customer. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:17:00 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pope-leo-lung-surgery https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pope-leo-lung-surgery Pope Leo XIV says doctors found a localized nodule in his lung and the surgery is this week. He calls it very early stage; the lifetime job calls for a waiting room. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:16:55 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/opposition-supreme-court-march-cec-resignation https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/opposition-supreme-court-march-cec-resignation The INDIA bloc is marching to the Supreme Court to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, the latest stop in a series of protests. When the referee becomes the dispute, the protest picks its door carefully. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:16:54 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/ten-requests-to-the-top-court https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/ten-requests-to-the-top-court Thousands marched to the Supreme Court demanding the election chief resign, after a weekend that detained thousands more. The opposition's ten requests are now the country's most escalated ticket. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:16:52 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/vote-chori-protest-shove-reel https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/vote-chori-protest-shove-reel An INDIA bloc sit-in over vote chori produced a fresh BJP claim: an alleged shove of a woman cop, blamed on a reel. The evidence is pending, the adjectives are not. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:50 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/rahul-gandhi-detained-again https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/rahul-gandhi-detained-again The opposition wants the election chief's resignation over a controversial voter list revision. The system's reply, once again, is a detention that resolves nothing and renews automatically. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:46 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nana-patekar-dies-at-75 https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nana-patekar-dies-at-75 Cardiac arrest took the actor at his Goa home, and the reported timeline of his last night runs from a 2.30am message to a 5.20am end. The facts, the math, and the only tribute that actually helps. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:45 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/anne-carson-nobel-nox https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/anne-carson-nobel-nox The Swedish Academy called her bold and inventive. Her brother spent years in India, and the book she wrote for him is the part worth reading. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:44 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-movement-detentions https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-movement-detentions The youth-led Cockroach movement says mass detentions have begun days before its Delhi rally demanding the election chief's resignation. The fight is a voter list; the reply, so far, is pickups. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:43 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/bypolls-counting-narratives-first https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/bypolls-counting-narratives-first BJP is widening its lead in West Bengal, Vijay's TVK sits ahead of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, and AINRC has won Puducherry. The counting is live; the conclusions, as usual, finished first. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:40 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/navi-pillay-nobel-war-crimes-queue https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/navi-pillay-nobel-war-crimes-queue The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the South African jurist who chaired the UN panel that found genocide in Gaza. The citation praises prosecution. The queue has other plans. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:27 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/germany-ex-spy-chief-arrested https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/germany-ex-spy-chief-arrested Germany arrested its former spy chief on suspicion of treason and espionage, and his old chief of staff is on the charge sheet too. The vault, apparently, never got the farewell email. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:05 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/vote-chori-march-to-the-eci https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/vote-chori-march-to-the-eci The INDIA bloc is marching its 'vote chori' complaint to the Election Commission's front door, security grew, and the CEC got addressed like a group chat. What happened, and what the barricades are for. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:04 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/voter-roll-court-notices https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/voter-roll-court-notices India's top court has sent notices to the government and the election body over a voter roll revision that struck off millions, and the Cockroach movement took to Mumbai's streets to ask why. The list is shorter, the tempers are not. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:03 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/chamoli-quake-49 https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/chamoli-quake-49 A 4.9-magnitude quake struck Uttarakhand's Chamoli at 10:23 pm, 13 kilometres down, and Delhi-NCR felt it. The seismology office knew the second; the paperwork is our problem. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:15:59 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/25-year-report-card-self-graded https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/25-year-report-card-self-graded The Prime Minister marks a quarter century, Gujarat to Delhi, with lessons from an earthquake, a pandemic, and the press. Our itch: who grades the grader? Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:15:58 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobody-hit-fifty-brazil-runoff https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobody-hit-fifty-brazil-runoff Brazil's first round produced no winner above 50%, so Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro run it back on Oct. 25. The polls had a view; the voters had other plans. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:33:38 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/okinawa-marine-arrest-protest https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/okinawa-marine-arrest-protest Japanese police arrested a US Marine in the alleged murder of Anna Yagi in Okinawa, and Tokyo lodged a formal protest with Washington. The note has been sent before; the post is about what it's for. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:24:26 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/kerala-vigilance-probe-cec-2006-file https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/kerala-vigilance-probe-cec-2006-file Kerala has ordered a vigilance probe against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a 2006 case tied to a Malaysian man's suicide. The file slept for twenty years and woke up mid-protest, which is either timing or choreography. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:57:04 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/brazil-election-rematch-lula-bolsonaro https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/brazil-election-rematch-lula-bolsonaro Lula beat the father four years ago, per NPR; now he runs against the son, and polls call it close. A guide to the rematch, and why democracies keep greenlighting sequels. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:57:03 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/delhi-march-permission-problem https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/delhi-march-permission-problem The Cockroach Janta Party picked October 10 to march in Delhi and demand the election chief's resignation. Whether anyone gets to gather and say so is already a question for the High Court. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:54:00 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockpit-door-pm-call https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockpit-door-pm-call Smit Machchhar told the Prime Minister he opened the cockpit door while fighting for his life. The applause is free, the audit isn't. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:27:28 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/he-had-to-act-whole-problem https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/he-had-to-act-whole-problem A stabbed captain says he couldn't let anyone die, and the Prime Minister shared the video. Lovely. Now someone should explain why one bleeding man was the entire safety plan. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:27:27 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pilot-told-his-story-system-still-boarding https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/pilot-told-his-story-system-still-boarding Capt. Smit Machchhar recounted a midair stabbing to the Prime Minister from a hospital bed, and the tributes landed before the questions did. Here's the account so far, and the account we're still owed. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:27:26 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/fssai-bans-nestle-dairy-whitener https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/fssai-bans-nestle-dairy-whitener A sample picked up at a Delhi hotel failed the lab test, FSSAI has banned the sale, and Nestle says the product is safe. Your tea is now officially a jurisdictional matter. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:27:25 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-party-wants-referee-out https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/cockroach-party-wants-referee-out A party called the Cockroach Janta Party marches in Mumbai today, asking the poll chief to resign and demanding electoral reforms. When the queue doesn't answer, the queue gets creative. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:15 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/flydubai-cockpit-stabbing-hero https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/flydubai-cockpit-stabbing-hero A co-pilot stabbed Capt. Smit Machchhar on a Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, passengers stopped the worst, and two presidents reached for the word 'hero'. The captain recovers; the answers haven't boarded yet. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:39:31 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/one-nation-one-election-judges-no-appointment https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/one-nation-one-election-judges-no-appointment The panel studying simultaneous polls wanted time with the Supreme Court. Per Live Law, the judges aren't taking the meeting, and the empty chair says more than any press note would. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:09:34 GMT https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobody-boycotts-a-fixed-game https://bharatekkhaj.com/blog/nobody-boycotts-a-fixed-game First post: we open the shop, and NDTV hands us our first itch. On Gandhi Jayanti eve, if the polls are 'fixed', why does the party saying so still file nominations? Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:40:04 GMT