The people, the politics, and the pop culture moments that keep India at the center of internet discourse.
“In the USA, health is a business”: Doctor details the major price difference of medicine in India vs. United States
“Pharmaceutical companies can set prices based on market demand, often resulting in exorbitant costs for patients.”
On May 18, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
Right-wingers turn on Elon Musk over his latest immigration stance
‘The mask is off.’
On Dec 26, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
Laura Loomer launches shockingly vulgar tirade against Marjorie Taylor Greene
Loomer dubbed Greene a ‘miserable lying b*tch’ alongside a number of other insults.
On Sep 12, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
WhatsApp’s 100 billion daily messages in India are all under the BJP’s watchful eye
The Indian government wants total access to WhatsApp.
On Nov 16, 2023 by Divya Chirayath
Holiest Hindu pilgrimages are now training grounds for authoritarian AI algorithms
The massive crowds pilgrimages attract are being exploited.
On Nov 16, 2023 by Srishti Jaswal
Modi turned India’s influencers into an army of YouTube puppets
How does BeerBiceps score all his interviews?
On Nov 16, 2023 by Arbab Ali
Cow vigilantes are flooding social media with videos of violent crimes—and becoming celebrities online
A violent movement is festering online.
On Jun 6, 2023 by Sabah Gurmat, Kaushik Raj
Cow pee drinkers are becoming social media stars in India—and pushing dangerous claims
The science is thin, but the hype is real.
On Jun 1, 2023 by Shweta Desai
Surveilled and exploited by intrusive technology, workers across India are rising up together
The fight is spreading across the subcontinent.
On Mar 9, 2023 by Sabah Gurmat
Childcare workers in India rise up in protest over government-run nutrition-tracking app
It’s part of a growing network of state surveillance.
On Jan 18, 2023 by Sabah Gurmat
India is creating a ‘surveillance segregation’ state by tracking lower-caste workers
Workers are fighting back with what little power they have.
On Nov 4, 2022 by Sabah Gurmat
As India blocks internet, Instagram goes #RedForKashmir
‘Every pair of eyes counts.’
On Aug 7, 2019 by Samira Sadeque
Scientists rediscover Jerdon’s tree frogs, previously believed extinct
A discovery more than 100 years in the making.
On Jan 21, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
This is the most powerful makeup tutorial you’ll ever watch
What a jarring way to draw attention to this horrific violence against women.
On Sep 4, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara
Mr. Poo, India’s anti-public pooping mascot, makes some amazing music videos
No sh*t.
On Apr 15, 2014 by Miles Klee
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