M.S Shanker

Founder-Editor and the driving force behind Orangenews9.com, MS Shanker is a veteran media professional with over four decades of experience dedicated to fearless journalism and the nation’s cause. He has worked with leading media houses including Deccan Chronicle, Mid-Day, Outlook, Dainik Bhaskar, NDTV, and BBC, among others.

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World Meditation Day & Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Transformational Role

A Special Report on India’s Spiritual Gift to the World Today is World Meditation Day, being celebrated across the globe. The fact that the United Nations has recognized its importance and declared December 21 as World Meditation Day is yet another accomplishment reflecting India’s timeless ethos, civilisation and culture. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relentless…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Another Feather in the Navy’s Cap

Over the last decade, India’s steady ascent as a credible military power has unfolded despite persistent scepticism abroad and deliberate narrative sabotage at home. While adversarial states continue to test India through terror proxies, cyber operations and internal destabilisation, sections of the domestic ecosystem remain curiously invested in downplaying the armed forces’ growing capabilities. Yet,…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Either Ignorant or Mischievous

The Congress Party’s celebratory chest-thumping over the recent Delhi High Court proceedings in the National Herald case reveals something deeply troubling. Either the party does not understand the law it so frequently sermonises about—or it is deliberately misleading the country. Contrary to the manufactured narrative pushed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the party’s legal…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Setback to Congress on ‘Vote Chori’ Campaign

The Congress party’s increasingly desperate attempt to manufacture a narrative of “vote chori” has suffered a serious blow—not from the BJP or the Election Commission of India (ECI), but from within its own INDIA bloc. Rahul Gandhi’s reckless allegations questioning the integrity of India’s electoral process and casting aspersions on a constitutional body were meant…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Who Is the Real Vote Chor?

For years, the Opposition has perfected a lazy political slogan: “BJP is stealing elections.” EVMs, institutions, democracy—everything is allegedly compromised. But as the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal progresses, an inconvenient question now demands an answer: who is actually stealing votes? Because what the SIR is unearthing is…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Durandhar: Cinema That Unmasks Congress

I walked into the theatre more out of curiosity than conviction. The reviews of Durandhar were already trending, social media was buzzing, and long queues of self-described nationalists and patriots were forming outside cinema halls. I wanted to see for myself whether the film was mere political propaganda—or whether it dared to revisit uncomfortable truths…

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When Brokers Challenge Truth: How Power, Patronage and Fear Continue to Choke Hyderabad Cricket

When an exposé begins to hurt, those thriving on rot inevitably strike back—not with facts, but with intimidation, insinuation and entitlement. That moment has arrived. Following the publication of this e-paper’s article, “When Merit Is Benched: How HCA Keeps Sabotaging Its Own Future,” a private academy promoter—widely known in cricketing circles as a “broker,” though…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Should Health Insurance Be Scrapped?

When Ayushman Bharat and Private Insurers Feed Corporate Hospitals, Not Healing Health insurance was sold to Indians as a humanitarian promise—a guarantee that nobody will be bankrupted or denied care for financial reasons. And, schemes like Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) were heralded as revolutionary, providing up to ₹5 lakh per family annually…

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