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.

Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Modi @11: Leadership That Endures, Opposition That Flounders

Today, June 9, 2025, marks 11 years since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India—a milestone that reflects not just political longevity but transformational leadership that has reshaped the nation’s trajectory. Over these 11 years, India has experienced more than governance; it has witnessed purposeful, determined statesmanship. Yet, a dysfunctional Opposition remains fixated on him…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Special Parliament Session? What a Farce!

At a time when the nation should be standing united against external threats, the Indian Opposition has once again exposed its immaturity, ignorance, and downright irresponsibility by demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent conflict with Pakistan. This is not a call for accountability — it is…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

A Child Dies, and the State Looks Away

The tragic death of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, following her alleged rape and reported delay in medical treatment, has jolted the conscience of many—and rightly so. Beyond the horror of the crime itself, the sequence of institutional failures that followed raises serious questions for the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP government, which continues to…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

BJP Eyes Bengal: Can Mamata Weather the Storm?

By all accounts, West Bengal is entering the most decisive political battle since independence. The ruling BJP at the Centre, fresh off an emphatic Lok Sabha mandate and riding high on nationalistic fervour after a swift and successful military response to Pakistan’s recent provocations, has now turned its full attention to a state long seen…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Why Only Verma? What About Ex-CJI Khanna?

The Indian judiciary has prided itself as the sentinel of constitutional morality. But in recent times, certain actions—or inactions-by its own highest officers have raised disturbing questions about its integrity and accountability. The case involving Justice Yashwant Verma, a former judge of the Delhi High Court, has shocked the conscience of the public. Yet what…

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