West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is no longer merely rattled—she appears unhinged. Her latest public meltdown over the Enforcement Directorate’s raid on the residence and office of I-PAC co-founder Rishi Jain has exposed not just political insecurity, but a dangerous contempt for constitutional limits and institutional authority. What unfolded in Kolkata was unprecedented. A…
The recent notice issued to Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to appear for a Special Intensive Review (SIR) hearing in Kolkata has predictably triggered a political and emotional storm. Predictable, because in West Bengal today, even routine constitutional processes are immediately framed as persecution—or worse, communal targeting. Yet stripped of noise and motivated outrage, the episode…
The Madras High Court’s emphatic verdict upholding the lighting of Karthigai Deepam atop the Thiruparankundram hillock is not merely a legal win—it is a moral, constitutional, and civilisational assertion. It delivers a stinging rebuke to the ruling DMK’s persistent attempt to trivialise Hindu faith while weaponising minority appeasement for narrow political gains. By affirming the…
The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to the alleged conspirators, Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, in the Delhi violence case is not merely a judicial determination—it is a rare and welcome moment of constitutional clarity in an age of semantic sabotage. By firmly denying bail based on strong prima facie evidence pointing to an…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reported reaction to the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—suggesting that Donald Trump might next “capture” Russian President Vladimir Putin—would be laughable if the global situation were not so grave. Such remarks are not merely fanciful; they betray a dangerous normalization of lawlessness in international affairs. If world leaders…
For nearly a year now, Rahul Gandhi’s favourite political alibi has been the Electronic Voting Machine. Whenever electoral arithmetic refuses to flatter the Congress, the blame is swiftly transferred to “vote chori”, shadowy manipulation, or institutional capture. Yet, every so often, reality intrudes. The latest Karnataka-wide survey on voting preferences has done exactly that—puncturing the…
Few geopolitical questions today are as volatile—or as selectively interpreted—as China’s claim over Taiwan. Beijing insists that reunification is inevitable, lawful, and historically ordained. Much of the world urges restraint, dialogue, and maintenance of the status quo. Between these positions lies a hard truth: there is no single, universally accepted answer—only competing narratives, legal interpretations,…
As the calendar turns and we step into New Year 2026, bidding farewell to a turbulent yet defining 2025, Orangenews9 pauses—not to pat itself on the back, but to reaffirm why it exists and whom it serves. In an era where media credibility is shrinking and editorial courage is often auctioned to the highest bidder;…
For decades, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has carried an unfair burden. It has been fashionable—almost ritualistic—to undermine India’s premier aerospace public sector undertaking, question its competence, mock its timelines, and dismiss its products as “also-rans” in a world dominated by Western aviation giants. Yet, history has a way of humbling critics. With the Dhruv New…
If the Indian judiciary seeks to retain, let alone restore, public faith, it must confront uncomfortable truths within its own ranks. Judicial independence cannot be allowed to mutate into judicial impunity, especially when judicial orders appear to mock justice rather than uphold it. The Delhi High Court’s recent decision to grant bail to Kuldeep Singh…
