‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building

Narendra Modi inaugurates the new building on Sunday.

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· May 28, 2023 · 08:00 am

‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day

Chuckles and sharp observations in saffron, white and green.

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· Aug 15, 2022 · 05:00 pm

Did Fadnavis or Shinde come out on top in the Maharashtra political drama? Cartoonists are divided

On Thursday, Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde was sworn in as state chief minister, with the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.

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· Jul 01, 2022 · 01:16 pm

In cartoons: Rising communal hatred distracts attention from the plunging economy

In a country on the boil, the sweeping heatwave was barely noticeable.

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· Apr 12, 2022 · 06:02 pm

‘Self-declared lockdown’: Indian cartoonists take on the fuel price hike

Petrol and diesel now cost more than Rs 100 a litre in most major cities across India.

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· Nov 02, 2021 · 01:20 pm

‘Buy 1, get 100s infected’: Indian cartoonists illustrate the grim reality of the Covid-19 surge

Huge political rallies and Haridwar Kumbh have brought thousands of people in contact with each other, with no physical distancing or precautionary measures.

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· Apr 15, 2021 · 07:51 pm

How India’s cartoonists celebrated Priya Ramani’s victory against MJ Akbar in defamation case

The journalist said that the politician had sexually harassed her when he was the editor of a publication.

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· Feb 18, 2021 · 11:56 am

‘56 inches of barricading’: India’s cartoonists react to police attempts to block protesting farmers

The authorities have embedded spikes on some roads at the Delhi border to stop farmers from entering the national capital.

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· Feb 03, 2021 · 05:17 pm

In cartoons: Indian farmers face police brutality as they protest new laws

The farmers’ agitation against the three new farm laws has now entered its fifth day on Monday. The protestors have no plans of giving up.

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· Nov 30, 2020 · 02:25 pm

As Arnab Goswami is arrested, India’s cartoonists mock the hypocrisy of his political backers

The Republic TV anchor was detained for abetment of suicide.

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· Nov 05, 2020 · 12:32 pm

‘Extra-terrestrial plot’: India’s cartoonists puncture UP government’s bizarre claim in Hathras case

Chief Minister Adityanath has blamed his opponents for hatching an international conspiracy to defame his government and incite riots in the state.

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· Oct 07, 2020 · 02:42 pm

Remembering ‘Vidooshakan’, the journal that published the first Malayalam cartoon 100 years ago

‘If we don’t take the necessary steps to conserve these treasure troves of history, soon there won’t be much left.’

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· Nov 16, 2019 · 08:30 am