Satyajit Ray in Colour just opened at DAG New Delhi with 127 photographs by his longtime shadow Nemai Ghosh. The show captures Ray off duty, in process, and in colour for the first time. It is the most quietly powerful Indian art exhibition of 2026.

Assam election results 2026 just handed BJP 82 seats and pushed Congress to a humiliating 19. Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath for a second consecutive term. Gaurav Gogoi lost his own Jorhat seat. Here is what the numbers actually say.

Navjot Altaf Waste Archives as Landscape just opened at CSMVS Mumbai and it is the most necessary Indian art exhibition of 2026. The Bhopal-born artist turns industrial debris and Adivasi memory into a slow, political, ecological argument that no Indian museum has dared to host this directly.

This week on DesiDodo we tracked the BJP sweep in Haryana, Sarvam AI's 300 million dollar raise that shook the AI race, and Shreya Ghoshal's reign as Gen Z's reels queen. Three stories. One India in fast forward.

India is hosting the BRICS foreign ministers summit today as the Iran war and Hormuz blockade divide the bloc. Foreign ministers from Russia, Iran, Brazil, and Egypt gathered at Bharat Mandapam under India's 2026 chairship. Jaishankar is pressing for safe maritime flows as global oil prices spike.

BJP just swept the Haryana mayoral elections 2026, taking Panchkula, Ambala, Sonipat, and Rewari on May 13. Akshita Saini won Ambala by 21,358 votes. Shyam Lal Bansal walked Panchkula. Congress was nowhere close.

India is replacing MGNREGA with a new rural employment law from July 1, 2026. The Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act raises the job guarantee to 125 days and restructures how rural work is organised. Here is what changes for Bharat's 900 million rural citizens.

PM Modi performed Somnath Temple's first Kumbhabhishekam in 75 years on May 11 2026. The ceremony marked India's reconstruction of the first Jyotirlinga after Independence. Here is what the day meant and why it echoed beyond Gujarat.

India is building 34 km of national highway every single day in 2026. Budget 2026 has backed the Viksit Bharat infrastructure plan with Rs 12.2 lakh crore in capital expenditure. Here is what that number actually means for the country and for you.

The Union Cabinet has given Vande Mataram the same legal protection as Jana Gana Mana. Insult it and risk three years in jail. India is split on whether this was the right move after BJP's historic Bengal victory.

Congress-led UDF swept Kerala's 2026 assembly election with 102 seats, ending a decade of Left rule. India now has no communist government in power for the first time in 50 years. Here is what the political map looks like after the biggest upset of the 2026 election season.

Actor Vijay's TVK just walked into Tamil Nadu politics like it owned the place and now it might actually run it. The debut party won 108 seats in a hung house, becoming the single largest party overnight. This is what Kollywood crossing into politics actually looks like.

BJP won 206 seats in West Bengal, forming its first ever government in the state. Mamata Banerjee lost her Bhabanipur seat to Suvendu Adhikari by over 15,000 votes, ending 15 years of TMC rule.

Five state election results are rolling in and Indian internet turned counting day into 2026's biggest meme festival. From Dhurandhar edits to exit poll roasts, the content is relentless.

Nine women artists in Kolkata are turning painting, textiles, video, and ceramics into one of 2026's most powerful art shows. Nothing Twice at Emami Art is open until May 9 and it changes everything about Indian contemporary art.

The first direct Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar launched commercial operations on May 2 2026. The 272 km ride takes under 5 hours.

Prada just launched a limited edition Kolhapuri chappals collection made with Indian artisans from Maharashtra and Karnataka. For the first time, a luxury fashion house is crediting Indian craft at the production level.

India just launched Bharat Digital Samvad, the first dedicated national forum on digital sovereignty. The concept of Data Swaraj will determine who controls India's trillion dollar digital economy.

India just banned LPG refills for every household with a piped gas connection. Starting May 1, commercial cylinders cost Rs 993 more, OTP is mandatory for delivery, and millions of homes are about to lose their backup fuel supply.

Raghu Rai, India's greatest photographer and Magnum Photos legend, died at 83 on April 26. From the Bhopal gas tragedy to Mother Teresa, his lens shaped how the world saw India for six decades.