Daily Brief: Are the new criminal law bills really anti-colonial? Here's why experts say no, and more

Are the new criminal law bills really anti-colonial? Here’s why experts say no

Home Minister Amit Shah promised that the bills would overhaul our criminal justice system. However, the proposed reforms may be colonial in spirit too.

Hours after it published report on PM Modi, South African news site alleges cyber attack from India

The news site reported that Modi refused to leave the plane till the South African deputy president came to receive him. A spokesperson has denied this.

Board examinations to be held twice a year, students can retain best score, says education ministry

Under the new curriculum framework, subjects in Classes 11 and 12 will not be restricted to streams and students will get the flexibility to choose...

What CAG’s indictment of Nitin Gadkari’s ministry signals

The senior minister, who is locked in a cold war with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is being made to feel the heat ahead of the 2024 elections.

Fiction: The marriage of Siddhartha Gautama and how it crumbled in his quest for spirituality

An excerpt from ‘Mansions of the Moon’, by Shyam Selvadurai.

What starvation could mean for Adivasi communities in the first decade of the 21st century

An excerpt from ‘Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales of India’, by Annie Zaidi.

From the pages of ‘Baburnama’, amazing illustrations of Hindustan’s birds and animals

Artwork from Babur’s memoirs are on display at the British Library.

Rush Hour podcast: India’s Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon

A wrap of the day’s top developments.

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