Daily Brief: BJP’s coalition partners may stop new laws curbing liberties being passed – but older ones remain, and more

BJP’s coalition partners may stop new laws curbing liberties being passed – but older ones remain

Several organisation have urged the government to withdraw these contentious legislations, noting that they severely hurt news reporting and free speech.

CBI team investigating UGC-NET irregularities attacked in Bihar’s Nawada district

Four persons were arrested for the attack on the Central Bureau of Investigation officers.

Cervical cancer kills one woman every seven minutes in India – but screening rates are abysmally low

Despite this, the HPV vaccine that could prevent it is yet to be included in a free vaccination and awareness of this disease remains low.

Podcast: Are smaller parties getting their shot in India and the UK?

A podcast by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.

Kashmir: Dry, warm winter followed by hot summer as Himalayas feel the heat

The last few years, many summers in the Kashmir Himalayas have seen record-breaking temperatures.

How an Englishman captured vibrant hues of a colonial Calcutta transforming into a commercial hub

In glimpses of rural life, urban glamour and Durga Puja festivities, William Prinsep’s art reflects a fascination though typically exoticised view ...

Biography: The life of Kargil hero Neikezhakuo Kengurüse, who received a posthumous Maha Vir Chakra

An excerpt from ‘Nimbu Saab: The Barefoot Naga Kargil Hero’, by Neha Dwivedi and Diksha Dwivedi.

Chess: Divya Deshmukh ticks another box with junior world title in pursuit of bigger prizes

Deshmukh has now won the Under-10, Under-12 and Under-20 Junior World Championships.

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