Daily Brief: ‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya, and more

‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya

Evicted from their homes, dispossessed of land and poorly compensated, Ayodhya residents question the price they have had to pay for the town’s dev...

Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share

The BJP gained 42 seats but with a mere 3% increase in vote share, indicating that local dynamics are important and welfare promises can only go so far.

Cyclone Michaung weakens after landfall, wreaks havoc in Andhra Pradesh

More than 15,000 residents in the state were shifted to 204 relief camps.

DMK MP DNV Senthilkumar S lands in controversy after describing Hindi heartland as ‘gaumutra’ states

Senthilkumar made the comments in reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s victories in the Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.

Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi shot dead in Jaipur

One of the assailants was also killed in retaliatory firing by Gogamedi’s bodyguard.

‘I went on a hunger strike’: How Ismat Chughtai protested against getting married at a young age

An excerpt from ‘In Her Own Words: Letters and Interviews,’ by Ismat Chughtai. Translated from the Urdu by Tahira Naqvi.

England tour of India: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co look to start long home season on winning note

The hosts will play a three-match T20I series against England before wrapping up with a one-off Test at the D.Y. Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

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