Daily Brief: In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas and more

In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas

The parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh recorded its lowest turnout in two decades.

R&AW officer alleged involved in alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist identified by Washington Post

The operation had been cleared by Samant Goel, then the chief of India’s foreign intelligence agency, the newspaper alleged.

Licences of 14 Patanjali drugs revoked, Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority tells Supreme Court

The court had pulled up the state government for not acting against Patanjali, which had published misleading advertisements of its products.

How the ‘corruption’ narrative prevents meaningful dialogue on reforming political funding in India

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. India today is no better than it was a decade ago when Anna Hazare protested and a Lokpal was demanded.

Ballot boxes, inking fingers: An 85-year-old remembers India’s first General Election

In that election, India became the world’s largest democracy, though my 13-year-old self was blissfully ignorant that I was witnessing a historical event.

Finding freedom, life lessons: How students remember a teacher

Samarveer Singh, an ad-hoc professor at Delhi University’s Hindu College died by suicide a year ago.

A new book covers overburdened public hospitals, expensive private hospitals, and healthcare ethics

An excerpt from ‘Sick Business: The Truth Behind Healthcare in India’, by Sumanth Raman.

‘...Echoing around, etched in the edifice’: This artist’s poetry is inspired by her paintings

An excerpt from ‘Unmasked: Reflections in Brush and Ink’, by Nandita Chaudhuri.

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