Daily Brief: The new IPC has a Hindi name. But legal experts point out that it is illegal, and more

The new IPC has a Hindi name. But legal experts point out that it is illegal

Three new criminal law bills, which have Hindi titles, have been flagged by the DMK for imposing Hindi on the entire country.

Narendra Modi’s latest speech showed he is a reluctant parliamentarian

The prime minister has followed a policy of using Parliament to reach out to a national audience rather than make himself and his government accountable.

Nuh violence: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested for rioting, assaulting public servant

Ahead of the clashes, the Bajrang Dal leader was seen in incendiary videos announcing his arrival in Mewat.

MK Stalin seeks transfer of education to state list

The Tamil Nadu chief minister said that this could help in scrapping the National Eligibility Entrance Test.

How good is Rahul Gandhi and the Congress’s fight against propaganda on mainstream and social media?

An excerpt from ‘Strange Burdens: The Politics and Predicaments of Rahul Gandhi’, by Sugata Srinivasaraju.

For ancient Romans, India existed in a liminal zone between the marketplace and the imagination

An excerpt from ‘Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India’, edited by John Guy.

This book examines how merchants enforced caste ideals in 18th century Marwar as markers of identity

An excerpt from ‘Merchants of Virtue: Hindus, Muslims, and Untouchables in Eighteenth-Century India’, by Divya Cherian.

Rush Hour podcast: Ashoka University professor who wrote 2019 election manipulation paper quits

A wrap of the day’s top developments.

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