Daily Brief: Why Kashmir’s activists are turning to the National Green Tribunal to save its forests and wetlands, and more

Why Kashmir’s activists are turning to the National Green Tribunal to save its forests and wetlands

From sharply reprimanding the government to fining construction companies, the green court has backed conservation efforts in the Union territory.

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

On March 21, the former MLA told a court that his health had deteriorated after he was served food allegedly laced with poison in prison.

PM orchestrating attack on judiciary in the name of defending it is height of hypocrisy: Congress

The comment came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of wanting a committed judiciary for ‘selfish interests’.

In Pakistan, Dalits battle dual discrimination

As a religious minority and a ‘lower’ caste, the community leads a marginal existence even though political representation has improved.

When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes

Haile Selassie spent three weeks travelling across India and even attended an international Test match.

A new book tells the story of the Indian freedom movement through the lives of five key players

An excerpt from ‘Circles of Freedom: Friendship, Love and Loyalty in The Indian National Struggle,’ by TCA Raghavan.

‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable

Nandini JS’s Tamil series is out on Prime Video.

Readers’ comments: Veg vs ‘non-veg’ debate should consider the industrialisation of meat production

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