Daily Brief: Why the snow leopard has become the mascot for Ladakhi identity amid political, ecological anxieties, and more

Why the snow leopard has become the mascot for Ladakhi identity amid political, ecological anxieties

The region has been separated from Jammu and Kashmir but without constitutional provisions that would have guaranteed protection of its unique culture.

Why lifesaving funds are not reaching Rajasthan’s silicosis patients

A 2019 policy expanded government aid to patients of the incurable lung disease. But administrative glitches have meant that thousands have receive...

‘What’s wrong with garlanding relative who comes out of jail?’: Top law officer in Bilkis Bano case

Apart from relatives and neighbours, a man who identified himself as an RSS member had also garlanded the convicts on their release last year.

Stop funding news channels that air ‘hateful content’, IIM faculty members urge corporate leaders

A group of 17 current and retired faculty members at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore said that such hatred poses risk to corporations ...

‘I am a one-man cultural army’: Telugu poet Gaddar on his lifelong class and caste activism

Excerpts from a May 2019 Gaddar’s conversation with rights activist Vasanth Kannabiran. Gaddar died on August 6, 2023.

‘The Jengaburu Curse’ review: Too dramatic for its own good

Nila Madhab Panda’s seven-episode series is out on Sony LIV.

Athletics: Kishore Kumar Jena moves to the big leagues in javelin after years under the radar

Jena has qualified for the World Championships and Asian Games.

Rush Hour podcast: ‘Was Nuh demolition drive an exercise of ethnic cleansing?’

A wrap of the day’s developments.

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