Daily Brief: ‘We are Razakars’: In Bangladesh, youth protesting a quota for jobs openly call Hasina an ‘autocrat’, and more

‘We are Razakars’: In Bangladesh, youth protesting a quota for jobs openly call Hasina an ‘autocrat’

Students and job seekers fear they are being deprived of opportunities by a 30% quota for family members of freedom fighters of the 1971 Liberation War.

How hydropower projects in Himachal sold dubious carbon credits

A recent report found that several of these projects had offset no carbon dioxide or less than the amount they were supposed to offset.

How the Supreme Court hemmed in ED’s power to arrest through the Kejriwal bail order

The court highlighted the need to exercise restraint while making arrests under the money laundering law.

NDA now 13 seats short of majority in Rajya Sabha as four BJP MPs retire

The total number of seats in the Upper House is 245, but the current strength is 226 due to 19 vacancies.

‘Holiday for ED, CBI’, ‘jobs?’: How social media reacted to ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ annoucement

The BJP-led coalition has announced that June 25, the day Emergency was declared, will be marked as the day the ‘Constitution was murdered’.

Janice Pariat writes about her food adventures as a student in Delhi and later, in London

An excerpt from ‘Food Journeys: Stories From The Heart’, edited by Joel Rodrigues and Dolly Kikon.

A screenwriter’s hot tip for success: Create ‘something new, but rooted in Indian realities’

Trade hacks from dialogue and screenplay writer Sumit Arora, who is behind ‘Jawan’, ‘The Family Man’ and the upcoming ‘Baby John’.

Cricket: How a group of amateur players have stirred a revolution in Romania

The team has IT professionals, delivery agents, financial managers a dentist, and a captain who works as a freelance scorer for the European Cricke...

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