Daily Brief: Why Assam’s Muslims see discrimination in state’s flagship scheme for the rural landless

Why Assam’s Muslims see discrimination in state’s flagship scheme for the rural landless

The Assam chief minister recently declared that neither Bengali-origin nor ethnic Assamese Muslims qualify for the scheme. Legislators and experts ...

Farmers’ march to Delhi suspended for two days after protestor dies of head injury

The Congress alleged that the protestor, Shubhkaran Singh, died at the Khanauri town due to police action.

Nuh violence: Haryana Police books Congress MLA Mamman Khan under UAPA

The sections under the anti-terror law have been added six months after the first information report was registered against the legislator.

Lessons from Pakistan polls: Distortions of mainstream media, social media curbs can prove futile

The country’s military establishment may not have budgeted for the robust, independent social media ecosystem that inadvertently favoured Imran Khan.

Exodus of doctors and health workers in Sri Lanka sparks crisis, leaves the poor vulnerable

More than 1,700 medical professionals have left the country over the past two years, says government data.

How one man is spreading Bangla education among the tribes of the Chittagong Hills in Bangladesh

Maijesh Tripura believes that exposure to Bangla could unlock a world of opportunities for these marginalised ethnic groups.

A historian re-examines India’s past through its relationship with the Indian Ocean in this book

An excerpt from ‘Empires Of The Sea: A Human History of the Indian Ocean World’, by Radhika Seshan.

Timely answer: At the Badminton Asia Championships, the question of ‘who next’ was put to bed

Seven of the 10 players in the Indian team were born in this century, raising hopes that an answer has been found about who after Saina Nehwal and ...

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