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Daily Brief: Why Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled states are being asked to prove they are Indians, and more

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Why Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled states are being asked to prove they are Indians

They have been rounded up by the police, asked to provide citizenship documents – and in extreme cases, been forced out of the country.

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How the river flows: There is another way the Indus Water Treaty can help defeat terror

Reimagining the intricate river network as sources for resilience and cooperation across the Indus basin, constituencies for peace can be created.

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Myths, hearsay, and historical memory coexist in the ways Kashmiris remember decades-long conflicts

An excerpt from ‘Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict’, by Ipsita Chakravarty.

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After spate of murders in two days, Opposition questions Bihar government on law and order

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a key ally of the National Democratic Alliance in the state, also criticised the state government for the killings.

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Writer Tabish Khair on how a good book can be an instrument to engage with the ‘outside world’

What a book does is insert you into another world, and your addiction is not an inebriation with yourself, but an engagement with another, writes T...

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Are chemicals, plastics in the food we eat driving up cancer rates among the under–50 age group?

There is not enough conclusive research, but reducing your use of and exposure to plastics and chemicals where possible is still probably a healthy...

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Start the week with a film: ‘Coup!’ takes potshots at the class divide

The black comedy by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman is available to rent from Prime Video and BookMyShow Stream.

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