Daily Brief: Why India’s ruling coalition must stop using foreign policy to score political points at home

Why India’s ruling coalition must stop using foreign policy to score political points at home

It is time the country gains prominence over the functionaries whose job it is to secure India’s interests.

Tamil Nadu government sets up panel to recommend state amendments to new criminal laws

Chief Minister MK Stalin had written to the Centre in June requesting it to defer the new laws until the state’s concerns were addressed.

Supreme Court issues guidelines for portraying persons with disabilities in movies, ads

Language that disparages such persons ‘marginalises them further and supplements the disabling barriers in their social participation’, the bench said.

Why Arunachal Pradesh residents are stalling surveys for a mega dam

The power project on the Siang river threatens to submerge tribal lands. Two activists were detained on July 8, ahead of the Union power minister’s visit.

When Pakistani peace activist Karamat Ali (1945-2024) took an Indian journalist’s ashes ‘home’

Mandira Nayar pays tribute to the person who returned her grandfather Kuldip Nayar to the place he was born.

Why is climate action limping despite countries agreeing to cut down on emissions and consumption?

An excerpt from ‘Backstage Climate: The Science and Politics Behind Climate Change’, by Rajan Mehta.

How Ali Fazal saw Guddu Pandit in ‘Mirzapur’ S3: ‘Trying to keep a sense of reality was challenging’

The 37-year-old actor spoke to ‘Scroll’ about ‘Mirzapur’ season 3, his upcoming projects, and his international roles.

A doctor who founded a tailor-made food delivery app explains the evils of processed sugar

An excerpt from ‘Dr Sid Says: Weight Loss. Seedhi Baat, No Bakwaas’, by Siddhant Bhargava and Azhar Bhaba.

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