Daily Brief: Collective punishment? Demolitions in Haryana’s Nuh spanned at least 50 km, and more

Collective punishment? Demolitions in Haryana’s Nuh spanned at least 50 km

Though district officials said only “illegal” structures were razed after “orders from the top”, homeless residents contest the claims.

Haryana: Hindutva outfits demand guns for ‘self-defence’ at mahapanchayat near Nuh

The police had allowed the event to be held in neighbouring Palwal district on conditions that those attending would not carry weapons and make hat...

A professor writes: Why a Pune lecturer’s arrest for ‘outraging religious feelings’ has left me wary

An expert in the field of LGBTQIA+ Studies has some worrisome questions.

How Indian Railways coped with displacement and staff shortage after the Partition

An excerpt from ‘Shunting the Nation: India’s Railway Workers and the Most Tumultuous Decade in Modern Indian History (1939-1949)’, by Aniruddha Bose.

From Sri Aurobindo’s biography: Who was Mirra Alfassa before she became ‘The Mother’?

An excerpt from ‘Sri Aurobindo: The Life and Teachings of a Revolutionary Philosopher’, by Roshen Dalal.

‘Lachumamma under the kanigele tree’: Telugu poet Gaddar’s voice in the Kannada landscape

Kotiganahalli Ramaiah, co-founder of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti in Karnataka and a poet and cultural activist, recounts Gaddar’s impact on revolut...

Watch: Angry train passengers lock ticket checker in toilet after power failure in two AC coaches

Passengers on the Delhi-Ghazipur Suhaildev superfast express were furious when technicians failed to restore power even after two hours.

Hockey, Asian Champions Trophy: Tight defence to clinical forwards – takeaways from India’s triumph

India put on a dominant display in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the tournament for a record fourth time.

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