Daily Brief: ‘Modi wants to be king forever’: Why ordinary voters flocked to the Save Democracy rally in Delhi, and more

‘Modi wants to be king forever’: Why ordinary voters flocked to the Save Democracy rally in Delhi

A growing disquiet over the state of Indian democracy now spills over beyond India’s elite circles.

Those ‘dancing over’ electoral bonds data are going to repent, says PM Narendra Modi

The scheme helped trace the money trail between donors and beneficiaries, Modi told ‘Thanthi TV’.

In Pawar stronghold Baramati, an election battle that reflects why Maharashtra is a challenge

With the party split and a new symbol to contest on, three-time MP Supriya Sule is up against Sunetra Pawar of the Ajit Pawar-led faction.

Explained: The Katchatheevu dispute with Sri Lanka that Modi is raking up this election season

Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the Congress ‘callously gave away’ the island to Sri Lanka in 1974 is not the first time the matter has be...

The jailing of NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha shows there was never a golden age of justice in India

The journalist, also arrested during Congress rule, has been in jail since October on terror charges, reflecting the increasing cruelty of justice system.

Travel politics: Is ‘passportism’ being turned into a sly tool of racism and Islamophobia?

An excerpt from ‘Airplane Mode: A Passive-Aggressive History of Travel’, by Shahnaz Habib.

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory: 125 years of gazing at the brightest star in the earth’s sky

Starting from a small shed to numerous buildings and telescopes, the observatory in Tamil Nadu has been recording images of the sun every day for a...

Start the week with a film: In ‘The Wonder’, the strange truth behind a girl’s refusal to eat

Sebastian Lelio’s period drama, led by Florence Pugh, is available on Netflix.

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