Daily Brief: Why residents of Assam capital are not buying the chief minister’s claim of ‘flood jihad’, and more

Why residents of Assam capital are not buying the chief minister’s claim of ‘flood jihad’

Experts and residents blamed the construction of flyovers, and the encroachment of wetlands for the floods in Guwahati.

Why the BJP has become cautious on matters of caste

Anxieties among Dalit and Adivasi voters that the ruling party is anti-reservation has forced it to take the social justice line.

US: Democrats are putting women’s rights front and centre of the campaign – and it could be decisive

Abortion, reproductive justice and sexual abuse have become major talking points that are polling high among women and might win over single-issue voters.

Podcast: Have the Trump campaign and the British far-right begun to flounder?

A podcast by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.

How two events in Delhi and Mumbai helped gay men realise the law on homosexuality had to change

A double murder and a police raid on a party led to the recognition that the closet could never be safe as long as Section 377 of the IPC continued...

A journalist’s account of how people from poor countries are ‘enslaved’ to run cyber scams

An excerpt from ‘The Maz Files: Scoops, Scams And Showdowns’, by Mazhar Farooqui.

In Satyajit Ray’s films, the magic began with the opening titles

An excerpt from a collection of essays on various aspects of Satyajit Ray’s films, with extensive inputs from his son Sandip Ray.

Top-down approach: India should focus on filling the gaps instead of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games

India faces shortages in talent identification, coach development, and even a sound grassroots program across the board.

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