Daily Brief: Why the Indian Railways is on the brink, and more

Why the Indian Railways is on the brink

Violence and stampedes at railway stations during the festive season point to the underlying stress in the network that serves as India’s lifeline.

J&K High Court says ‘seditious’ article case against Fahad Shah dug out after 11 years, no evidence

Last week, the journalist was granted bail after the court quashed several charges against him. However, he is yet to be released.

Stand by my remarks, says scholar after row over his Israel-Palestine lecture at Jindal university

Achin Vanaik had drawn parallels between Zionism and Hindutva nationalism and questioned why one act of violence is labelled terrorism and others are not.

High undernourishment, gender disparity: India’s nutrition trends align with hunger index findings

Child mortality, a key indicator, has decreased but the country’s access to nutrition remains precarious.

Atmashakti, manush-bandha, mukti: The three pivotal values of Rabindranath Tagore’s nationalism

An excerpt from ‘Explorations in Colonial Bengal: Essays on Religion, Society, and Culture,’ edited by Achintya Kumar Dutta.

Alternative reality: Man wakes up in desert town and is drawn into a plan to kidnap a billionaire

An excerpt from ‘Spellcasters,’ by Rajat Chaudhuri.

A new book examines if economic opportunities for women have eradicated misogynistic cultural norms

An excerpt from ‘Wives and Widows at Work: Women’s Labour in Agrarian Bengal, Then and Now,’ by Deepita Chakravarty and Ishita Chakravarty.

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