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Abhishek Upadhyay, a Lucknow-based freelance journalist, recently posted on X about “the biggest political story of the year not being reported” by the media. He referred to the rise in the prominence of the Rajput community, colloquially described as “Thakur or Singh raj (rule),” under the tenure of Chief Minister…

A 26-year-old chartered accountant from Kerala, Anna Sebastian Perayil, died in July, within four months of joining Ernst Young’s Pune office. Her mother Anita Augustine blamed the work load and job-related stress for her death, fuelling public outrage over corporate work environments and demand for reassessment of workplace practices.  

In Srinagar, journalists often quip: there's freedom of expression in Kashmir, but no freedom after expression.

“Only a wronged person goes to court,” said Shivpal Bhagat. “A favourable order – that the court quashed environmental clearance – had encouraged us. Now, our feelings are being toyed with.”

Over the last few years, there is a visible and sustained pushback against Hindi imposition in Karnataka. Before that, the agitation against Hindi imposition was more visible in Tamil Nadu. 

Ruhi Shelke, a working professional in her early 20s, likes the banana chips from her favourite local chain, Hot Chips. “They make it hot and fresh right in front of my eyes,” she says. The outlet claims to be using sunflower oil, but the clear plastic packaging does not specify…

In the election campaign for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, scheduled for September 25, the issues of inflation, unemployment, and development are dominating the discourse. 

जम्मू कश्मीर विधानसभा के दूसरे चरण का चुनाव प्रचार जारी है. इसके लिए 25 सितंबर को वोटिंग होगी. महंगाई, बेरोजगारी और विकास जैसे मुद्दे तो सभी पार्टियां उठा रही हैं. लेकिन धारा 370 एक ऐसा मुद्दा है जिसके एक तरफ भारतीय जनता पार्टी खड़ी है और दूसरी तरफ जम्मू- कश्मीर…

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Anmol Pritam.