Children need heroes like these. In Anjaw district, India, 70% of villages aren’t reachable via road. Mobile health teams are the only way children get the vaccines, healthcare & nutrition they need. It’s no 9-5 task.

This Lok Sabha has nearly come to an end, there is no deputy speaker. 155 MPs suspended at various points since 2014. PM has answered 0 questions 76% of bills passed minus any legislative scrutiny. 11 ordinances issued annually (on an average) thewire.in/politics/sengo…

Martin Amis was obsessed with good sentences. Wrote about why others should feel the same way. moneycontrol.com/news/trends/li…

Important story by Vijaita Singh. Research shows that enumeration is driven by bias of officials but this is a blatant attempt to club those who don't see themselves as Hindus as following Hinduism. The lack of any additional code beyond the six ensures this in the final results.

🎬 || 10 Must-Watch Movies About Self-Discovery and Finding Oneself || 🧵 10) Udaan (2010) • Director : Vikramaditya Motwane

Insane stuff!

#Thread: We the reporters' collective are releasing the #ModifiedRice papers. These show how the Union gov't forced fortified rice upon 80 cr Indians. Despite failed pilots and internal red flags over health risks. Corporate interests played from the back. To know more, stay with me.

Two images capture this day. The Prime Minister inaugurates the new Parliament building. Less than a kilometre away, this is how our sportswomen seeking justice, facing a powerful politician accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, are treated. It is monstrous.

“That something exists outside ourselves and our preoccupations, so near, so readily available, is our greatest blessing.” On walking themarginalian.org/2022/12/18/in-…

Even for those who don't stargaze, this will be a poorer world indeed.. Scientists Warn That Light Pollution Threatens Visibility of Stars within 20 Years transcontinentaltimes.com/scientists-war…

Last night was sleepless, haunted by the horrifying images of my fellow Indian wrestlers protesting. It's high time we establish independent safeguarding measures across sporting organizations. We must ensure that if such situations arise, they are dealt with utmost sensitivity

"We are not all in the same boat. Not even in the same ocean. But we can choose we can choose to stay porous." Powerful and intense poem from the brilliant Shailja #FreePalestine Patel, please do read. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-…

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In the Modi years, the Enforcement Directorate has been given unbridled powers and has been unleashed on the opposition. It should concern everyone. Do not miss this excellent reportage by the always steady, solid and brill Nileena MS. caravanmagazine.in/law/ed-politic…

The only question to ask is: Who is protecting a BJP MP with such grave charges against him? Is the same leader, who can't be named in news reports, the one unable to forgive someone by heart so weak and timid in front of an ordinary BJP MP from UP?

The Hindu में Alisha Dutta की रिपोर्ट है। बेटियों को अगवा कर बेचने के ट्रेंड पर। कम से कम गुजरात का विकास तो कर देते। जिसके नाम पर बीस साल से ज़्यादा समय से सत्ता में हैं। बेटी बचाओ-बेटी पढ़ाओ ट्रक और टेम्पो के पीछे किसने लिखवाया है, कैसे हर ट्रक पर ये स्लोगन लिखा गया, क्या कोई

This, towards the end of the piece, is the operative part of the story that matters to Indians. “Among those who’ve tracked them, it is widely seen that some of the Indian hacking-for-hire groups pivot into work in the interests of the Indian government.” newyorker.com/news/annals-of…

25 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मेडल लाने वाली बेटियां - सड़कों पर न्याय की गुहार लगा रहीं! 2 FIR में यौन शोषण के 15 घिनौने आरोपों वाला सांसद - प्रधानमंत्री के ‘सुरक्षा कवच’ में महफ़ूज़! बेटियों के इन हालात की ज़िम्मेदार मोदी सरकार है।

This is so utterly wrong, an attempt to evade or control the line of enquiry. What is needed is a judicial commission like the one headed by HR Khanna after the 1998 disaster, to set a course of actionable corrective action. CBI cannot do this. x.com/nistula/status…