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India wants to be a sporting powerhouse. And the Union government’s flagship Khelo India scheme is supposed to help make that happen.

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss RCB's long-awaited IPL victory and the tragic deaths that followed in the stampede at the franchise’s success meet in Bengaluru. Sports journalist Venkat Ananth weighs in on the discussion with important pointers about fandom, the…

The International Monetary Fund recently stated that India is set to surpass Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in the world in 2025. While the projection masked the underlying realities of the average Indian, it was enough for the mainstream Indian media to rush to celebrate.

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police. 

Once close political allies, US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have turned on each other in a spectacular public feud. The fallout, triggered by a dispute over Trump’s flagship tax bill, has spiraled into a barrage of personal attacks, with Musk calling for Trump’s impeachment and accusing him…

In this episode of What’s Your Ism?, human rights activist Degree Prasad Chouhan discusses how Adivasi identities have been appropriated by Maoist movements. He delves into the symbolic use of figures like Hidma, highlighting the lack of genuine representation and decision-making power for Adivasis within these movements. 

राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग (एनएचआरसी) ने मध्य प्रदेश के पत्रकारों के मामले पर स्वतः संज्ञान लिया है. आयोग ने इस मामले में मध्य प्रदेश के पुलिस महानिदेशक को नोटिस जारी किया है. साथ ही दो हफ्ते के भीतर इस मामले पर विस्तृत रिपोर्ट देने को कहा है. आयोग ने ये…

The Narendra Modi government’s announcement to finally proceed with the Census has drawn a flurry of editorial commentary – welcoming the move but also questioning the delay and the political stakes riding on the exercise. 

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.