Podcast: Peng Shuai and China’s practice of disappearing citizens who don’t conform
The tennis star had vanished from public life after she accused a top Chinese official of sexual assault. Her reappearance, critics say, has been stage managed.

A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
What underpins India’s deep education inequality?
Rush Hour: Congress and AIMIM move SC against Waqf Bill, Modi meets Muhammad Yunus and more
Delhi HC fines BJP’s Shazia Ilmi Rs 25,000 for suppressing facts in case against Rajdeep Sardesai
Assam withdraws 28,000 cases pending in foreigners tribunals against Koch Rajbongshis
How a young couple’s death made India and Pakistan reopen the ‘bridge to peace’ – briefly
With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights
Shengole, Misal: This book on food from the Marathi kitchen features two one-pot recipes