The Latest: Top stories of the day
1. With Maharashtra chief minister planning to step in, activists and the management of the Shani Shingnapur temple met to discuss the demand of letting women pray in its inner sanctum.
2. An investigative report into the death of a six-year-old in a Delhi school concluded that a "heinous crime" had been committed.
3. Shane Watson emerged as the most expensive player, at Rs 9.5 crore, with Pawan Negi being the priciest Indian player at Rs 8.5 crore, in Saturday's auction for the indian Premier League.
Weekend Reads
1. Puja Mehra in the Hindu tells of how Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian disagreed with Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on India's growth, and how the former made the wrong call.
2. In the aftermath of the Deonar dump fire, the Indian Express took a look at how India's metros manage waste.
3. Nissim Mannathukkaren in the Hindu reminds us that what happened to Rohith Vemula isn't only because of Hindutva: all of us are to blame.
4. At 74, Meenakshi Gurrukal is probably the oldest practitioner of Kerala's ancient martial art, Kalaripayattu, writes Supriya Unni Nair for the News Minute.
5. No one has held Pakistan to account for its hand in the rise of international jihad, writes Carlotta Gall in the New York Times.
6. Aditi Phadnis in the Business Standard tells the story of the Maihar assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, and why next week's bypoll will be crucial for the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
7. No other batsman ever turned a dismissal into as much comic relief as Inzamam-ul-Haq, writes Imran Yusuf in the Cricket Monthly.
8. Indian theatre, from Assam to Goa, is attracting youngsters and treading new ground, as Blink covers.
9. A Lord of the Rings-inspired space opera wants to connect you with African mythology, writes Jackie Bischof in Quartz.
10. US President Barack Obama's candid speech about Islamophobia in America is worth reading, in full.
11. Meet the journalist who is crusading against the Bohra practice of female genital mutilation.
Reading
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How Rajendra Chola and his army sailed across the seas in the 11th century to beat the Malays
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Readers’ comments: Our culture and Hinduism are more important than the Indian economy
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Why the CEO of a marketing company argues that clear messaging helps small businesses grow quickly
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A new book shows how Nalanda Mahavihara contributed to the fields of ancient mathematics, astronomy
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Don’t get offended, set high standards: A corporate leader’s tips on how to make a mark at workplace
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Is not having children selfish, a ‘moral failing’? Anti-natalists explain why it’s an ethical choice
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Elon Musk: The oligarch who tweets democracy away
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‘Is this justice?’ How delay in registration cost a Bengali Muslim woman in Assam her citizenship
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Oscars 2025: ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ lead the nominations
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Why is India’s middle class so silent about the slowing economy?