- The coronavirus pandemic calls for solidarity but may beget deeper conflicts, warns Pratap Bhanu Mehta in the Indian Express.
- This Hindu editorial points out that the hanging of the four men convicted for the December 2012 gangrape does nothing to solve the problem of sexual violence in India.
- Surabhi Kanga interviews the mother of Mukesh Singh, one of the four men hanged for the gangrape, for this article in the Caravan.
- For News18, Adrija Bose speaks to the wife of one of the rape convicts. She fears a future of shame.
- The execution of the four convicts is no victory for women, writes Vedika Sud in CNN.
- In the Economic Times, Subimal Bhattacharjee writes about the pandemic of fake news.
- Also in the Indian Express, Faizan Mustafa explains why minorities are also fed up with the facade of Indian secularism.
- In the Guardian, Simon Tisdall asks heads of state to lay off the war metaphors as they confront the coronavirus pandemic.
- Also in the Economic Times, Gaurav Noronha and Yogima Seth Sharma write about the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Atul Gawande thinks of ways to keep coronavirus healthcare workers safe for this piece in the New Yorker.
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Gautam Adani met ex Andhra CM Jagan Reddy to offer $200 million bribe, alleges US securities panel
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Why the Adani indictment matters for India
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Not stubble burning, cars are the main villain in Delhi's apocalyptic air pollution
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Over 120 writers accuse JCB Literature Prize of hypocrisy over links to ‘bulldozer justice’
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Kirana stores resisted e-commerce, but can they survive instant delivery onslaught?
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Why the US has accused Adani of hiding its alleged bribes in India from American investors
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Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol Bishnoi arrested in United States
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How a British suffragist brought Ajanta’s ancient paintings into the light of modernity
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Kenya cancels Adani contracts after billionaire’s US indictment
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How armed outsiders and a radical militia shattered the peace in Manipur’s Jiribam