How Adivasis in an MP village are being dispossessed: First for ‘development’, now ‘afforestation’

After losing their homes to a reservoir, communities in Hoshangabad are being barred from large parts of forest land taken over for environmental plantations.

Akanksha Mishra

· Mar 14, 2023 · 11:30 am

African-American teen wins US spelling bee, breaking 12-year-long Indian-American winning streak

Zaila Avant-garde also holds three Guinness World Records for dribbling six basketballs simultaneously, the most basketball bounces and bounce juggles.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jul 09, 2021 · 03:34 pm

Annihilation of Caste: Kalahandi rapper Dule Rocker plans album ‘to take forward Ambedkar’s legacy’

The part-time construction worker jumped into the limelight with his stinging rhymes about the migrant crisis.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jul 04, 2021 · 07:30 am

How a newly discovered spider came to be named after a slain hero of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack

Icius Tukarami is a mark of honour for Mumbai Police officer Tukaram Omble, who was shot dead by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jul 03, 2021 · 11:30 am

With his new album ‘Superpower 2020’, LIFAFA makes a sharp comment on the experiment that is India

Suryakant Sawhney, whose stage name is LIFAFA, explains his love-hate relationship with his country.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 25, 2021 · 11:30 am

Why Arunachal residents are upset by an event at which Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12 new roads

Some have staged protests against the Border Roads Organisation.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 23, 2021 · 01:36 pm

‘Let the voices of democracy prevail’: Freed activists say they will fight for jailed colleagues

Out on bail, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal describe their experiences in Tihar jail.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 19, 2021 · 09:45 am

Why has Chimamanda Adichie’s essay on social media culture sparked a controversy?

She had earlier been accused of transphobic comments by author and ex-student Akwaeka Emezi.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 19, 2021 · 08:30 am

As first-generation learners seek to crowdfund fees for Western universities, help pours in

With scholarships difficult to come by, Dalit and Muslim students admitted to foreign institutions are finding financial support online.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 16, 2021 · 07:30 am

As cartoonist Manjul gets law enforcement notice from Twitter, an outpouring of satirical support

Indian cartoonists have taken to social media to explain why humour is essential for a democracy to stay healthy.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 09, 2021 · 10:30 am

How racist remarks in a YouTube video from Punjab sparked a Twitter storm in the North East

Student unions from the region called for more information about the North East to be included in textbooks.

Akanksha Mishra

· Jun 07, 2021 · 06:53 pm