Daily Brief: Muslims worst hit by Covid-19 mortality during first wave in India, new study shows, and more

  • 20 Jul, 2024

Muslims worst hit by Covid-19 mortality during first wave in India, new study shows

Life expectancy of socially disadvantaged groups, including women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, declined more steeply than others, a new research paper says.

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Muslim shrines in Kolhapur were first attacked in 2023. But the vandals got away

A Hindutva mob attacked a dargah near the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur in February that year. They were granted bail in a matter of days.

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Modi’s claims about Congress receiving black money from Adani, Ambani ‘election propaganda’: Lokpal

The anti-corruption body rejected a plea seeking a probe against PM Modi, Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

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Why allegations that trainee IAS officer misused quota are a body blow to disability rights

The perception being created is that everyone with disabilities in the services got their jobs unfairly though few genuine disabled candidates make it that far.

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High unemployment, especially for graduates: What’s driving protests against quota in Bangladesh

Many have died in the violence after university students and job aspirants protested a reservation system for government jobs.

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‘It’s not about you, dear reader’: On Alice Munro’s moral failures

Alice Munro’s realist fiction cannot for even a moment be used to explain in any way the writer’s grotesque choices in real life.

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‘Barzakh’ review: A bold, visually rich but unwieldly fable of love and loss

Asim Abbasi’s series, starring Fawad A Khan, Sanam Saeed and Salman Shahid, will be out on ZEE5 and Zee Zindagi’s YouTube channel.

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Hockey, Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet & Co have tough task in Paris, but podium finish not impossible

India are gunning to clinch a record-extending 13th medal in hockey at the Paris Olympics.

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