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A bottle of the Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceutical.

Deadly doses

Twenty four children in MP died from spurious cough syrup, revealing systemic failures in India’s health delivery beyond a single tragedy.

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Oct 17, 2025

Leh protests and Sonam Wangchuk’s detention highlight tensions over Ladakh statehood and Sixth Schedule protections.

Gitanjali Angmo accuses Centre of framing Sonam Wangchuk

HIAL co-founder says government misread “food sovereignty” as national threat, calls NSA detention “draconian”.

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Sep 30, 2025

Members of the Delhi University Teachers Association protest over various demands at Mandi House in August 2020.

The doctorate penalty

Faculty with advanced degrees face salary cuts and demands for repayment as the UGC reverses a decade-old policy recognising intellectual labour.

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Sep 26, 2025

A routine day at a busy government hospital in Gurugram in August 2025.

Ayushman Bharat PMJAY: A health scheme that needs healing

The Modi government’s flagship health scheme faces crippling dues, mass hospital exits, and a gap between grand claims and daily realities.

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Sep 19, 2025

Garhwali folk singer, Pawan Semwal.

How much dissent can a song afford?

Police cases, industry blacklists, and threats are forcing India’s protest musicians to weigh every lyric against the cost of speaking out.

Vedaant Lakhera

Aug 13, 2025

Delhi’s demolition drives highlight a widening gap between urban development policies and the lived realities of migrant workers sustaining the capital.

Demolish, displace, repeat

Bulldozers keep returning to working-class settlements while courts prioritise property and elites expand their grip on the capital.

Vedaant Lakhera

Jul 24, 2025

Supporters join a procession in Patna on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, led by Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, along with other INDIA bloc leaders, during the ‘Bihar bandh’ called in protest against the Special Intensive Revision in the State.

July 9 strike unites 25 crore workers against labour codes and low wages

Public and private sector workers, farmers, and informal labourers led a massive nationwide strike demanding fair pay, job security, and legal guards.

Vedaant Lakhera

Jul 10, 2025

Tribal people protesting outside the Odisha Assembly house in Bhubaneswar on March 18, 2025.

Forest policy: Activists write to PMO on tribal community rights

Civil society groups say the Environment Ministry has weakened the Forest Rights Act while supporting corporate interests over tribal communities.

Vedaant Lakhera

Jul 07, 2025

Muslims wait to offer prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, in the old quarters of New Delhi, India, June 7, 2025.

A mosque beside the law

Delhi’s Sher Shah Suri mosque deserves protection. Neglecting the historic waqf site in the High Court undermines legal consistency and public trust.

Vedaant Lakhera

Jun 12, 2025

The Delhi Development Authority carrying out a demolition drive in Taimoor Nagar in May 2025. Evictions in the informal settlements reveal a pattern of selective enforcement, with marginalised communities facing the brunt of “cleanliness” and urban redevelopment campaigns.

Delhi’s war on ‘encroachment’ exposes a class bias

Officials say the latest demolition drive aims to prevent flooding, yet wealthy violators remain untouched.

Vedaant Lakhera

May 26, 2025

The camp in North Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar, where Pakistani Hindus live. Most residents struggle to make ends meet, with men often compelled to take up menial, low-paying jobs to survive. Even after acquiring citizenship, many remain excluded from government welfare schemes.

How post-Pahalgam tensions imperil the future of India’s ‘chosen’ refugees

Even as India reassures its support for persecuted Hindus from Pakistan, rising tensions and shaky policies leave thousands in limbo.

Vedaant Lakhera

May 09, 2025

Delhi Police’s refusal to permit a Palm Sunday procession has reignited debates on religious freedom, discrimination, and the marginalisation of minority communities. (Representative Image)

What a denied procession says about power, faith, and priorities in Delhi

The government’s denial of the Palm Sunday procession was not just about logistics; it was about deeper tensions around public religious expression.

Vedaant Lakhera

Apr 19, 2025

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