Friday, Sep 30, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Rounak Bagchi
Rounak Bagchi is a Senior Sub-editor at indianexpress.com. He tweets @RounakBagchi1.
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Daily Briefing: Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP; Maharashtra CM Shinde carries expansion of State Cabinet
In today’s edition: Nitish Kumar’s return to the Mahagathbandhan; why the rupee is a better-performing currency on a trade-weighted business; chess Olympiad gold for Ukraine; and more
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Daily Briefing: Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM; Single-use plastics banned from today
In today’s edition: Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM; BJP to now focus on dynasty-mukht Bharat; how ‘ecosystem’ became the BJP’s go-to word; why single-use plastics were banned; and more.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
As active Covid-19 cases cross 1-lakh mark after 122 days, here’s what trend shows
According to the data published by the Health Ministry, there are 43 districts around the country that are recording a weekly positivity rate of 10 per cent or more. Kerala tops this list with 11 districts, followed by Mizoram (6) and Maharashtra (5).
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Explained: How the billion-dollar automobile industry is changing, courtesy Covid-19
Automakers are moving away from outsourcing towards internalizing most of the production. What catapulted this change? What are automobile companies doing? Is 'Teslafication' the way out?
Sat, Jun 25, 2022
Daily Briefing: ED summons Sonia, Rahul Gandhi over National Herald case, Bihar BJP backs Nitish over caste census, and more
In today's episode of the '3 Things' podcast, we talk about the legacy of legendary singer KK, who passed away on Tuesday. We also discuss the Monkeypox disease, and how worried we should be about it.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
Daily Briefing: Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Punjab; UN report highlights Pakistan-based terror groups in Taliban areas
From the death of Congress leader and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala to the latest report of the UN on Pakistan-based terror groups operating in Afghanistan, here are the top stories of the day.
Mon, May 30, 2022
Daily Briefing: PM Modi, Biden to discuss Ukraine war, food security at Quad; BJP MP Arjun Singh returns to TMC
From PM Modi’s meeting with the Quad leaders to BJP MP Arjun Singh returning to the TMC, here are the top stories from today’s edition:
Mon, May 23, 2022
Daily Briefing: Finding religious nature not barred by 1991 law, says SC on Gyanvapi dispute; PM Modi warns those creating controversies over language
From the latest on the Gyanvapi mosque dispute, to PM Modi’s warning to those creating “new controversies” over Indian languages – here are today’s top stories.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Daily Briefing: SC likely to hear plea challenging videography of Gyanvapi mosque; prices up as India bans wheat exports
A petition seeking videography of the Shahi Idgah Masjid adjacent to Krishnajanmabhoomi was recently moved in a local Mathura court for an assessment of the site “on the lines of (the) Gyanvapi mosque”.
Tue, May 17, 2022
Daily Briefing: India creates history, wins maiden Thomas Cup title; PM Modi in Nepal today
From India’s historic win at the Thomas Cup to a $60-million scandal involving loans and grants by an UN agency, here are the top stories from today’s edition.
Mon, May 16, 2022
Daily Briefing: UNSC calls Russian invasion of Ukraine a ‘dispute’; Tajinder Bagga gets protection from arrest till May 10
The Directorate of Estates under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sent notices to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club and the Indian Women Press Corps to vacate the bungalows allotted to them as their tenures will soon end.
Sun, May 08, 2022
Daily Briefing: Highway drama over Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Bagga’s arrest; Why state govts love the sedition law
With China deciding to postpone the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25, in the face of rising Covid-19 cases, the Olympic Council of Asia is staring at a narrow window where no major championships are already scheduled to conduct its flagship event.
Sat, May 07, 2022
Explained: Impact of Russia-Ukraine war on Europe’s demography
With millions exiting Ukraine in face of the Russian invasion, we take a look at countries which have taken in the maximum number of refugees and how that might have an impact on the demography of the continent.
Fri, May 06, 2022
Daily Briefing: PM Modi to meet German Chancellor over Russia-Ukraine war; Ministries and the PM Speech tracker
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to The Indian Express on India's position on Russia, "massacres against the civilian population" in Ukraine, and fixing accountability for "war crimes".
Mon, May 02, 2022
Daily Briefing: PM Modi bats for local languages in courts; Parties got electoral bonds worth Rs 648.48 crore this April
Ravindra Jadeja has relinquished Chennai Super Kings captaincy, handing it back to MS Dhoni, following the team’s last IPL match, which they lost by 11 runs.
Sun, May 01, 2022
Daily Briefing: Keen on good ties with Pak but it must end terror, says Army Chief; Centre sells its stake in Pawan Hans
India's drive against doping in sports has received a setback with two of its track-and-field Tokyo Olympians, a male and a female, failing dope tests for using banned anabolic steroids and facing bans up to four years.
Sat, Apr 30, 2022
Daily Briefing: Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal returns to bureaucracy; IndiGo uses Indian navigation system to land aircraft
The Indian Air Force needs to prepare itself for intense and short duration operations at a moment’s notice, and also be ready for short swift wars and long standoffs, like the one in Eastern Ladakh, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari has said.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Daily Briefing: Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election; PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 20,000 crore in J&K
Government wheat procurement in Punjab is set to fall to a 15-year low, with private purchases likely to cross five lakh tonnes (lt) for the first time since 2007.
Mon, Apr 25, 2022
Explained: Julian Assange extradition order and charges against the Wikileaks founder
Assange has been wanted by the US since 2010 when WikiLeaks released nearly 4,00,000 documents called the Iraq War Logs from the US Department of Defense databases
Sat, Apr 30, 2022
Daily Briefing: GST council plans hiking rates of 143 items; Ministry flags Ukraine & Jahangirpuri coverage by TV channels
A day after Future Group’s proposed Rs 24,713 crore deal to sell its assets to Reliance Retail was rejected by a majority of lenders to flagship Future Retail Ltd, Reliance Industries, in a stock exchange intimation, has said that as such, the scheme of arrangement “cannot be implemented”.
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
Daily Briefing: UK PM Boris Johnson signs host of deals, calls PM Modi ‘khaas dost’; 2 Pakistani terrorists killed in J&K
Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi speaks to The Indian Express about recent incidents of communal violence across the country, the BJP, and Opposition parties such as the AAP and the Congress.
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Daily Briefing: SC halts demolition in Jahangirpuri; Recalling Aurangzeb, PM says fanaticism couldn’t deter India
Election strategist Prashant Kishor had reportedly proposed to the Congress leadership last year that a non-Gandhi as party president would have a “high” impact although the “viability” of such an option is “difficult”.
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Daily Briefing: Bulldozers roll into Jahangirpuri in face of SC order; UK PM Boris Johnson begins visit to India
An overheated job market in the software and BPO space has triggered a surge in attrition rates at TCS and Infosys, the top two IT companies in the country by revenue, prompting tech companies to fall back on unconventional tactics in an attempt to retain talent.
Thu, Apr 21, 2022
Daily Briefing: Shehbaz Sharif writes to PM Modi, seeks peaceful ties with India; Sonia calls Prashant Kishor to plan Cong revival
Underlining that India has remained “unshakeable and resolute” despite “changing circumstances over thousands of years,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “our faith and culture is of harmony, equality and inclusivity”.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
Daily Briefing: Time to resume India trade, says Pakistan’s top industrialist; TIFR asks staff not to post anti-govt content
At least four major government decisions in poll-bound Gujarat, two of which were taken by the Centre, have been rolled back following protests.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022