Manavi Kapur
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New Delhi, DL, India
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A new mining project could make Rajasthan India’s next uranium hub
Uranium deposits in Rajasthan could be as much as 12 million tonnes. → Read More
India’s military jobs protests are male-dominated just like its armed forces
It could be a while before there is equitable representation in India's armed forces. → Read More
Despite rising joblessness, Indians are protesting against Modi’s new military jobs scheme
Effectively, Agnipath reduces job security for most recruits. → Read More
With trade relationships at stake, Modi’s party disavows rant against Prophet Muhammad
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran increasingly feel Muslims are unsafe in India. → Read More
Google scrapped a talk on caste bias because some employees felt it was “anti Hindu”
Thenmozhi Soundararajan was invited to talk after some Google employees had complained of caste discrimination. → Read More
Indian medical students in Chinese universities have been stuck in limbo for two years
Unable to do the hands-on part of their training, 20,000 medical students don't know if their credits will transfer or if they will need to start over. → Read More
The first Hindi book to win the International Booker prize is already the top seller on Amazon India
Tomb of Sand became the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. Book sales are already rising. → Read More
Serum Institute’s Adar Poonawalla is batting for vaccine equity at Davos
His draft treaty addresses the shortcomings of global vaccine production and rollout. → Read More
India’s wheat export ban is another reality check for its lofty soft power goals
A repeat of India's vaccine export claim and the subsequent U-turn. → Read More
India’s supreme court has suspended the use of a British colonial sedition law
The stay will be in place till the Indian government can reassess the law. → Read More
Four photojournalists won the Pulitzer for their stark images of India’s covid trauma
The 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature photos went to four Reuters photojournalists, including Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan last year. → Read More
India may not be the safe haven it wants to be for Pakistani Hindus
This return of Pakistani Hindus in frustration is also particularly intriguing in the context of CAA. → Read More
A list of countries where abortion is illegal
The US Supreme Court is reportedly considering overturning abortion rights. → Read More
Delhi is a blazing hot, smoke-filled hellscape
In most parts of Delhi the air quality is hovering between “poor” and “very poor.” → Read More
India’s extreme heat wave is thwarting Modi’s plan to “feed the world”
After its hottest March in 122 years, India is experiencing its hottest April in over a century. → Read More
Delhi’s old illegal constructions have given India’s divisive politics new fangs
Illegal urban colonies have been debated in India for decades. → Read More
A year on, we still don’t know the real impact of India’s second covid wave
Even in normal times, estimating fatalities is difficult in India. → Read More
India is among the top five countries with the most data breaches
India saw user IDs, credit card information, telephone numbers, email addresses, and passwords being leaked. → Read More
Is the number of covid-19 cases truly low in India?
Is it the low level of testing that is hiding the extent of infections? → Read More
India is among the 10 countries with the worst freedom of expression
Dissident voices faces detentions, travel bans, and threats from security forces—all aimed at muffling their criticism. → Read More