Dear Reader, Three years ago, The Quint reported from Banda, Uttar Pradesh, a place where justice moves slowly, if at all, for women who dare to speak up. Their stories may have been told in 2022, but their fight is far from over. That year alone, government figures revealed over 31,000 reported cases of rape,…
The emergence of AI-powered image-generation tools has led to a proliferation of pages posting semi-pornographic images of Muslim women on the internet. Read Aditya Menon’s analysis. Climate change is making pigeons and rats thrive in urban areas like never before. Watch Anoushka Rajesh’s report. Meanwhile, southern states in India are pushing back against the 2026…
Hi there, Four years ago, The Quint took a deep dive into a crisis that’s still making waves today. Our documentary, Mumbai: Rising Waters, Sinking City, explored the harsh reality of coastal erosion, rising sea levels, and the brunt of climate change in Mumbai. Fast forward to 2024, and the alarm bells are louder than…
Guftgu is an Urdu word that means conversation, talk, or dialogue. In this episode of Urdunama, we talk about how it often has a soft, poetic feeling, especially in romantic or deep moments. It is more than just the exchange of words; it is the quiet dance of unspoken emotions, the pause between sentences where…
India is set to slash tariffs on American products. But while US President Donald Trump has already shown that he cares much more for his big business friends like Elon Musk, how will India’s ‘concessions’ impact consumers and local producers? Aunindyo Chakravarty explains. Trump’s executive orders and unchecked power, however, could test American democracy too….
Dear Reader, Earlier this year, the Supreme Court refused to review its 2023 verdict that denied legal recognition to same-sex marriages. For many LGBTQ+ couples, this wasn’t just a legal setback — it was a reminder of how far India still has to go. In 2018, Anu* and Laxmi* ran away from home, hoping to…
A Delhi court recently said that criminal defamation laws hurt free speech. Now, the Supreme Court should take another look at these laws. Politics in India is one of the most intense in the world. But strangely, politicians often act like they can’t handle criticism. They regularly file criminal defamation cases when someone says something…
Criminal defamation law injures free speech, as a Delhi court noted. SC should review the law Politics in today’s India is arguably more heated than anywhere else in the world, which makes it passing strange how thin-skinned its lead actors sometimes profess to be. They complain of criminal defamation with dainty regularity. In dismissing one…
Vikram Misri, India’s Foreign Secretary, visited Beijing (26-27 January 2025) for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister H.E. Mr Sun Weidong, “to review the India-China bilateral relations comprehensively and take certain people-centric steps to stabilize and rebuild ties.” Significantly, both China and India mentioned that the meeting was a follow-up to the…
Now that the Congress Party has drawn a blank in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections, the question is bound to crop up once again about the usefulness of Rahul Gandhi as the party’s star campaigner. For one, the BJP retort that wherever the duo campaign during elections, the BJP wins seems to be making some…